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by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)

In time of silver rain
Language: English 
In time of silver rain
The earth
Puts forth new life again,
Green grasses grow
And flowers lift their heads,
And over all the plain
The wonder spreads
  Of life,
  of life,
  of life! 

In time of silver rain
The butterflies
Lift silken wings
To catch a rainbow cry,
And trees put forth
New leaves to sing
In joy beneath the sky
As down the roadway
Passing boys and girls
Go singing, too,
In time of silver rain
  When spring
  And life
  Are new.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "In time of silver rain", appears in Fields of Wonder, first published 1947 [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 Jean Berger, né Arthur Schloßberg (1909 - 2002), "In time of silver rain", published 1951 [ voice and piano ], from Four Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Sylvia T. Hollifield (b. 1951), "In time of silver rain" [ baritone and piano ], from Shades of Hues [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Owens (1925 - 2017), "In time of silver rain", op. 11 no. 1 [ tenor and piano ], from Silver Rain, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Howard Swanson (1907 - 1978), "In time of silver rain", published 1950 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 84

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