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