#294: In the Bleak Midwinter
Feb. 8th, 2021 10:54 pmThis one definitely gets a northern hemisphere bias for such vivid descriptions as "snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow." Also, composers famous for other things; Gustav Holst we've seen before with "Jupiter," and Christina Georgina Rossetti was an influential poet during the 1800s, she wrote on such pleasant topics as how life is a tiring journey but then you die.
There's at least one other verse that didn't make it into this version, which rhymes "maiden bliss" with "kiss" (in the context of Mary).
There's at least one other verse that didn't make it into this version, which rhymes "maiden bliss" with "kiss" (in the context of Mary).