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''Didn't It Rain'', sometimes given as ''Oh, Didn't It Rain'', is an American gospel song.〔The American Journal of Religious Psychology and Education 3 p350 Granville Stanley Hall, Alexander Francis Chamberlain - 1909 "The present-day song that apparently originated in the above song is less elaborate, having only portions of the old song, and not being much in demand. It, too, is called "Didn't it rain?" God told Noah 'bout de rainbow sign — Lawd, didn't it "〕 It originated as a Negro spiritual or work song,〔Newman I. White American Negro Folk-Songs 1928 p141 "Did n't it rain" occurs in Negro work songs. Cf. Odum, 1925, p. 129. Old Jonah got mad cause de rain kept a droppin', Did n't it rain, O didn't it rain! It rained forty days; forty nights without stoppin', O did n't it rain, Did n't it rain! C Reported from ...〕 and appeared in sheet music for piano art song form in a 1919 arrangement by Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949).〔Duo-art piano music: a classified catalog of interpretations Aeolian Company - 1927 p438 OH, DIDN'T IT RAIN (Key G). Negro Spirituals. (Song Accompaniment) . Burleigh Robert Armbruster〕 ==Modern versions== * The Galilee Singers (1923-1929?) * Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1948) * Mahalia Jackson (1954) * Marion Williams (1967) * Rev. James Cleveland (1982) * Tom Jones (2010) * Hugh Laurie (2013) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Didn't It Rain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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