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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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.