Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1194167 By Dave Froman. By Dave Froman. Chamber,Classical,Contemporary. Octavo. 12 pages. Dave Froman #793589. Published by Dave Froman (A0.1194167). 2021. SATB, piano, and violin / 4:30The beautiful and haunting poem Fire and Sleet and Candlelight laments a wasted life. This original piece is reminiscent of the choral standards “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” and “Wayfaring Stranger,” evoking what I can hope are similar thrilling feelings of angst and terror for singer, conductor, and listener. Text by poet Elinor Wylie (1885-1928), born in Somerville, New Jersey. Please reach out if you would like to premiere this piece. davefroman@gmail.com.Text:For this you’ve striven  Daring, to fail:Your sky is riven  Like a tearing veil.For this, you’ve wasted  Wings of your youth;Divined, and tasted  Bitter springs of truth.From sand unslakèd  Twisted strong cords,And wandered naked  Among trysted swords.There’s a word unspoken,  A knot untied.Whatever is broken  The earth may hide.The road was jagged  Over sharp stones:Your body’s too ragged  To cover your bones.The wind scatters  Tears upon dust;Your soul’s in tatters  Where the spears thrust.Your race is ended—  See, it is run:Nothing is mended  Under the sun. Straight as an arrow  You fall to a sleepNot too narrow  And not too deep.
