Oh, the falling snow! Where does it all come from? Whither does it go? Never, never laughing, Never, never weeping, Falling, falling, in its sleep, For ever ever sleeping. From what sleep of heaven Does it flow, and go Into what sleep of earth?
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Text Authorship:
- by Eleanor Farjeon (1881 - 1965) [author's text not yet checked 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 Elizabeth Maconchy (1907 - 1994), "For snow", 1978, published 1979 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Four Miniatures, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-13
Line count: 10
Word count: 44