forsopranoandpiano
PERUSALSCORE
Therewillcome softrains
PERUSALSCORE
MusicbyKamalaSankaram PoembySaraTeasdale
forsopranoandpiano
Text
ereWillComeSoftRains(WarTime) PoembySaraTeasdale
erewillcomesoftrainsandthesmelloftheground, Andswallowscirclingwiththeirshimmeringsound;
Andfrogsinthepoolssingingatnight, Andwildplumtreesintremulouswhite,
Robinswillweartheirfeatheryre Whistlingtheirwhimsonalowfence-wire;
Andnotonewillknowofthewar,notone Willcareatlastwhenitisdone.
Notonewouldmind,neitherbirdnortree Ifmankindperishedutterly;
AndSpringherself,whenshewokeatdawn, Wouldscarcelyknowthatweweregone.
Instrumentation
Soprano
Piano
PERUSALSCORE
KamalaSankaram
mind, neither - birdnortree rit. rit.
Ifmankind - perished - ut- terly.And p Spring herself, - whenshe
