by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
Translation by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)
The Rain Is Failing
Language: English after the English
The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. The rain is falling all around, On each and every hill, It rains on all the houses here, On every Jack and Jill. Rain falls around us, On all thirsty lands. Rain drops on mountains, And on sea-side sands. The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. It rains on you and me.
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894), "Rain", appears in A Child's Garden of Verses, first published 1885
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The Rain Is Failing", 2005 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Nursery Rhymes and Children's Prayers, no. 6 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-05-02
Line count: 17
Word count: 93