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by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956)

The Snow‑Man
Language: English 
What shape is this in cowl of snow?
Stiff broom and icy hat?
A saffron moon, half-hidden, stares —
But what is she staring at?

The knocker dangles on the door,
But stark as tree and post
He blankly eyes the bright green paint,
Is silent as a ghost.

But wait till belfry midnight strike,
And up to the stars is tossed
Shrill cockcrow! — then, he’ll gadding go —
And, at his heels, Jack Frost:

Broom over shoulder, away he’ll go,
Finger-tips tingling, nose aglow,
Dancing and yodelling through the snow,
And, at his heels, Jack Frost!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), "The Snow‑Man" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "The Snow-Man", 1989, copyright © 2017, first performed 1990 [ baritone and piano ], from Winter Windows -- 7 songs for Baritone and Piano, no. 4, E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

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