by John Murray Gibbon (1875 - 1952)
Winter
Language: English
As in dreams Once and again The eager heart repels Fears and impalpable fantasies So breathless Upon the wind blown, Drifting trails, Buffetted wayfarers We struggle we struggle with snow whirls Of February gales
Authorship:
- by John Murray Gibbon (1875 - 1952), "Winter" [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 Louis Victor Franz Saar (1868 - 1937), "Winter", op. 119 no. 1, published c1926 [medium voice and piano], from Four Seasons: a Canadian Song Cycle, no. 1, New York, C. Fischer [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-30
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