tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post7694633629575209174..comments2023-10-15T10:32:17.331+01:00Comments on Tales from a Draughty Old Fen: top ten songs about literatureFrugal Dougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-53113339733163907502009-09-09T23:50:58.881+01:002009-09-09T23:50:58.881+01:00That's the one! I don't think I've he...That's the one! I don't think I've heard it for 30 years!<br /><br />No I'm okay. Jammed shoulder, jammed thumb, sore wrist - I think I got off pretty easy. But I hate buying cars.Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-88199837144417316632009-09-09T09:44:00.774+01:002009-09-09T09:44:00.774+01:00YIKES! Are you badly hurt?
Are you thinking of N...YIKES! Are you badly hurt?<br /><br />Are you thinking of Nino Rota's score for Zefirelli's 1968 Romeo and Juliet - words by Eugene Walter, "What is a Youth?" I didn't know of its existence until you brought it to my attention!<br /><br />What is a youth? Impetuous fire. <br />What is a maid? Ice and desire. <br />The world wags on. <br /><br />A rose will bloom <br />It then will fade <br />So dies a youth. <br />So dies the fairest maid. <br /><br />Comes a time when one sweet smile <br />Has its season for a while...Then love's in love with me. <br />Some they think only to marry, Others will tease and tarry, <br />Mine is the very best parry. Cupid he rules us all. <br />Caper the cape, but sing me the song, <br />Death will come soon to hush us along. <br />Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall. <br />Love is the pastime that never will pall. <br /><br />Sweeter than honey...and bitter as gall <br />Cupid he rules us allFrugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-41242902963841257912009-09-09T01:52:25.547+01:002009-09-09T01:52:25.547+01:00I'm okay, thanks. Mostly, I'm recovering ...I'm okay, thanks. Mostly, I'm recovering from an auto accident. The car's a goner. Sigh.<br /><br />Re #10, I thought of the version of Romeo & Juliet with the song that goes <br /><br />"So dies a rose.<br />So dies the fairest maid."<br /><br />I can't think of the name of it.Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-27657582873710892222009-09-07T13:36:05.451+01:002009-09-07T13:36:05.451+01:00One of my favourite songs! I was also thinking of...One of my favourite songs! I was also thinking of "To Tame a Land" by Iron Maiden (about the sci-fi novel "Dune" and Rush's "Rivendell" ("Lord of the Rings"), but I'd only allowed myself ten slots! There was also Barclay James Harvest's retelling of the Gospel Story, "Hymn", but I've already used that in another post.<br /><br />Another thing I forgot to put in at the top of the post was, "Sorry, Pam!"<br /><br />I was also sorry to see on Linda's blog that you were having a hard time - how are you feeling?Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926775615646909337.post-25309197314515042092009-09-07T01:46:18.678+01:002009-09-07T01:46:18.678+01:00As usual, I can't play these, but I wonder if ...As usual, I can't play these, but I wonder if you care for Kate Bush doing Wuthering Heights?Pam H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01223991201236433802noreply@blogger.com