Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To [watch]1 his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farm-house near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.
Seven Songs to Poems by Robert Frost, op. 67
by Douglas Gordon Weiland (b. 1954)
1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening  [sung text not yet checked]
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- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", written 1922, appears in New Hampshire, first published 1923
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Halten am Walde im Abendschnee", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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2. Moon Compasses  [sung text not yet checked]
I stole forth dimly in the dripping pause [ ... ]
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- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "Moon Compasses", appears in A Further Range, first published 1934, copyright ©
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3. Atmosphere ‑ Inscription for a Garden Wall  [sung text not yet checked]
Winds blow the open grassy places bleak [ ... ]
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- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "Atmosphere", subtitle: "Inscription for a Garden Wall", copyright ©
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "The Road not Taken", appears in Mountain Interval, first published 1916
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter A. Aue) , "Der nicht gegangene Weg", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
5. Bond And Free  [sung text not yet checked]
Love has earth to which she clings [ ... ]
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- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "Bond And Free", copyright ©
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One misty evening, one another’s guide [ ... ]
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- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "Iris By Night", copyright ©
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We saw leaves go to glory [ ... ]
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- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "November", copyright ©
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