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by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)

Weathers
 (Sung text for setting by D. Pilling)
 Matches original text
Language: English 
 This is the weather the cuckoo likes,
	And so do I;
 When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,
	And nestlings fly;
 And the little brown nightingale bills his best,
 And they sit outside at "The Traveller's Rest",
 And maids come forth sprig-muslin drest,
 And citizens dream of the south and west,
	And so do I.

 This is the weather the shepherd shuns,
	And so do I;
 When beeches drip in browns and duns,
	And thresh and ply;
 And hill-hid tides throb, throe on throe,
 And meadow rivulets overflow,
 And drops on gate bars hang in a row,
 And rooks in families homeward go,
	And so do I.

First published in Good Housekeeping, London, May 1922

Composition:

    Set to music by Dorothy Pilling (1910 - 1998), "Weathers" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a score

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "Weathers"

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 107

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