by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907)
After the rain
Language: English
The rain has ceased, and in my room The sunshine pours an airy flood; And on the church's dizzy vane The ancient cross is bathed in blood. From out the dripping ivy leaves, Antiquely carven, gray and high, A dormer, facing westward, looks Upon the village like an eye. And now it glimmers in the sun, A globe of gold, a disk, a speck; And in the belfry sits a dove With purple ripples on her neck.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907), "After the rain", appears in The Ballad of Babie Bell and Other Poems, first published 1859 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Eleanor Everest Freer (1864 - 1942), "After the rain", op. 10 (Six Songs to Nature) no. 3, published 1913? [ voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2004-02-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 77