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This song is in 5/4.  This song is about Black Jack Randall from the book/series Outlander.

Black Jack

These 2 Anchors #Experiment

"The Darkest Heart" by Amy Fear. My Fault Music 2020.

The Darkest Heart

Chill Relaxation... I know the word is ‘beach’ in English, but it once was ‘strand’ and the Danish word is ‘strand’ ;)

A Day On The Strand

BEGINNING

Im freien Fall

vielen Dank an Naicke 🍪🍪🍪
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Three headed  ghost of misfortune:
I have seen this before
Deine Vergangenheit ist dein Schicksal 
the past is your fate
bei Glückskeksen muss man zwischen den Zeilen lesen, um die Tragik zu verstehen
with fortune cookies you have to read between the lines to understand the tragedy
no birthday for Cookie Monster!

Jenny Trübsal:
ich glaube ich schrumpfe
I think i am shrinking

Clara Sonnenstrahl:
Die Dunkelheit nach dem Sonnenuntergang
war das deine Idee?
Ich gehe jetzt Enten füttern
Der Hund muss auch mal raus
Alles ist besser als hier drin zu sein
Was kann denn ich dafür, dass Du verhext bist?

Clara Sonnenstrahl:
Ein Besen saugt die Krümel nicht weg
Ist ein Pinsel ein Pinsel ohne Borsten?
Ohne Borsten
Ich stehe hier
Das Viereck ist dort drüben
komm
der Karton hat keine Tür
die Schatten in den Ecken

Three  headed  ghost of misfortune: 
I see bad things coming your way
(mit unendlicher Vergangenheit, mit einer Gegenwart im
Schneckentempo und einer nicht mehr vorhandenen Zukunft)
with an infinite past, with a present at a snail's pace and a future that no longer exists
(ist es absurd anzunehmen dass es dir jemals besser gehen wird als damals)
it is absurd to assume that you will ever be better than you were then
im Sumpf bewegt man sich besser nicht
It's better not to move in the swamp
(keine Hochzeit für den Froschkönig)
no wedding for the Frog Prince!

Jenny Trübsal:
ich glaube ich versinke
I think I am sinking

Clara Sonnenstrahl:
Die Schatten in den Ecken
hast Du die eingeladen?
Es steht noch Kuchen in der Küche
Die Spinnweben in diesem Zimmer hier,
haben (doch) nichts (mehr) mit Tierliebe zu tun
würdest du nur mit mir reden, ich kann dich hören
Was kann denn ich dafür, dass Du verhext bist?

VerheXung By Naicke & Her Trusty Dream Tiger

Let me explain...

This quote of an early natural law somewhere says that when one person is thoroughly in love with another, the other must unavoidably be smitten as well. Francesca’s words in Dante’s Inferno are: “Amor ch’a null’amato amar perdona.” In effect, she is saying: “Love, which exempts none of the loved from loving in return.” She means that if you love someone, you must wait and be hopeful that love will give back to you. Love, which, when one is loved, does not allow that it be refused. But, it may mean to wait forever. And the hesitation of uncertainty in waiting is painful and heart-wrenching.

Another wide-ranging account of Dante’s verse could be: “Love is a strong, unreasonable power outside natural and human laws, which allows one to love another against all odds”. Then again, none other than Shakespeare wrote; “Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds or bends with the remover to remove.” Maybe that captures this sentiment in another way equally just as well. 

Notes for this track:
Harry Verheijen @Hverheij – original music composition & arrangement – performance: guitar.
Female vocalist: Fran. - This is an especially connecting choice, given the source from Dante.

“Amor ch'a null'amato amar perdona” by Hverheij (c) 2020

Amor ch'a null'amato amar perdona

Amor ch'a null'amato amar perdona - Hverheij with Fran

I find the work Thomas Telford amazing.  He was a fantastic civil engineer.  I wanted to write a song to honor him and his work.

After completing this song, I was disappointed.  I felt the lyrics were more like a history book than an interesting story in song.  He deserves some better lyrics. 

I like the harmonies and feel of the song.   I ended the last verse with an excerpt from some of his poetry.  You can find the complete poem after the lyrics and references.

This song is in 5/4 time.  The emphasis is on the 1 and the 4 throughout the song.  
Thomas Telford

Verse 1:
In the mid 1700 
He came to us
From Eskdale	
Raised in poverty without a father
Apprenticed to a stonemason at 14

Chorus 1:
It all started
In Glendinning
Raised in poverty
Without a father

Verse 2:
Warned of the collapse of St. Chad’s roof in Shrewsbury
3 days later it fell
William Pulteney was a fine patron
Designed and constructed the Ellesmere Canal

Chorus 2:
Began civil engineering
On a bridge
Over the River Esk
Then moved to Edinburgh


Bridge:
Thomas Telford, Thomas Telford, Thomas Telford, Thomas Telford (Panning Left to Right)
Colossus of Roads, Colossus of Roads (Panning Right to Left)

Verse 3:
A bachelor for life
Loved poetry
LAD in the sable weeds of woe,
The Scottish genius mourns,
As o'er your tomb her sorrows flow,

Chorus 3:
The colossus of Roads
Moved to London
Buried in Westminster Abbey

Outro:
Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer


Unused Lyrical Ideas:
In the rural parish of Westerkirk, in Eskdale, Dumfriesshire
The Menai Suspension Bridge Completed in 1826

Did great work on the Menai Suspension Bridge
The longest suspension bridge of its time
Wrought Iron and Stone construction
Between the Island of Anglesey and the Mainland of Wales
Then Edinburgh and London were his home
Did great work on the Menai Suspension Bridge
Then Edinburgh and London were his home
Developed a simple T shaped plan for 32 churches around the Scottish highlands
Buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey
A statue at St. Andrew’s Chapel
Loved his Eskdale	


Thomas Telford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menai_Suspension_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Telford
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Thomas_Telford
http://www.historyofbridges.com/bridges-history/famous-bridge-designers/#:~:text=

https://www.thomastelford.com/

Poem by Thomas Telford
On reading an account of the death of ROBERT BURNS, the SCOT POET

LAD in the sable weeds of woe,
The Scottish genius mourns,
As o'er your tomb her sorrows flow,
The "narrow house" of Burns.'

Each laurel round his humble urn,
She strews with pious care,
And by soft airs to distance borne,
These accents strike the ear.

Farewell my lov'd, my favourite child,
A mother's pride farewell!
The muses on thy cradle smiled,
Ah! now they ring thy knell.

---- ten verses and then ----

And round the tomb the plough shall pass,
And yellow autumn smile;
And village maids shall seek the place,
To crown thy hallowed pile.

While yearly comes the opening spring,
While autumn wan returns ;
Each rural voice shall grateful sing,
And SCOTLAND boasts of BURNS.

Thomas Telford

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