Download Still Falls The Rain Poem PNG. It is part of britten's series of five canticles. Heres a virtual movie of the celebrated english poet and eccentric edith sitwell reading her poem still falls the rain which was written during the very.
Britten composed canticle iii, still falls the rain: This poem begins with a reference to the bombing of england by the germans during world war ii, then spins a tapestry of references to suffering throughout the history of the world. Lengthen night and shorten day;
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Still falls the rain is a meditation on suffering in the world. Lyrics to still falls the rain by roxy music from the the thrill of it all: Still falls the raindark as the world of man black as our lossblind as the nineteen hundred and forty nails. This poem begins with a reference to the bombing of england by the germans during world war ii, then spins a tapestry of references to suffering throughout the history of the world.