Name: If I Could Tell You, Volume 1
Duration: P00H04M20S
Description: Poem by W.H. Auden

If I Could Tell You, Volume 1

from I Hear America Singing, Highlights from Volumes 1 - 5 by Barbara Hume and David Paul Mesler

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Poem by W.H. Auden

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Time will say nothing, but I told you so.
Time only knows the price we have to pay;
If I could tell you - I would let you know.

If we should weep when clowns put on their show,
If we should stumble when musicians play.
Time will say nothing but I told you so.

There are no fortunes to be told, although,
Because I love you more than I can say,
If I could tell you, I would let you know.

The winds must come from somewhere when they blow,
There must be reasons why the leaves decay;
Time will say nothing, but I told you so.

Perhaps the roses really want to grow,
The vision seriously intends to stay;
If I could tell you, I would let you know.

Suppose the lions all get up and go,
And all the brooks and soldiers run away;
Will time say nothing, but I told you so?
If I could tell you - I would let you know.

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from I Hear America Singing, Highlights from Volumes 1 - 5, released January 1, 2008
David Paul Mesler, Composer/Pianist
Barbara Hume, Vocalist

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Barbara Hume lives in the Seattle area where she has collaborated with composers for the past 20 years including David Paul Mesler, Bonnie Murphy, Paul Lewis and other northwest artists producing original music, set to a rich and varied canon of poetry. In these albums, the weaving of melody and imagery produce songs that unearth the raw senses that nurture the soul. ... more

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