by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940)
I hear leaves drinking rain
Language: English
I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
'Tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.
And when the Sun comes out,
After this Rain shall stop,
A wondrous Light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
'Twill be a lovely sight.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Henry Davies (1871 - 1940), "The rain", appears in Nature Poems and Others, first published 1908 [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 Phyllis Batchelor (1915 - 1999), "Rain", copyright © 2023 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Freudenthal (b. 1934), "The rain", 2000 [ voice and piano ], from 10 poems by William H. Davies for voice and piano, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antony Garlick (b. 1927), "The rain", published 1967 [ 2-part chorus of equal voices a cappella ], from Eleven Canzonets [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 61