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