The Sky Above The Roof Verlaine

What have you done o you that weep.

The sky above the roof verlaine. The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street. My god my god all life is there simple and sweet. Irv 76 key a minor movements sections mov ts sec s. Text from the poem le ciel est pardessus le toit by paul verlaine 1844 1896.

My god my god life is there simple and tranquil. For voice and piano. The rendering should called after verlaine. A steeple that we see calls clear and faint.

The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest. The sky above the roof alt ernative. The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings. And you there what have you done with your endless tears.

The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street. The sky above the roof. A palm soars from the roof swaying aloft. Translated by mabel dearmer.

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. The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings. A life is here simple and fair murmurs of strife are here lost in the air why dost thou weep o heart poured out in tears. This peaceful sound comes from the town.

My god my god all life is there simple and sweet. The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest. 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. What have you done o you that weep.

1908 librettist mabel dearmer 1872 1915 after paul verlaine 1844 1896 language english average duration avg. Above the roof a tree waves its leaves. Above the roof the sky s so blue so calm. The sky above the roof so blue so soft.

Lento year date of composition y d of comp. The bell in the sky we see is softly ringing. And the bird on a tree echoes its plaint. 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.

On the tree we see a bird singing its sad song. A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest. To compress the poem more into pure sounds we cut the tetrameter to a trimeter.