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He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven

from Numberless Dreams by Julie Abbé

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Poem by W.B. Yeats
Music by Julie Abbé

This tune came to me after hearing about the passing of a dear family friend. The next night I was performing the other Yeats songs and someone told me about this poem. I looked it up and it fitted exactly to the tune I had written the night before, I just had to remove one word.

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 (...) you tread on my dreams.
W.B. YEATS
The Wind Among the Reeds (1899)

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from Numberless Dreams, track released January 29, 2020
Julie Abbé: vocals, guitar
Dominie Hooper: cello
Sid Goldsmith: guitar

Produced by Sid Goldsmith and Julie Abbé
Recorded and mixed by Sid Goldsmith at Room4 Studios, Bristol.
Mastered by Tim Thomas (www.timthomasmusic.com)
Artwork: Rosanna Morris (www.rosannamorris.com)

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Julie Abbé Bristol, UK

With her spine-tingling renditions of traditional songs, mesmerizing interpretations of Yeats’s poetry and beautiful folk, jazz and bluesy compositions, Julie Abbé immediately captivates and deeply moves her audience. Infused with a rare sensitivity and emotional depth reminiscent of Sandy Denny, Julie's voice is full of feelings and simply spell-binding. ... more

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