The Cloths of Heaven (Ian Bostridge)

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Uploaded by on Jan 21, 2011

" The cloths of heaven "

Words : William Butler Yeats ( 1865 -- 1939 )
Music : Thomas Frederick Dunhill ( 1877 -- 1946 )

Tenor : Ian Bostridge
Piano : Julius Drake

Lyrics :

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths
Enwrought with golden and silver light
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,

I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.


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  • Lovely.

    I am singing this in a festival soon and this,as well as being lovely to listen to,has been a great help.

    Thank you for uploading.

  • Have never heard this guy previously ...fine performances indeed.

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  • so beautiful....

  • What a beautiful performance of this delicate & elegant song! Thank you for introducing me to a new favorite English singer.

  • This is another confirmation of why I so love Ian Bostridge! Stunning rendition of this magnificent poem!

  • Thank you!! Favourite rendition of this beauty.

  • My favourite poem by Yeats.

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