by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922)
The roaring frost
Language: English
A flock of winds came winging from the North,
Strong birds with fighting pinions driving forth
With a resounding call: --
Where will they close their wings and cease their cries --
Between what warming seas and conquering skies --
And fold, and fall?
Text Authorship:
- by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), "The roaring frost", appears in Later Poems, first published 1902 [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 Emma Lou Diemer (b. 1927), "The roaring frost", 1976, published 1977 [ soprano or tenor and instrumental ensemble ], from Four Poems by Alice Meynell, no. 3, New York, Carl Fischer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "The roaring frost", op. 37 no. 3 (c1916) [ voice and piano ], from Trois Poèmes, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 41