by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
In the snow
Language: English
Hear how my friend the robin sings ! That little hunchback in the snow, As it comes down as fast as rain. The air is cold, the wind doth blow, And still his heart can feel no pain. And I, with heart as light as his, And to my ankles deep in snow, Hold up a fist as cold as Death's, And into it I laugh and blow I laugh and blow my life's warm breath.
Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "In the snow", appears in Forty New Poems, first published 1918 [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 Antony Garlick (b. 1927), "In the snow", published 1967 [2-part chorus of equal voices a cappella], from Eleven Canzonets [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 75