Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: Genie
Date: 08 Nov 02 - 11:13 AM

Ann, thanks for singing the song (enough to give me the melody) into my voice mail. Lovely tune and words.

Do you still need/want any input about arrangements or how to put the tune on the web? I might be able to do a simple sheet music for it using Finale NotePad, if you like.

Genie

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 01:30 PM

She's my great niece and I didn't know she was even online yet!

You're the planet's great uncle?!

Ho, ho, ho indeed!!

Don't tell me -- you've got a beard of Holly branches, instead of hair, right?

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: MMario
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 01:25 PM

She's my great niece and I didn't know she was even online yet!

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 01:21 PM

Even better than "the Goddess" or "all Nature",you can sing "your Santa" and it sounds great.

Hmmmm:

Give thanks to your Santa,
The sweet living Earth -- ...

Are you telling me that you are the Planet Herself???

Wow!!!

I didn't know Gaia was a Mudcat member...

Doesn't surprise me, though ;-)

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: GUEST,CapriUni's Secret Santa
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 11:20 AM

Even better than "the Goddess" or "all Nature",you can sing "your Santa" and it sounds great.
HO HO Ho HO

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 10:49 AM

Oh, and had another thought:

For those atheists out there, who are just as uncomfortable singing praises to "The Goddess" as they are to "God" and "Jesus": You can substitute "The Planet" or "all Nature" for the religious bits and it still works -- both in terms of scansion and meaning.

Just a thought.

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 08:56 AM

Mary.... interesting thing, on my computer at least, when your site first loads, there are two voices playing the song -- one in piano, the other, in panpipe, and the piano one comes in a little sooner, so they're slightly out of sync with each other...

hmmm... makes me think this might make a good round...

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 08:07 AM

MMario, I posted a "temporary" midi at this site. I didn't have time to work out any harmony. here

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: MMario
Date: 07 Nov 02 - 08:00 AM

I will be posting a midi of this on the Mudcat Midi site with CapriUni's permission asap - had not connection yesterday so couldn't do it.

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 06 Nov 02 - 05:00 PM

I clicked and said page can't be found.

Funny, the same thing happened to me, just now... though when I clicked on it right after I made the blickie, it worked just fine... maybe there is a time limit on it... Oh, well.

But here is the Conertina site I used to make the midi that Katlaughing posted. To use it, cut n' paste the ABC format in my opening post (Starting with X:1 and ending with ||) into the message window on that site, and click [submit].

Hope this helps!

And yes, Please do forward and share this song with all your friends and family. My secret ambition is to take over the world with joyfulness, doncha know?

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-HAAA!

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: mg
Date: 06 Nov 02 - 04:27 PM

I clicked and said page can't be found.

Once this is straightened out, do we have your permission to forward this to friends etc.??

mg

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 06 Nov 02 - 03:13 PM

Here you go, Mary Garvey!

MIDI of Carol created through Concertina

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: mg
Date: 06 Nov 02 - 12:26 PM

but on the other thread there was a midi. Can you post that again so people can hear the tune...

mg

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 03:23 PM

no harm in getting started early.

Well, that drugstore comment was made in jest... hence the winky face:

;-)

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: Mudlark
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 02:53 PM

Thanks Capri, for a beautiful Carol....no harm in getting started early. Some of us are a little slower than we used to be about learning songs!

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 02:38 PM

Thanks for the compliment, Cats!

And thank you for the kind words, Laurel. My own mother died 11 years ago, this October, and while the shock and the pain have lessened, with time (while the love and the strength she gave me has endured), I still have vivid memories of what that shock and pain were like. I am glad that my words have helped you through that.

Ma you find at least a little joy every day, even in the midst of darkness.

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: open mike
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 02:02 PM

thank you for putting into words these lovely sentiments--
i read your Samhain piece to a group or women gathered at
my house for our 20th annual wild women's gathering. This
year is co-incided with day of the dead and today would have
been my mother's 84th birthday. She passed away in April,
and your writing helped me feel close to her. thank you.
laurel

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 12:46 PM

Thats lovely Ann.

Cat

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 12:42 PM

Thanks, Jeanie!

Thanks, Kat!

I'm just getting in the Yule spirit a little early -- I'm almost as bad as the drug stores. ;-) Next thing you know, I'll be wrapping myself in blinking lights :-D

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: katlaughing
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 12:31 PM

Beautiful, CU!! Thanks!!

Subject: RE: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: Jeanie
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 12:30 PM

Capri, that is lovely !

- jeanie

Subject: Winter Solstice Carol from CapriUni
From: CapriUni
Date: 05 Nov 02 - 12:17 PM

RAISE UP YOUR VOICES
by Ann Magill

Come gather together and sing with glad hearts!
Sing for the sun's return back from the dark.
The wheel, it is turning, the dance, it goes on.
So raise up your voices. Fill the air with sweet song!

Oh, sing with the Goddess: "The world is reborn!
Shining as bright as the very first morn."
The old year has ended. Let go of old wrongs,
And raise up your voices. Fill the air with sweet song!

Though winter will bring us cold nights and fierce wind,
Know by this dawning that hardship will end,
And like the sun's rays, may our hearts all grow strong.
Come raise up your voices -- fill the air with sweet song!

Give thanks to the Goddess, the sweet, living Earth --
Thanks for the cycle of death and rebirth.
She lives in our hearts and the love that we share.
So raise up your voices. Let sweet songs fill the air!

MIDI file: RAISEUP.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: raiseup
Text: By Ann Magill
Copyright: Copyright © 2002 by Ann Magill
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This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

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M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
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