Motion and StillnessRalph Vaughan WilliamsThe sea shells lie as cold as deathUnder the sea,The clouds move in a wasted wreathEternally;The cows sleep on the tranquil slopesAbove the bay;The ships like evanescent hopesVanish away.
← LibraryRalph Vaughan Williams · songMotion and Stillnesslyrics: Fredegond ShoveSourceEdition AEdition BAudio diction — free with sign-inTTS in 14 languages, loop passages, slow down lines.Sign in with GoogleSongMotion and Stillnesslyrics: Fredegond ShoveTheðəseasˈiːshellsʃˈɛlzlielˈaɪasəzcoldkˈəʊldasəzdeathdˈɛθUnderˈʌndɐtheðəseasˈiː,TheðəcloudsklˈaʊdzmovemˈuːvinˈɪnawastedwˈeɪstɪdwreathɹˈiːθEternallyɪtˈɜːnəli;TheðəcowskˈaʊzsleepslˈiːponˈɒntheðətranquiltɹˈænkwɪlslopesslˈəʊpsAboveəbˈʌvtheðəbaybˈeɪ;TheðəshipsʃˈɪpslikelˈaɪkevanescentˌɛvənˈɛsənthopeshˈəʊpsVanishvˈænɪʃawayɐwˈeɪ.