July 1, 2013
For JT's 40th birthday a couple of years ago, I wrote him a two-verse limerick [http://tinyurl.com/plbfb76 ]. Now, for his 42nd birthday today, I composed a melody to actually work with the rhythm and the AABBA rhyming of my stanzas, expanding the original words only with some repetition to have it fit my music.
After an opening minute of "speaking in tongues," the waltz theme includes three vocal tracks, acoustic guitar, drumsticks and Korg piano on vibraphone mode. The Korg track adds a fun calliope "vibe" to the festivities, and it wouldn't be a true celebration without some action from a birthday gift JT gave to me this year, the slide whistle. :) Here are the adjusted limer-lyrics I sing:
"The Soulmate Waltz" [or, "I've a Mighty Yen for Your Yang"]
There is rarely a man more mild
Who'd want to wed a woman quite so wild.
Our faults and our talents
Achieve perfect balance,
And all of our vices are versa-fied.
Our faults and our talents
Achieve perfect balance,
And all of our vices are versa-fied.
Jung-sters may note that my animus
Is tamed by your anima magnanimous.
Your yang and my yin
Blend under the skin
Forming a mind-meld unanimous.
Your yang and my yin
Blend under the skin
Forming a mind-meld unanimous. © KAM
