What have you done o you that weep.
The sky above the roof poem.
Do branches fan the air.
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 above the roof s so blue so calm.
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.
A life is here simple.
What have you done o you that weep.
Dear god dear god there simple and quiet.
Above the roof the sky s so blue so calm.
The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest.
A fairly literal translation unrhymed and not musical.
A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest.
On the tree we see a bird singing its sad song.
The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street.
The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings.
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 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.
Intended for rehearsal purposes only.
Family children nature and the environment.
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.
The sky blue smiles above the roof its tenderest.
A green tree rears above the roof its waving crest.
Even as a child i enjoyed writing poetry.
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 bell in the sky we see is softly ringing.
The soothing bee hive murmur there comes from the street.
Form is 3 2 3 2.
Accompaniment of the sky above the roof by vaughan williams.
The church bell in the windless sky peaceably rings a skylark soaring in the sky endlessly sings.
My name is margaret dorste and i live in kailua kona hawaii.
My god my god all life is there simple and sweet.
These soft and distant sounds come from the town.
A branch above the roof s fanning the air.
This peaceful sound comes from the town.