Und der Regen rinnt

Key

F minor

Range

C4 - F5

Tempo

Moderato

Accompaniment characteristics

Triads in the left hand. Sixteenth-notes with both chordal and passing tones in right hand.

Pedagogical challenges

• Singer must navigate different registers quickly while maintaining consistency in the voice.

• Sustained notes at the end of the piece require the singer to take expansive breaths.

  
  

Language difficulties

• Use of [ç] and [x]

• [y]

• [ae] and [ao]

  
  

Dramatic content

Ilse Weber sent her eldest son abroad via Kindertransport. This song was likely written with him in mind.