Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?

Subject: Song in 'Iris'?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 07:32 PM

I've just been to see the film "Iris", about Iris Murdoch. Pretty good, though I've my doubts about Kate Winslett's being cast as the youngish Iris. (Judy Dench was brilliant as her when she gets older, and when she is falling into Alzheimer's.)

But what's got me puzzled is the song which plays a key part in the film - both Irises sing it pretty well. With the key line "in the clear light of the day", and the words credited to Ferguson or Fergusson.

Anyway, I assumed Google would throw up the song, if I entered the phrase and the name, but no luck. (In fact when I entered the phrase, it came up with one of my own songs, from my own website, which indicates that it must have done a pretty thorough hunt of what is up on the net.)

I've got a distinct feeling the tune was used by Vaughan Williams.

Anyway, can anyone come up with the words? It's a great song and a lovely tune.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?
From: Sorcha
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 07:42 PM

I had no better luck, McGrath.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 03:22 AM

I've solved my own question. The reason I'd not found it immediately was that I'd got it in my head that it was "the clear light of the day", and was an English song. In fact it was "the clear air.” The song being the Irish song, "The Lark in the Clear Air.”

Here is Kate Winslett singing it from the film, and not at all bad either

And here are the words and a midi of the tune

HTML link fixed. --JoeClone, 30-Jan-02.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?
From: GUEST,McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 03:39 AM

Sorry about that - I lost the link to the film score clip somehow, the one with with Kate Winslett singing the song. It's : one of the tracks on this page, and worth having a listen to.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 11:34 AM

Here is that RealAudio of the song from the film

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Jan 02 - 12:11 PM

And here is a significantly better midi

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song in 'Iris'?
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 30 Jan 02 - 01:14 AM

Click here for THE LARK IN THE CLEAR AIR in the DT.