by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
The monotone of the rain is beautiful
Language: English
The monotone of the rain is beautiful, And the sudden rise and slow relapse Of the long multitudinous rain. The sun on the hills is beautiful, Or a captured sunset sea-flung, Bannered with fire and gold. A face I know is beautiful-- With fire and gold of sky and sea, And the peace of long warm rain.
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Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Monotone", appears in Chicago Poems, first published 1916 [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 Genevieve Davisson , "Monoton", published 1944. [high voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "Monotone", 2016 [satb chorus and viola or cello], confirmed with a score [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Normand Lockwood (b. 1906), "Monoton", published 1937. [satb chorus a cappella] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 57