by Pearl Gildersleeve Curran (1875 - 1941)
Rain
Language: English
Rain! It's rain! Listen to the patter of the rain! See! it splashes all about! Hurry, let us shut it out, And listen as it beats upon the window pane. Sometimes it's fast, and sometimes slow, But when the wind begins to blow, It dashes it against the glass, And spoils the raindrops' dance, alas! Now! again! Listen to the patter of the rain! [Altho']1 we shut the raindrops out, [Quite merrily]2 they dance about, Tapping, tapping, tapping on my window pane. But from its home within the sky The rain has brought a lullaby That angels sing, as guard they keep: I find I'm falling fast asleep.
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1 Curran: "Tho'" (score)
2 Curran: "Merrily" (score)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
1 Curran: "Tho'" (score)
2 Curran: "Merrily" (score)
Text Authorship:
- by Pearl Gildersleeve Curran (1875 - 1941), "Rain"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Pearl Gildersleeve Curran (1875 - 1941), "Rain", published c1920 [ voice and piano ], New York: G. Schirmer; Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Bendigo: Allan & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-02-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 110