J Martin Rushton <martinrushto...@btinternet.com> writes: > On 10/07/16 00:29, Anthony Youngman wrote: >> >> >> On 07/07/16 19:02, David Wright wrote: >>> BTW one of the odd "assumptions" made in LP is in that variable >>> called poet. What about compositions whose lyrics are prose? >> >> Of which I guess there are very few :-) "Jerusalem" is a pretty >> classic example - about the only one I can think of. >> > > And did those feet in ancient time > Walk upon England's mountains green? > And was the holy lamb of God > On England's pleasant pastures seen? > And did the countenance divine > Shine forth upon those clouded hills > And was Jerusalem builded here > Among those dark, Satanic mills? > > Bring me my bow of burning gold > Bring me my arrows of desire > Bring me my shield, Oh clouds unfold - > Bring me my chariot of fire. > I shall not cease from mental strife, > Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand > Till we have built Jerusalem > In England's green and pleasant land! > > It scans (88.88.88.88), rhymes (abcb.defe), line breaks are phrase > breaks (not arbitrary) - so how is it prose not poetry?
I actually thought first of "Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst" by Mauersberger after the bombing of Dresden. Which, while being the text of "Klagelieder Jeremiahs" (English: "lamentations of Jeremiah"), is pretty much prose. I suspect there are a few Jerusalems around... -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
