by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
The monotone of the rain is beautiful
Language: English
The monotone of the rain is beautiful,
And the sudden rise and slow relapse
Of the long multitudinous rain.
The sun on the hills is beautiful,
Or a captured sunset sea-flung,
Bannered with fire and gold.
A face I know is beautiful--
With fire and gold of sky and sea,
And the peace of long warm rain.
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Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Monotone", appears in Chicago Poems, first published 1916 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Genevieve Davisson , "Monoton", published 1944 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "Monotone", 2016 [ satb chorus and viola or cello ], confirmed with a score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Normand Lockwood (b. 1906), "Monoton", published 1937 [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-08
Line count: 9
Word count: 57