Song Cycle by Vladimir Drozdoff

?. Auntie's skirt

Authorship

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) , "Auntie's skirt", from A Child's Garden of Verses, published 1885

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Whenever Auntie moves around,
Her dresses make a curious sound,
They trail behind her up the floor,
And trundle after through the door.

?. Singing

Authorship

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) , "Singing", from A Child's Garden of Verses, published 1885

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Of speckled eggs the birdie sings
And nests among the trees;
The sailor sings of ropes and things
In ships upon the seas. 

The children sing in far Japan,
The children sing in Spain;
The organ with the organ man
Is singing in the rain.

?. Windy nights

Authorship

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) , "Windy nights", from A Child's Garden of Verses, published 1885

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FRE French (Sylvain Labartette) , "Nuit venteuse", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Whenever the moon and the stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.

Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
And ships are tossed at sea,

By, on the highway, low and loud,
By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.

?. Time to rise

Authorship

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) , "Time to rise", from A Child's Garden of Verses, published 1885

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ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ora di alzarsi", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

A birdie with a yellow bill
Hopped upon the window sill,
Cocked his shining eye and said:
"Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-head?"

?. Rain

Authorship

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) , "Rain", from A Child's Garden of Verses, published 1885

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ITA Italian (Paolo Montanari) , "Pioggia", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

The rain is raining all around,
It falls on field and tree,
It rains on the umbrellas here,
And on the ships at sea.

?. Marching song

Authorship

by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) , "Marching song", from A Child's Garden of Verses, published 1885

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Bring the comb and play upon it!
Marching, here we come!
Willie cocks his highland bonnet,
Johnnie beats the drum.

Mary Jane commands the party,
Peter leads the rear;
Feet in time, alert and hearty,
Each a Grenadier!

All in the most martial manner
Marching double-quick;
While the napkin like a banner
Waves upon the stick!

Here's enough of fame and pillage,
Great commander Jane!
Now that we've been round the village,
Let's go home again.

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