Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk The rain makes running pools in the gutter The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.
Shades of Hues
by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951)
April Rain Song
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "April Rain Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Set by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951) [ baritone and piano ]Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]In time of silver rain
In time of silver rain The earth Puts forth new life again, Green grasses grow And flowers lift their heads, And over all the plain The wonder spreads Of life, of life, of life! In time of silver rain The butterflies Lift silken wings To catch a rainbow cry, And trees put forth New leaves to sing In joy beneath the sky As down the roadway Passing boys and girls Go singing, too, In time of silver rain When spring And life Are new.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "In time of silver rain", appears in Fields of Wonder, first published 1947 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Set by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951) [ baritone and piano ]Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]My People
The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "My people" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Set by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951) [ baritone and piano ]Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Song for Billie Holiday
What can purge my heart Of the song And the sadness? What can purge my heart But the song Of the sadness? What can purge my heart Of the sadness Of the song? Do not speak of sorrow With dust in her hair, Or bits of dust in eyes A chance wind blows there. The sorrow that I speak of Is dusted with despair. Voice of muted trumpet, Cold brass in warm air. Bitter television blurred By sound that shimmers– Where?
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Song for Billie Holiday" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Set by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951) [ baritone and piano ]Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
When Susanna Jones wears red
When Susanna Jones wears red Her face is like an ancient cameo Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumpets, Jesus! When Susanna Jones wears red A queen from some-time Egyptian night Walks once again. Blow trumpets, Jesus! And the beauty of Susanna Jones in red Burns in my heart a love-fire sharp like pain. Sweet silver trumpets, Jesus!
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "When Susanna Jones wears red", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Set by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951) [ baritone and piano ]Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Confirmed with Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, herausgegeben und übertragen von Eva Hesse und Paridam von dem Knesebeck, München: Nymphenburger Verlag, 1953, page 62.
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To Artina
I will take your heart. I will take your soul out of your body As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the little words you say to me. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand Nor the sweet of your lips alone. I will take your heart for mine. I will take your soul. I will be God when it comes to you.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "To Artina" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Set by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951) [ baritone and piano ]Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]