The Snow

by Elgar from Britain (op26)
O snow, which sinks so light,
Brown earth is hid from sight,
O soul, be thou as white,
As white as snow
O snow, which falls so slow
,Dear earth quite warm below;
O heart, so keep thy glow,
Beneath the snow.
O snow, in thy soft grave
Sad flow’rs the winter brave;
O heart, so soothe and save,
as does the snow.
The snow must melt, must go,
Fast, fast as water flow.
Not thus, my soul, O sow
Thy gifts to fade like snow.
O snow, thou’rt white no more,
Thy spark’ling too, is o’er;
O soul, be as before,Was bright the snow:
Then as the snow all pure,
O heart be, but endure;
Through all the years full sure,
Not as the snow.
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http://www.dwschorale.com/audio/-The_Snow-2.mp3
初起,小提琴音拉出滿地雞皮疙瘩的蕭瑟
潔白的雪花覆蓋大地初生的靈魂如雪一般純潔
斂藏在白雪底下的是大地心臟般雀躍等待春發的搏動
心在孤獨與等待的墓穴中得到救贖
而雪終究是要融化倏忽逝去如我的靈魂消失嗎?
不,雖然不再雪白但靈魂的光芒仍在
如淬煉後的靈魂如雪,依然潔白卻不稍縱即逝
Quoted from http://chinghwa65.pixnet.net/blog/post/20549396
Our School Choir performed it in the Annual Concert when I was in Form 3 (or 4?) and engaged in the performance.Elgar expressed the loneliness, sadness and cycling of lifes in the song strongly. My memory recalled after I've listened to Plane performed by Jason Mraz. Their sadly feeling resonated me. Stress burdened on me increasingly, I should find my way out. Work hard for A Level!