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Written and sung by Louisa John-Krol for the realm of Elderbrook
Music arranged and conducted by Richard Allison
Recorded with Jack Setton at Mad Cat Sound 2011-2013
Remix by Brett Taylor at Pilgrim Arts 2014
lyrics
‘Talaria’
Lyrics by Louisa John-Krol
Chorus:
Talaria!
May the winged sandals bear you far
From the bow of the Messenger
Golden in possession of your star
Verse 1:
Rose can be gold
Too bright n’ hot to hold
All your vision wrapped around a soul
Repeat Chorus: ‘Talaria...’ etc
Verse 2:
Words they can sing
Quick Silver on the wing
All your sylphs are dancing in a ring
Repeat Chorus: ‘Talaria...’ (ibid); then again, with parallel variant:
Green Man, Fiddler dive into the Rowan tree
Wine brown, leaping and lithe over the Olive, over the Olive
Trickster, tickle your knee, twirling on your sandals
Fleet as Mercury, leapin’ tree to tree
Jack Green, squiggly bee, in a Corroborree,
Sun gold over the Lee, Didgeridoodle Dee
Red Gum, twiddly dum, twiddly dee to freedom,
Shed some Wattle and Rum into the Apple, into the Elder Tree
Interlude:
Gentle faery, shine sweet berry, make you merry, wine, rosemary,
Bring your fey glory, sing your bird stories, oh we’re green crazy,
So let’s fly... sylvan high
Instrumental, then Chorus + Variant + Third layer of lyric (semi-hidden):
Come fly with me wild love / Cascade the clouds above
Bold in your staff and cloak / Stealthy with every stroke
Embrace the dreamer’s dare / Glissade the gleaming air
Then soar with me my dove / Enjoin the trees of love
Talaria - Tala - la - la - la!
credits
released September 12, 2014
Written and sung by Louisa John-Krol for the realm of Elderbrook
Music arranged and conducted by Richard Allison
Recorded with Jack Setton at Mad Cat Sound 2011-2013
Remix by Brett Taylor at Pilgrim Arts 2014
Jack Setton (Mad Cat Sound): tambourine & other percussion, recording, mixing of preliminary version: www.madcatsound.com.au
Remixed by Brett Taylor at Pilgrim Arts, Woodside, South Australia, 2013-2014:
www.pilgrimarts.com
Bass line in final mix performed by Brett Taylor (based on line by Richard Allison)
Native Australian birds: Variegated Fairy Wren, Magpie, Scarlet Robin, Singing Honeyeater: licensed from Favourite Australian Bird Song - Pure Nature Sounds, Listening Earth, Copyright 2009 Australia
Richard is a full-time musician who started classical piano lessons at the age of six, was composing by the age of 12 and
played in his first band at 15. He graduated in 1997 from the Birmingham Conservatoire, UK. He runs a studio in Melbourne: Brunswick Arranging, playing most of the instruments. He made his conducting debut in 2012 with his first commissioned string arrangement - Talaria....more
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