by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Winter
Language: English
Still the faint harps and silver voices calm the weary couch; But from the caves of deepest Night, ascending in clouds of mist, The Winter spread his wide black wings across from pole to pole; Grim Frost beneath and terrible Snow, link'd in a marriage chain, Began a dismal dance. The Winds around on pointed rocks Settled like bats innumerable, ready to fly abroad.
Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), "Winter", appears in Vala, or The Four Zoas, in Night the Fifth, II, 30-5 [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 David Stevenson Kechley (b. 1947), "Winter", first performed 1974 [SSATBB chorus, strings, percussion, piano, and harp], from Faint Harps and Silver Voices, no. 3. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 64