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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
'''Lyricist:''' [[Christina Rossetti]] | |||
A poem by Christina Rossetti which has been set to music famously by [[Harold Darke]] and [[Gustav Holst]] and also by other composers. | |||
==Settings by composers== | ==Settings by composers== | ||
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*Eric Thiman (still under copyright) | *Eric Thiman (still under copyright) | ||
*Robert C. L. Watson (still under copyright) | *Robert C. L. Watson (still under copyright) | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English}} | {{Text|English}} | ||
<poem> | |||
'''1.''' | |||
In the bleak midwinter frosty winds made moan, | |||
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; | |||
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, | |||
In the bleak midwinter long ago. | |||
'''2.''' | |||
Our God, Heav'n cannot hold him nor earth sustain; | |||
Heav'n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign: | |||
In the bleak midwinter astable place sufficed. | |||
The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ. | |||
'''3.''' | |||
Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day, | |||
: | A breastful of milk and a mangerful of hay: | ||
Enough for him, whom angels fall down before, | |||
The ox and ass and camel which adore. | |||
'''4.''' | |||
Angels and archangels may have gathered there, | |||
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; | |||
but only his mother in her maiden bliss | |||
Worshipped the Beloved with a kiss. | |||
'''5.''' | |||
What can I give him poor as I am? | |||
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb, | |||
If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, | |||
Yet what I can I give him, give my heart. | |||
</poem> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | *[[wikipedia:In the Bleak Midwinter|Wikipedia article]] | ||
[[Category:Text pages]] | [[Category:Text pages]] |
Revision as of 04:00, 8 March 2010
General information
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti
A poem by Christina Rossetti which has been set to music famously by Harold Darke and Gustav Holst and also by other composers.
Settings by composers
- Bob Chilcott (still under copyright)
- Harold Darke (omits verse 4)
- Gustav Holst
- Thomas B. Strong (no edition on CPDL yet)
- Mick Swithinbank
- Eric Thiman (still under copyright)
- Robert C. L. Watson (still under copyright)
Original text and translations
English text
1.
In the bleak midwinter frosty winds made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter long ago.
2.
Our God, Heav'n cannot hold him nor earth sustain;
Heav'n and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign:
In the bleak midwinter astable place sufficed.
The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ.
3.
Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day,
A breastful of milk and a mangerful of hay:
Enough for him, whom angels fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
4.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
but only his mother in her maiden bliss
Worshipped the Beloved with a kiss.
5.
What can I give him poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb,
If I were a Wise Man I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give him, give my heart.