Seeking the Meaning of Life here on Earth (or at least in Florida.) Perhaps one can advise.

To celebrate the spring, last night at our club I sang the song in Digital Tradition, Clicky given as "REYNARD THE FOX" (2) it is filename RENOLDS.

It was pretty bad.

Now given three drawbacks:
I'm not a good singer by even the most generous standards
I sing a capella
There is no interest in or concept of "traditional song" among the members.

But on the positive side:
I sing in a strong, clear voice in a normal US-standard accent
The people were of normal intelligence and accustomed to hearing me sing.

The song went dead flat. Totally meaningless. I don't refer to whether the experience was enjoyable to others, I mean the song had no meaning - I might as well have been singing Chinese. Nobody got it as far as I could tell. Or even that it was a hunting song at all, or about a fox - never mind any subtler inferences.

It's a favorite of mine for 40 years that I happen to sing as well as any song I do (ie, mostly in the same key).

I'm a bit discouraged by this.

Naive questions: What's the whole point? Should I just stick to singing in the shower or singing to the dog in future?

Sorry to impose my downness here. But gee...