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In a drear-nighted December
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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In a drear-nighted December by John Pointer — Lyrics
In drear nighted December,
Too happy, happy tree,
Thy branches ne’er remember
Their green felicity:
The north cannot undo them
With a sleety whistle through them;
Nor frozen thawings glue them
From budding at the prime.
In drearnighted December,
Too happy, happy brook,
Thy bubblings ne’er remember
Apollo’s summer look;
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About In a drear-nighted December
John Pointer sets this poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The text reflects on nature's resilience in winter, contrasting it with human sorrow and the painful memory of past joys. Pointer's SATB arrangement captures the melancholy and introspective mood of the words. The piece is a secular partsong, written in English, and explores themes of remembrance and the inability to forget past happiness, even in the face of present hardship. The music aims to convey the poignant contrast between the enduring natural world and the suffering of the human heart.
