Comments received on poems by orchidee
Martyr Missive
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I suppose this text is to fit the Christmas carol \"Good King Wenceslas\", set by Anglican hymnographer John Mason Neale to the tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM.
Deathlessly parodied by Welt Kelly\'s Pogo as
Good King Sourkraut looked out
on his feets uneven
December 26th, 2020 19:59
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I suppose this text is to fit the Christmas carol \"Good King Wenceslas\", set by Anglican hymnographer John Mason Neale to the tune TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM.
Deathlessly parodied by Welt Kelly\'s Pogo as
Good King Sourkraut looked out
on his feets uneven
December 26th, 2020 19:59
Martyr Missive
Neville said:
a deceptively deep hymn poem and true.................................................. N
December 26th, 2020 13:40
Neville said:
a deceptively deep hymn poem and true.................................................. N
December 26th, 2020 13:40
Martyr Missive
Jerry Reynolds said:
A fine piece of work Orchi. Happy New Year
December 26th, 2020 11:03
Jerry Reynolds said:
A fine piece of work Orchi. Happy New Year
December 26th, 2020 11:03
Christmas Continues
FineB said:
Hello Orchidee,
Merry Xmas.
A great write.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
December 26th, 2020 06:21
FineB said:
Hello Orchidee,
Merry Xmas.
A great write.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
December 26th, 2020 06:21
Christmas Continues
Jerry Reynolds said:
Orchidee you are a wonder. Merry Christmas.
December 25th, 2020 09:16
Jerry Reynolds said:
Orchidee you are a wonder. Merry Christmas.
December 25th, 2020 09:16
Benedictus Blessing
FineB said:
Merry Xmas Orchidee.
A beautiful Xmas write.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
December 24th, 2020 19:58
FineB said:
Merry Xmas Orchidee.
A beautiful Xmas write.
Keep writing ✍ and safe during these challenging times.
FineB
December 24th, 2020 19:58
Benedictus Blessing
Jerry Reynolds said:
Have a Happy Holiday and Stay Safe.
December 24th, 2020 16:57
Jerry Reynolds said:
Have a Happy Holiday and Stay Safe.
December 24th, 2020 16:57
Benedictus Blessing
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I\'ve always found this tune with its irregular rhythm very difficult to sing, but I can sing your words to it.
\"Es ist ein Ross\" means \"There is a horse\". The name of the tune is ES IST EIN ROS, often written Es ist ein\' Ros\' entsprungen, literally \'there is a rose arisen\'. The two apostrophes indicate that a final -e has been omitted (eine Rose), for metrical reasons.
December 24th, 2020 13:46
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I\'ve always found this tune with its irregular rhythm very difficult to sing, but I can sing your words to it.
\"Es ist ein Ross\" means \"There is a horse\". The name of the tune is ES IST EIN ROS, often written Es ist ein\' Ros\' entsprungen, literally \'there is a rose arisen\'. The two apostrophes indicate that a final -e has been omitted (eine Rose), for metrical reasons.
December 24th, 2020 13:46
Faith Through Fears
Michael Edwards said:
Nice one O - have you got your stresses right?
December 23rd, 2020 17:19
Michael Edwards said:
Nice one O - have you got your stresses right?
December 23rd, 2020 17:19
Rejoice, He Reigns!
RDS said:
A thumping hymn orchidee I almost did want to sing it!
J
December 23rd, 2020 17:01
RDS said:
A thumping hymn orchidee I almost did want to sing it!
J
December 23rd, 2020 17:01
Faith Through Fears
Fay Slimm. said:
Faith despite fear is described so well here Orchi.
December 23rd, 2020 17:01
Fay Slimm. said:
Faith despite fear is described so well here Orchi.
December 23rd, 2020 17:01
Rejoice, He Reigns!
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
The last two lines of each verse are a challenge, because of the varying rhythm of the final line. Here\'s a score:
https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/142982
December 23rd, 2020 15:20
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
The last two lines of each verse are a challenge, because of the varying rhythm of the final line. Here\'s a score:
https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/142982
December 23rd, 2020 15:20
Faith Through Fears
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
OK, now I get it. You\'re writing syllabic verse, counting syllables rather than stresses. (I\'ve been studying syllabic verse lately with a master of it, but I can\'t write it myself.) The tune TALLIS\' CANON (a.k.a. THE EIGHTH TUNE) is in Long Meter, also written 8.8.8.8. and has a very strong 4/4 rhythm. To sing your verse, the singer must disregard the stress pattern of individual words and of sentences.
Here\'s a conventionally metrical text:
https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/137287
December 23rd, 2020 15:03
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
OK, now I get it. You\'re writing syllabic verse, counting syllables rather than stresses. (I\'ve been studying syllabic verse lately with a master of it, but I can\'t write it myself.) The tune TALLIS\' CANON (a.k.a. THE EIGHTH TUNE) is in Long Meter, also written 8.8.8.8. and has a very strong 4/4 rhythm. To sing your verse, the singer must disregard the stress pattern of individual words and of sentences.
Here\'s a conventionally metrical text:
https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/137287
December 23rd, 2020 15:03
Faith Through Fears
FredPeyer said:
Very well penned, orchie! It is all about faith isn\'t it?
December 23rd, 2020 10:41
FredPeyer said:
Very well penned, orchie! It is all about faith isn\'t it?
December 23rd, 2020 10:41
Faith Through Fears
orchidee said:
This is about faith while going through fears. It\'s easy to \'have faith\' when what we\'re having faith for has come to pass, or when we have no fears!
I suppose that\'s not real faith, as the thing has then happened, and we see it.
Another verse says \'Who hopes for what they see?\' No one, as they have no need to hope for it - it is there right under their nose!
December 23rd, 2020 02:58
orchidee said:
This is about faith while going through fears. It\'s easy to \'have faith\' when what we\'re having faith for has come to pass, or when we have no fears!
I suppose that\'s not real faith, as the thing has then happened, and we see it.
Another verse says \'Who hopes for what they see?\' No one, as they have no need to hope for it - it is there right under their nose!
December 23rd, 2020 02:58
Ding Dong Ditty
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I don\'t know this Christmas tune, BRANLE L\'OFFICIEL, but here it is, played on the organ. I can sing the original English words (also on the Hymnary web site), but I can\'t sing yours easily, and the chorus defeats me. Perhaps someone with more musical skill than mine will have better luck.
https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/181074
December 21st, 2020 20:59
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I don\'t know this Christmas tune, BRANLE L\'OFFICIEL, but here it is, played on the organ. I can sing the original English words (also on the Hymnary web site), but I can\'t sing yours easily, and the chorus defeats me. Perhaps someone with more musical skill than mine will have better luck.
https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/181074
December 21st, 2020 20:59
Ding Dong Ditty
Jerry Reynolds said:
Nice song Orchi. Have a happy Holiday and stay safe
December 21st, 2020 13:53
Jerry Reynolds said:
Nice song Orchi. Have a happy Holiday and stay safe
December 21st, 2020 13:53
Ding Dong Ditty
orchidee said:
\'The bells, the bells\'! No, not Quasimodo\'s bells!
December 21st, 2020 03:36
orchidee said:
\'The bells, the bells\'! No, not Quasimodo\'s bells!
December 21st, 2020 03:36
New Jerusalem Joys
Goldfinch60 said:
Good one Orchi.
In spite of what Robert has said I can sing the words quite easily to the tune, so you are correct.
Andy
December 21st, 2020 01:21
Goldfinch60 said:
Good one Orchi.
In spite of what Robert has said I can sing the words quite easily to the tune, so you are correct.
Andy
December 21st, 2020 01:21
New Jerusalem Joys
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I have to know about hymn metrics, because I\'m a shape note singer, and occasionally write new texts for old tunes, and more often read (and sing) other people\'s. I know one singer who\'s translating English hymns into Esperanto. My knowledge of Esperanto is fairly minimal, but I sing them and then tell him I think they work.
December 20th, 2020 13:12
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
I have to know about hymn metrics, because I\'m a shape note singer, and occasionally write new texts for old tunes, and more often read (and sing) other people\'s. I know one singer who\'s translating English hymns into Esperanto. My knowledge of Esperanto is fairly minimal, but I sing them and then tell him I think they work.
December 20th, 2020 13:12
New Jerusalem Joys
FredPeyer said:
Orchi, I don\'t have a clue about meters, 8-7, 15-21, or any other numbers. I just like the way you write!
December 20th, 2020 12:01
FredPeyer said:
Orchi, I don\'t have a clue about meters, 8-7, 15-21, or any other numbers. I just like the way you write!
December 20th, 2020 12:01
New Jerusalem Joys
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
Oops - forgot you\'re in the UK. Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised 279 and 573. All my references to the tune have different texts.
December 20th, 2020 10:01
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
Oops - forgot you\'re in the UK. Hymns Ancient & Modern Revised 279 and 573. All my references to the tune have different texts.
December 20th, 2020 10:01
New Jerusalem Joys
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
Some readers will know the tune REGENT SQUARE as a Christmas carol beginning \"Angels from the realms of glory\" (Episcopal hymnal 93, UMC hymnal 220). Long meter with refrain, or 87.87.87. Your text doesn\'t follow this meter.
December 20th, 2020 09:56
Robert Southwick Richmond said:
Some readers will know the tune REGENT SQUARE as a Christmas carol beginning \"Angels from the realms of glory\" (Episcopal hymnal 93, UMC hymnal 220). Long meter with refrain, or 87.87.87. Your text doesn\'t follow this meter.
December 20th, 2020 09:56
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