Velvet shoes

Let us walk in the white snow
In a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet snd slow,
At a tranquil pace,
Under veils of white lace.

I shall go shod in silk,
And you in wool,
White as white cow's milk,
More beautiful
Than the breast of a gull.

We shall walk through the still town
In a windless peace;
We shall step upon white down,
Upon silver fleece,
Upon softer than these.

We shall walk in velvet shoes:
Wherever we go
Silence will fall like dews
On white silence below.
We shall walk in the snow.

by Elinor Wylie (1885-1928) , "Velvet shoes", from Nets to Catch the Wind, published 1921

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Evan Copley , "Velvet shoes", published 1982. [SSA chorus and piano]
by John Woods Duke (1899-1984) , "Velvet shoes", published 1950 [medium-high voice and piano], from Two Lyrics by Elinor Wylie, no. ?
by Louise M. Evans , "Velvet shoes", published 1943. [SSA chorus and piano ad libitum]
by Richard Hageman (1882-1966) , "Velvet shoes", published 1954. [high voice and piano]
by Mary Howe (1882-1964) , "Let us walk in the white snow", published 1948. [voice and piano]
by Reginald Chauncey Robbins (1871-1955) , "Velvet shoes", published 1941. [high voice and piano]
by Hale Smith (1925-) , "Velvet shoes", published 1974 [medium voice and piano], from The Valley Wind, no. ?
by Randall Thompson (1899-1984) , "Velvet shoes", published 1938. [medium voice and piano]
by Russell Woollen (1923-1994) , "Velvet shoes", 1961 [SATB chorus a cappella], from 3 Madrigals, no. ?

Date added to the website: 2008-08-31.

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