by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
There's snow on the fields
Language: English
There's snow on the fields, And cold in the cottage, While I sit in the chimney nook Supping hot pottage. My clothes are soft and warm, Fold upon fold, But I'm so sorry for the poor Out in the cold.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), no title, appears in Sing-song: a nursery rhyme book, first published 1872 [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 Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956), "There's snow on the fields", published 1936 [ SS chorus and piano ], canon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hilda M. Grieveson , "There's snow on the fields", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Kikirikee [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-02
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Word count: 40