The Sky Above The Roof Verlaine

What have you done o you that weep.

The sky above the roof verlaine.

My god my god all life is there simple and sweet. The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings. Translated by mabel dearmer. What have you done o you that weep.

And the bird on a tree echoes its plaint. My god how simple it were if life were sweet. The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest. A palm soars from the roof swaying aloft.

My god my god all life is there simple and sweet. A steeple that we see calls clear and faint. 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 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.

Irv 76 key a minor movements sections mov ts sec s. The rendering should called after verlaine. This peaceful sound comes from the town. For voice and piano.

To compress the poem more into pure sounds we cut the tetrameter to a trimeter. The sky above the roof alt ernative. A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest. And you there what have you done with your endless tears.

Lento year date of composition y d of comp. 1908 librettist mabel dearmer 1872 1915 after paul verlaine 1844 1896 language english average duration avg. On the tree we see a bird singing its sad song. 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.

The sky above the roof. A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest. The bell in the sky we see is softly ringing. 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. The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings. Title composer vaughan williams ralph. The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street.

My god my god life is there simple and tranquil. The sky above the roof so blue so soft. The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street.