The sky above the roof
| Song Title | The sky above the roof (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Author(s): | Paul Verlaine |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Above; Addressee: God; Addressee: Heart; Air; Bells; Bending; Birds; Blue; Calm; Contentment; Dichotomy; Drowsy; Fair; God; Hearts; Heat; Life; Lost; Murmurs; Nature; Plaintiveness; Regret; Ringing; Roofs; Serenity; Simple; Singing; Sky; Strife; Surprise Ending; Sweet; Tears; Trees; Weeping; Why; Years |
| First Line | The sky above the roof is calm and sweet (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1908 (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Decadent Movement (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/the-sky-above-the-roof-2/ |
| Original Key | A minor (Search) |
| Notes | Translated by Madel Dearmer (Search) |