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If a circle forms ‘round the moon
If a circle forms ‘round the moon, ‘twill rain or snow soon.
The halo that sometimes surrounds the moon is a beautiful sight. The halo is caused by light that is refracted as it passes through ice crystals of high-level clouds.While these high-level clouds themselves don’t carry any precipitation, they often foretell an advancing system of low pressure, which tends to bring undesirable weather conditions. While rain or snow may not always follow, the appearance of a halo provides a higher probability of wet weather.
Rain
The rain is falling all around,
It falls on field and tree,
It rains on the umbrellas here,
And on the ships at sea.
Que llueva, que llueva…
Que llueva, que llueva,
la Virgen de la Cueva,
los pajaritos cantan,
las nubes se levantan,
¡Que si, que no,
que caiga un chaparrón!
Que siga lloviendo,
los pájaros corriendo,
florezca la pradera
al sol de Primavera.
¡Que si, que no!
¡Que caiga un chaparrón!
¡Que no me moje yo!
.en translation
It’s raining, it’s raining,
The cavern maiden’s calling.
The little birds are singing,
The clouds are lifting.
Oh yes, oh no,
Let the downpour fall!
It’s raining, it’s raining,
The birds go on running,
Let the meadow blossom
Under the spring sun.
Oh yes, oh no,
Let it rain cats and dogs,
Let me not get wet!
.en translation
It may rain, It may rain
The quetzal is in the cave
It may rain, It may rain
The quetzal is in the cave
The little birds sing
The clouds rise
Maybe yes, Maybe no
A downpour may fall
Maybe yes, Maybe no
A downpour may fall
Rain before seven…
Rain before seven,
Fine before eleven.
or
Rain before seven,
Shine before eleven.
If birds fly low…
If birds fly low,
Then rain we shall know.
Spring
by Robert McCracken
Today is the day when bold kites fly,
When cumulus clouds roar across the sky.
When robins return, when children cheer,
When light rain beckons spring to appear.
Today is the day when daffodils bloom,
Which children pick to fill the room,
Today is the day when grasses green,
When leaves burst forth for spring to be seen.
The Elf and the Dormouse
by Oliver Herford
Under a toadstool crept a wee Elf,
Out of the rain to shelter himself.
Under the toadstool, sound asleep,
Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap.
Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet
Fearing to fly away lest he get wet.
To the next shelter–maybe a mile!
Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile.
Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two.
Holding it over him, gaily he flew.
Soon he was safe home, dry as could be.
Soon woke the Dormouse–”Good gracious me!
“Where is my toadstool?” loud he lamented.
–And that’s how umbrellas first were invented.
Rain! Rain!
Forgotten Australian Nursery Rhymes
Rain! Rain!
Come, down with you rain!
Don’t keep away any longer.
The holes are all dry,
And mummy will cry
If you keep away any longer!
Rain! Rain!
You’ll get the cane
If you stay away any longer!
My daddy will sigh,
And the little lambs die,
If you stay away any longer!
Rain! Rain!
Dear, ducky rain,
Don’t stay away any longer!
I’ll buy you a train
And a sweet silver chain,
If you won’t stay away any longer!
The Rain in Spain
ARTIST: Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
TITLE: The Rain in Spain
FROM: My Fair Lady
Lyrics and Chords
[ Abdim7 = xx0101 ; Capo 3 ]
Poor Professor Higgins
Poor Professor Higgins
Night and day he slaves away
Oh, poor Professor Higgins
All day long on his feet
Up and down until he’s numb
Doesn’t rest, doesn’t eat
Doesn’t touch a crumb
/ F# – B – / / F# G# A B / C# – - – /
/ F# C# F# C# / / A E A E / A E A – /
Poor Professor Higgins
Poor Professor Higgins
On he plods against all odds
Oh, poor Professor Higgins
Nine P.M., ten P.M.
On through midnight ev’ry night
One A.M., two A.M.
Three…!
Quit, Professor Higgins
Quit, Professor Higgins
Hear our plea, or payday we
Will quit, Professor Higgins
Ay not I, O not Ow
Pounding, pounding in our brain
Ay not I, O not Ow
Don’t say “Rine,” say “Rain”…
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
I think she’s got it! I think she’s got it!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
By George, she’s got it! By George, she’s got it!
Now, once again where does it rain?
On the plain! On the plain!
And where’s that soggy plain?
In Spain! In Spain!
/ D – A7 – D – - – / / G – D – / A7 – D – / G – F# – / C#7 – F# A7 /
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
/ D – A7 – D – - – / /
In Hartford, Heresford, and Hampshire?
Hurricanes hardly happen
How kind of you to let me come!
/ G Abdim7 Am7 D7 / G – D7sus4 D7 C#7 – - – / – - – - /
Now once again, where does it rain?
On the plain! On the plain!
And where’s that blasted plain?
In Spain! In Spain!
/ Em7 – D – / A7 – D – / G – F# – / C#7 – F# A7 /
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
St. Swithin’s Day
St. Swithin’s day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St. Swithin’s day (15 July) if thou be fair
For forty days ’twill rain nae mair.
Nursery Rhyme Origins and History
The words and lyrics of the nursery rhyme reflect the ‘old wive’s tale’ that if it rains on St. Swithin’s day then it will continue to rain for a further forty days. St. Swithin’s Day falls on 15th July. St. Swithin, or Swithun was born circa 800 and died AD862. He was a Saxon Bishop of Winchester and was originally buried, at his request, in a humble outside grave at Winchester. Nine years later the monks at Winchester moved his remains to a magnificent shrine inside Winchester cathedral on 15 July 971. Legend says that during the ceremony it began to rain and continued to do so for forty days. The Shrine of St. Swithun, together with the tomb of Alfred the Great, in Winchester Cathedral made the Cathedral a principal place of pilgrimage in England. The shrine was destroyed in 1538 by King Henry VIII’ s men during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
There are several rhymes of this nature, some of which also have significant historical relevance such as:
If Candlemas day (2 February) be dry and fair
If St Paul’s day (29 June) be fair and clear
