The Sky Above The Roof Verlaine

A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest.

The sky above the roof verlaine.

The sky above the roof by ralph vaughan williams this is the seventh song from my senior recital performed march 9 2013 at sonoma state university. The sky above the roof. The sky above the roof is calm and sweet a tree above the roof bends in the heat a bell from out the blue drowsily rings a bird from out the blue plaintively sings ah god. And you there what have you done with your endless tears.

A steeple that we see calls clear and faint. The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street. The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street. What have you done o you that weep.

Irv 76 key a minor movements sections mov ts sec s. The text begins the sky above the roof is calm and sweet a tree above the roof bends in the heat while these words suggest a calm and peaceful scene in nature they go on to ultimately divulge a mournful message about one s tears and spent years. The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest. My god my god life is there simple and tranquil.

What have you done o you that weep. The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings. A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest. The bell in the sky we see is softly ringing.

Above the roof the sky s so blue so calm. Above the roof a tree waves its leaves. The sky above the roof alt ernative. My god how simple it were if life were sweet.

Translated by mabel dearmer. 1908 librettist mabel dearmer 1872 1915 after paul verlaine 1844 1896 language english average duration avg. This peaceful sound comes from the town. Lento year date of composition y d of comp.

Title composer vaughan williams ralph. The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings. And the bird on a tree echoes its plaint. For voice and piano.

The rendering should called after verlaine. To compress the poem more into pure sounds we cut the tetrameter to a trimeter. Text from the poem le ciel est pardessus le toit by paul verlaine 1844 1896. My god my god all life is there simple and sweet.

The sky above the roof so blue so soft. A palm soars from the roof swaying aloft. On the tree we see a bird singing its sad song.