by Robert Loveman (1864 - 1923)
Rain song
Language: English
It is not raining rain for me, It's raining daffodils; In every dimpled drop I see Wild flowers on the hills. The clouds of gray engulf the day And overwhelm the town; It is not raining rain to me, It's raining roses down. It is not raining rain to me, But fields of clover bloom, Where any buccaneering bee Can find a bed and room. A health unto the happy, A fig for him who frets! It is not raining rain to me, It's raining violets.
Authorship:
- by Robert Loveman (1864 - 1923) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Hahn , "Rain song", published 1915, copyright © 1915 [high voice and piano], New York, John Church Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
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Word count: 86