Songs for a Rainy Night

Song Cycle by Gardner Read (1913 - 2005)

1. Nocturne
(Sung text)

Language: English

Never a second time
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Text Authorship:

by Frances Frost , copyright ©

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2. All day I hear
(Sung text)

Language: English

All day I hear the noise of waters
 Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is, when going
 Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the waters'
 Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
 Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
 Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
 To and fro.

Text Authorship:

by James Joyce (1882 - 1941), no title, appears in Chamber Music, no. 35, first published 1908

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