Lyrics
(Melody by Camille Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre, Lyrics by Paul Leroux, publ. 1924)
On snowy nights when winds come forth
From icy regions far up north,
I fancy then that ghosts of flowers
Are dancing through the wintry bowers.
I like to think each flake that blows
Was once a petal on a rose
Or apple blossom, whiter now,
That comes once more to greet the bough.
See also
- Subject: Halloween
- Harmony: homophony (see below) / Orff arrangement
- Meter: 3
- Source: Folk Songs & Art Songs for Intermediate Grades, Marie Teresa Armitage, 1924
- Danse Macabre
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