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Thread #16722 Message #158117
Posted By: AllisonA(Animaterra)
04-Jan-00 - 09:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Orchestra Song - German Lyrics?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Orchestra Song
One of John Langstaff's recordings has a lovely arrangement of this- I think it's "Let's Make Music"- I'll look it up when I'm at work. The translation has a lot more words than those above. I remember: The violins, of all the strings,
They take the lead and have the most to do,
They sweetly play the melody.
And sing away the whole piece through!
The clarinet, the clarinet,
Of all the woodwinds we most (?) can get,
A single reed is all we need
To play our sweet and mellow sound.
For a fanfare a trumpetty sound is best,
a trumpetty sound is best,
a trumpetty sound is best,
For a fanfare a trumpetty sound is best,
a trumpetty sound is best is best.
The kettledrums echo
The two notes we best know
Sol do, do sol,
Sol sol sol sol do
The horns the horns of curling brass
Can murmur low or loudly blast
Wow! I remembered more than I thought!
Allison