Winter Glee (James Monroe Hagan)

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• (Posted 2023-10-23)  CPDL #76572:     

Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-23).   Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 412 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Winter Glee
Composer: James Monroe Hagan
Lyricist: Ida Lilliard Reed
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong, Glee

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: ca. 1890 D. W. Christ
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Original text and translations

English text

Softly fall the snowflakes,
Fleecy pure and fair,
Drifting slowly downward
Thro’ the chilly air;
In their snowy whiteness,
Shrouding all the earth,
Bringing with their brightness,
Hours of joy and mirth.

While the flakes are falling,
Happy hearts beat fast,
Planning Winter pleasures,
While the snow shall last.

Tinkle of the sleigh-bells,
Chiming soft and clear,
O’er the gleaming snowflakes,
Breaks upon the ear;
Sounds of happy laughter,
Follow in their train,
Merry hearts are beating,
To their glad refrain.

Happy hearts are bounding,
Happy faces glow,
As they hasten homeward,
O’er the gleaming snow;
Tho’ the earth is shrouded
In its mantle white,
Winter days are happy
Filled with joy and light.