Fire and ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

by Robert Frost (1874-1963) , "Fire and ice", from New Hampshire, published 1923

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

by William Thayer Ames (1901-) , "Fire and ice", published 1944.
by Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965) , "Fire and ice", published 1944. [men's voices and band]
by Edvard Moritz (1891-1974) , "Fire and ice", published 1939.
by Clifford Taylor (1923-) , "Fire and ice", op. 4 no. 5, published 1954, from Five Songs on English Texts, no. 5.

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