Accompaniment of the sky above the roof by vaughan williams.
The sky above the roof poem.
My god my god all life is there simple and sweet.
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.
These soft and distant sounds come from the town.
What have you done o you that weep.
My god my god life is there simple and tranquil.
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.
A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest.
Do branches fan the air.
Intended for rehearsal purposes only.
The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street.
The bell in the sky we see is softly ringing.
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.
A branch above the roof s fanning the air.
This peaceful sound comes from the town.
Now that i am a semi retired teacher i have more time to express my feelings about issues that are close to my heart through poetry.
My name is margaret dorste and i live in kailua kona hawaii.
The sky above the roof s so blue so calm.
Even as a child i enjoyed writing poetry.
A life is here simple.
The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest.
On the tree we see a bird singing its sad song.
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.
What have you done o you that weep.
Above the roof the sky s so blue so calm.
Form is 3 2 3 2.
Above the roof a tree waves its leaves.
The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street.
My god my god all life is there simple and sweet.
A fairly literal translation unrhymed and not musical.
A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest.
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.
