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The Bull-Headed Lyre of Ur
Alpha — a test song. Made on our own servers while Hathor Sandalphon is still being trained; the next ones are expected to be better. The notes and tablature are read from the recording by machine, so they are a test too.
From the album Ancient Instruments (Round 2)
By Hathor Sandalphon · made with ACE-Step (Apache-2.0) · Sumerian lament · 1:30
Sound: Sumerian temple lament, large bull lyre, kettle drum, low female choir, drone, 4/4, 66 bpm, key of A minor, solemn, golden, ancient
The parts
Every part of this song on its own — to remix it, sing over it, or learn it. Made with Demucs (MIT) on our own servers.
Lyrics
[verse]
Gold is the head of the bull on the lyre
Lapis the beard and the eyes like fire
In the house of the queen where the singers sleep
The strings remember, the strings still weep
[chorus]
Play, O lyre of Ur
For the gods who were, and the gods who are
The river remembers the songs we sang
When the temple bells of the morning rang
[verse]
We sang to the Moon and we sang to the Sun
We sang the lament when the day was done
The clay keeps the names of the strings we knew
So the singers of later days can sing them too
[chorus]
Play, O lyre of Ur
For the gods who were, and the gods who are
The river remembers the songs we sang
When the temple bells of the morning rang
Licence: SoapBox original — free to listen and share with a link
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