April showers (John Liptrot Hatton)
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- (Posted 2023-10-25) CPDL #76670:
- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-10-25). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 394 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: SATB version
- (Posted 2019-09-21) CPDL #55391:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-09-21). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 102 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: ATTB version.
- (Posted 2019-08-25) CPDL #55168:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2019-08-25). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 99 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: SATB version.
General Information
Title: April showers
Composer: John Liptrot Hatton
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicings: SATB or ATTB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1873 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 6, no. 182
2nd published: 1874 in Novello's Part-Song Book (2nd series), Vol. 7, no. 218
Description: Lyrics from Green's Nursery Annual.
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Patter, patter! patter, patter! Let it pour, let it pour!
Patter, patter! patter, patter! Let it roar! let it roar!
Down the steep roof let it rush,
Down the hillside let it gush;
'Tis the welcome April shower,
Bringing forth the sweet Mayflower.
2 Patter, patter! patter, patter! Let it pour, let it pour!
Patter, patter! patter, patter! Let it roar! let it roar!
Let the glancing lightning flash,
Let the pealing thunder crash;
'Tis the welcome April shower,
Bringing forth the sweet Mayflower.
3 Patter, patter! patter, patter! Let it pour, let it pour!
Patter, patter! patter, patter! Let it roar! let it roar!
Soon the clouds will burst away,
Soon will come a bright spring day.
Soon the welcome April showers,
Will bring forth the sweet Mayflowers.