Didn't It Rain
Divine Deluge: Louis Armstrong's Soulful Reflection on Redemption through Rain
Lyrics
Didn't it rain, children?
Reflecting on a significant rainfall event
Talk about rain, oh, my Lord
Emphasizing the discussion about the rain
Didn't it fall, didn't it fall?
Highlighting the intensity of the rain
Didn't it fall, my Lord, didn't it rain?
Reiterating the abundance of rain
Oh, it rained forty days
Describing an extended period of rain
And it rained forty nights
Emphasizing the prolonged nature of the rain
There was no land nowhere in sight
Depicting a scenario of widespread flooding
God, send the angel to spread the news
Seeking divine intervention
He hastes his wings and away he flew
Describing an angel spreading the news
To the East to the West
Enumerating the directions the angel goes
To the North to the South
Covering all geographical directions
All day all night
Emphasizing the continuous nature of the rain
How it rained, how it rained
Reiterating the abundance and persistence of rain
Didn't it rain, children?
Repeating the acknowledgment of the rain
Talk about rain, oh, my Lord
Continuing the discussion about the rain
Didn't it fall, didn't it fall?
Reiterating the intensity of the rainfall
Didn't it fall, my Lord, didn't it rain?
Reiterating the abundance of rain and its divine nature
Some at the window, some at the door
Describing people seeking refuge from the rain
Some said, "Noah, can't you take a little more?"
People asking Noah for more protection
"No, no," said Noah, "no, no, my friends"
Noah refusing due to the will of nature
The nature got to keep; you can't get in
Asserting the necessity of following nature's course
I told you, I told you a long time ago
Noah warning people in the past
You wouldn't hear me; you disobey me
Expressing disappointment in disobedience
Lord, send the angel a warning to you
Seeking divine intervention for a warning
It began to rain and now you are through
Conveying the consequences of not heeding the warning
Well, it rained forty days
Reiterating the duration of the rain
Forty nights without stopping
Emphasizing the continuous rain without interruption
Noah was glad
Noah expressing relief when the rain stops
When the rain stopped dropping
Describing a knocking sound after the rain
Knock at the window, knock at the door
People asking for more protection from Noah
Come on, brother Noah
Inviting Noah to provide further refuge
Can't you take little more?
People insisting on additional protection
No, no, my brothers, you are full of sin
Noah refusing due to perceived sinfulness
God has the key; you can't get in
Attributing divine control over access
Would you listen? how it rained
Reiterating the importance of listening to warnings
Didn't it rain, children?
Recalling the abundance and persistence of rain
Talk about rain, oh, my Lord
Continuing the discussion about the rain
Didn't it fall, didn't it fall?
Reiterating the intensity of the rainfall
Didn't it fall, my Lord, didn't it rain?
Concluding with the acknowledgment of divine rain
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