Thursday, December 1, 2022
Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald - Moonlight In Vermont
This is a beautiful version of the song "Moonlight in Vermont". Here's something cool I learned on a jazz radio show. I was amazed to learn that each verse is a haiku.
From the dictionary: a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five,
traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
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I didn't know that! It's one of my favorite songs, part of the while homesick for a place I've never been fascination with your New England. I thought I had this duet on a Frank Sinatra album and had listened to it recently but after searching it turned out that it was Willy Nelson I had listened to. Ha! I just googled lyricist of the song, already forgotten the name but it did say he had written some of the lines and then realized it didn't rhyme and decided to continue in that style, which makes me wonder if he wrote the haiku knowingly or unknowingly. Perhaps he had a classical education because I saw that he grew up in Shaker Heights and I think of money when I think of it.
ReplyDeleteI am quite sure Willie's version is the first time I heard it! I read that, too. Wikipedia, I think. It is rather brilliant, methinks. And you can come visit this part of New England any old time. Really!
DeleteBeautiful. I have had Fly Me to the Moon in my head for days so this is nice :-)
ReplyDeleteOne of the best songs, ever. I do so love Mr. S.
DeleteThat was lovely,Nan.
ReplyDeleteMary
Thank you, dear long-time blogging friend.
DeleteI was going to catch up on your blog (back after a time off) but now I must first go and look up all of the lyrics to this lovely song and think about Haikus. Even without listening to your link (yet) parts of the song are going around in my head -- and I'm enjoying that actually -- but I have to see the words in print to really really see the haikus. Love knowing this.
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a fun fact! I have noticed that some people don't know the rules about Haiku syllables and think any old short free form poem qualifies. I remember writing them in elementary school and contemplate again the deterioration of public education . . . sigh.
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