The smile came early in the morning.
Listening to the radio,
Reading poetry,
When this tune came over the air.
I knew that tune,
But not played like that.
It is from an opera,
An opera I know so well,
Just excerpts from it.
There is the Anvil Chorus,
It is Il Trovatore,
An opera I know so well
But I have never heard it
Played like this.
I had to smile,
As they played the opera,
In Ragtime!
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: May 19th, 2018 01:13
- Comment from author about the poem: I could not find the Ragtime version of this, it had been removed from the web so hear is the Anvil Chorus played properly.
- Category: Humor
- Views: 47
- User favorite of this poem: Lauraš».
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Comments5
A fine write and clip Gold.
Fine write and one of my favourite choruses - would love to hear the ragtime version.
THANKS ANDY ~ A great version of the Anvil ~ fitting for such a HAPPY DAY ~ My DAD is a Pianist / Organist and my MUM is a Singer and afficianados of the Opera ! For me OPERA is the ultimate STAGE performance ~ a perfect Symbiosis of Singing & Acting ! I love G & S and have attended the Annual G & S Festival in BUXTON ~ now moved to HARROGATE ~ both Towns are fitting venues ! My fave is always the MIKADO a trans-cultural masterpiece JAPAN is on my TO GO List ! For me today's WEDDING is a UK-USA Opera can't wait for the Service ~ its now 11am ~ just an hour away ! Thanks for OPERA & ODE ~ Yours BRAIN ~ Please check my completed FUSION (ARTISTS) and Poems ~ B.
Andy,
A great write along with a wonderful video! āIl Trovatoreā is a great one! I saw a performance of it not too long ago by a local group of opera singers! It was fantastic!
~Laura~
wonderful work G. ww
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