by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928)
Bells in the rain Matches original text
Language: English
Sleep falls, with limpid drops of rain, Upon the steep cliffs of the town. Sleep falls; men are at peace again While the small drops fall softly down. The bright drops ring like bells of glass Thinned by the wind, and lightly blown; Sleep cannot fall on peaceful grass So softly as it falls on stone. Peace falls unheeded on the dead Asleep; they have had peace to drink; Upon a live man's bloody head It falls most tenderly, I think.
Composition:
- Set to music by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984), "Bells in the rain", 1945, published 1948 [ high voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Elinor Wylie (1885 - 1928), "Bells in the rain", appears in Nets to Catch the Wind, first published 1921
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This text was added to the website: 2006-04-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 81