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My Heart's With the Giants (a glitchy song)
My heart's in the Firebogs, my heart is in Ix;
My heart's in Ilmenskie, mining with picks;
Cooking some awesome stew, and fixing up my hoe,
My heart's with the Giants wherever I go.
Farewell to the Meadow, farewell to the Heights,
The birth-place of Glitchen, and butterflies’ flights.
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Groddles for ever I love.
Farewell to fair Nottis covered with snow;
Farewell to Vantulu’s green valleys below;
Farewell to the piggies and chickens and trees;
Farewell to Jethimadh’s eleven mysteries.
My heart's in Xalanga, my heart’s in Kajuu;
My heart's in Pollokoo, with batterfly poo;
Whistling to fireflies, and making rubeweed grow,
My heart's with the Giants wherever I go.
My heart's in Tamila, my heart’s in Tahli;
My heart's in Bortola, singing for thee;
Bounding untenured, leaping to and fro,
My heart's with the Giants wherever I go.
Farewell to Baqala, farewell to Choru,
The bartender in Hell, the guts we fall through.
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of Aranna for ever I love.
Farewell to Jal’s salmon, swimming with glee;
Farewell to Balzare and Roobrik in the trees;
Farewell to Folivaria’s wild-hanging sloths;
Farewell to the foxes whose fibers make cloths.
My heart's in Ormonos, my heart’s in Zhambu;
My heart's in Salatu, emoting with you;
The Rook may be looming, but always, I know,
My heart's with the Giants wherever I go.
With thanks to Robert Burns, who wrote the original, and Connemara, whose version I had in mind and have uploaded here.
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- This is lovely! It makes me want to cry :'( thank you for writing this :)
- Thank you, :D
- This is lovely! Is there a commonly-accepted tune to go with the original? If so, has anyone plans to record it? I'll happily help out if you would like.
- It's actually a really beautiful song, I just don't sing well enough to do it justice. If you would like to record it, I'd be very happy! I'm at work right now so I can't listen to what's available on the web (or find the version I fell in love with), but when I get home I'll either upload it somewhere or find a link for you.
- This is my first time using DropBox, but I'm pretty sure this link will get you to the song.
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Oh please, oh please, oh please let Theremina record this. I don't care what tune.
I'm quite sure I won't make it through a verse without breaking down, but I can't stand the thought of not having that MP3.
--Me - Ok, I will give this a go. I'll have to learn the tune, so it won't be instant, but I'm on the case! When I'm done I'll post here and also more prominently, and will give you full credit :)
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Awesome! I wonder if we could also recruit someone who likes making videos to do a little slideshow of Ur with your vocals. It would be extra fun if our Glitchen could be pretend-singing :)
Have I mentioned lately that I love the creative, collaborative spirit of community here? -
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HOOO!
YEAH!
--Me, not-at-all-excited-and-grinning-so-wide-it's-hurting-my-face - Video would totally rock. Yes please. I am not so good at that side of it but would try if no-one steps forward.