Lyr/Tune Add: Silently, Silently

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: SILENTLY, SILENTLY
From: MMario
Date: 12 Aug 99 - 03:51 PM

This is a cooperative effort. First, thanks to LEJ and bbc who made me feel comfortable enough to try posting original lyrics to the MudCat Tavern thread.

Silently, silently, see the leaves falling
Overhead as they fly, hear the geese calling
Summer is past, and the warmth ebbs away
As light leaves the sky, at the end of the day

Remember the days when the sun shone so brightly
Merry the songs, and the dancers stepp'd lightly
Laughter rang out, always fresh, always new
And each way we'd glance there were comrades so true

Silently Silently, see the leaves falling
High overhead, now hear the geese calling
The circle must turn, we must all travel on
Night it must come before we greet the dawn

Old friends and new friends, we gather this evening
To say our farewells for we soon shall be leaving
Raise up a toast as we all bid "Adieu"
For when we next meet, then shall warmth rise anew

Gently and Quietly, let the leaves fall now
Plaintive and distant, the wild geese call now
Winter must come, but so shall the spring
With the warmth and the joy that true friendship brings.
*

*[repeat first quatrain]

Thanks to jeri - who not only liked them but took a .wav file and created an ABC from it. [yes, I know about MediaRing. I cannot use it from where I am]

T:Silently, Silently M:2/2 L:1/8 Q:70 C:Leo Pola K:D||DFA GEC D D>|A,D =C3D2z | DFA GEC D D>|A,D =C3D2z | DFA GEC D2| D D A,D =C3 D| D A,D =C3 A,/2A,/2 =C |D> C Which I then processed through NoteWorthy composer and back through Mid2txt to get the following. Enjoy!

MIDI file: silently.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: SILENTLY, Silently
Text: By Leo Pola
Copyright: 10/6/1998
Key: D
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Start
0000 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 61 110 0160 0 61 000 0032 1 62 110 0352 0 62 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0352 0 60 000 0032 1 62 110 0528 0 62 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 61 110 0160 0 61 000 0032 1 62 110 0352 0 62 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0352 0 60 000 0032 1 62 110 0528 0 62 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 69 110 0160 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 61 110 0160 0 61 000 0032 1 62 110 0336 0 62 000 0048 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0336 0 60 000 0048 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0352 0 60 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 57 110 0160 0 57 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 61 110 0160 0 61 000 0032 1 62 110 0352 0 62 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:SILENTLY, Silently
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:D
D2=F2A2|G2E2C2|D4A,2|D2=C4|D6|D2=F2A2|G2E2C2|
D4A,2|D2=C4|D6|D2=F2A2|G2E2C2|D4A,2|D2=C4|
D2D2A,2|D2=C4|A,2A,2A,2|D2C2D2|-D7/4||

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Lyrics Add : Silently,Silently
From: BeauDangles
Date: 13 Aug 99 - 01:55 PM

Wow!

What a perfectly lovely song, and equally beautiful sentiments. I wish I have the capability tp listen to it, or understood ABC's. Thank you so much for sharing that.

Beau

Subject: RE: Tune Add: Lyrics Add : Silently,Silently
From: MMario
Date: 02 Sep 99 - 10:44 AM

refreshing by request.