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Magical
Okay, time to publish some original work :-)
A recent composition for your analytical ear, “Magical”. Lyrics below. It’s still a work in progress, but I’ll keep at it. It’s been so long since I’ve done a composition just ‘for me’ and not for an external purpose; feels good!
Magical by Julieanne Patmore
Verse 1
Trying to make sense of this new befuddling world
Who am I without prior purpose
Have I lost myself somehow
Conditioned to need something more
Self-imposed demands knocking at my door
But I’ve been this down before
Can I be whole like this
Do I need more
Am I selfish
Chorus
Sometimes its magical
Sometimes you frown
I tell myself
Don’t let the darkness get you down
Verse 2
Creating life, life’s been taken in a way
But, not gone
Replaced with a new reality
I wish you could tell me what you want
I wonder if you need more
I want to love this
Be fulfilled by this
Be enthralled by this
And sometimes
I am
Chorus x 2
Bridge (instrumental)
Chorus
National Anthem melody in full (G Major)
This is the melody for the National Anthem melody.
You can play it with one hand (right hand) or both. Both is best for beginners.
If doing one hand, put your left thumb on D (near middle C) and right thumb on E, as below.
More to come!
Give Me A Home Among The Gum Trees
For a video of the song with lyrics click here
Chorus (singing)
Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair.
For the rest of the song, we will just say and tap the following rhythm:
“Tahn       Tahn      Tahn    Shhhh”
Do the ‘shhhh’ quietly and do not tap your knees :-) (it means don’t make a sound)
But remember to do the kookaburra singing, just like the song does! :-)