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I saw the Moon rise clear
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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I saw the Moon rise clear by Frederick C. Atkinson — Lyrics
A FINLAND LOVE SONG.
I saw the moon rise clear
O’er hills and vales of snow,
Nor told my fleet reindeer
The track I wish’d to go.
Yet quick he bounded forth;
For well my reindeer knew
I’ve but one path on earth—
The path which leads to you.
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About I saw the Moon rise clear
Frederick C. Atkinson's partsong I saw the Moon rise clear sets a romantic Finnish love song in English. The text paints a scene of a moonlit winter landscape, where the singer's reindeer knows the way to their beloved, implying a love that transcends the physical journey. This sentiment is echoed in the second verse, comparing the dawning of love to the arrival of summer after winter, a love that, once kindled, will endure through all seasons and challenges, 'Than summer sun more true, 'Twill never set again.' This SATB setting is a tender expression of enduring affection, suitable for secular choral programmes.
