by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838)
New Year's night (Nos Galan)
Language: English
Loud, how loud the north wind blowing, Thick, how thick the dark clouds snowing, Stars all hid in sable cov'ring, Ghosts amid the darkness hov'ring Keep our trembling hearts in awe. Hope exulting, bounty cheering, Hail the infant year appearing, While the plenteous horn is flowing, See how ev'ry cheek is glowing. Fal la la la la la la. Music's notes now sweetly swelling, Tales of love are softly telling, Drowning sorrow, blinding reason, Welcome in the new-born season. Fal la la la la la la.
Text Authorship:
- by Anne Grant (1755 - 1838) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "New Year's night (Nos Galan)", JHW. XXXII/4 no. 304, Hob. XXXIb no. 29. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-19
Line count: 15
Word count: 86