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122 lines
2.9 KiB
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% 3/4 On the Road to Passchendaele
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% Lyrics
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\version "2.18.2"
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composerLyrics = "Gavin Stoddart / Alan Brydon"
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arrangerLyrics = ""
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lyricsglobal = {}
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% Music
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lyricstuneAA = {
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a8. b16 c4~ c8 c8 |
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d8 f8 e4 c4 |
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a8. b16 c4~ c8 e8 |
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f8. c16 b2 |
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}
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lyricstuneAB = {
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a8. b16 c4~ c8 c8 |
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d8 f8 e4 c4|
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a8. b16 c4~ c8 e8 |
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d8. b16 a2
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}
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lyricstuneA = { % Repeat twice for verseA
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\lyricstuneAA
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\lyricstuneAB
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}
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lyricstuneBA = {
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f8. g16 A4~ A8 g8 |
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f8 A8 e4 c4 |
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a8. b16 c4~ c8 e8 |
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f8 c8 b2 |
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}
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lyricstuneBBA = {
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f8. g16 A4~ A8 g8 |
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f8 A8 e4 c4 |
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a8. b16 c4~ c8 e8 |
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d8. b16 a2
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}
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lyricstuneBBB = {
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\lyricstuneAB
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}
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% Split verse because the music is repeated
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verseAA = \lyricmode {
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\set stanza = #"1."
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There's a light that shines in Flan -- ders
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As a bea -- con for the brave
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From the dis -- tant past it wan -- ders
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To re -- call the lives they gave
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}
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verseAB = \lyricmode {
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And it tells each ge -- ne -- ra -- tion
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To be wise and ne -- ver fail
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To re -- mem -- ber those who've fal -- len
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On the road to Pa -- sschen -- daele
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}
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verseA = \lyricmode{
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\verseAA
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\verseAB
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}
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verseAblock = \markup { \column {
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\line{ \bold "1."}
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\line{There's a light that shines in Flanders}
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\line{As a beacon for the brave}
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\line{From the distant past it wanders}
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\line{To recall the lives they gave}
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\line{}
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\line{And it tells each generation}
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\line{To be wise and never fail}
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\line{To remember those who've fallen}
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\line{On the road to Passchendaele}
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}}
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verseChorus = \lyricmode {
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\set stanza = #"Chorus"
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On the road to Pa -- sschen -- daele
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On the road to Pa -- sschen -- daele
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Where the brave will live for -- e -- ver
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On the road to Pa -- sschen -- daele
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}
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verseChorusblock = \markup { \column {
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\line{ \bold "Chorus:"}
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\line {On the road to Passchendaele}
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\line {On the road to Passchendaele}
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\line {Where the brave will live forever}
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\line {On the road to Passchendaele}
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}}
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% Split verse in 4 because the music is repeated with alternatives
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verseBAA = \lyricmode { % lyrics on lyricstuneBA
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\set stanza = #"2."
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Come with me and I will show you
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Why all wars should ev -- er cease
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}
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verseBAB = \lyricmode {% lyrics on lyricstuneBBA
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Take a walk a -- mong the grave -- stones
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And your tears will cry for peace
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}
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verseBBA = \lyricmode {% lyrics on lyricstuneBA
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For their spi -- rits walk in Flan -- ders
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You can hear the grie -- ving wail
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}
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verseBBB = \lyricmode {% lyrics on lyricstuneBBB
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For the brave who laid their lives down
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On the road to Pa -- sschen -- daele
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}
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verseB = \lyricmode {
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\verseBAA
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\verseBAB
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\verseBBA
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\verseBBB
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}
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verseBblock = \markup { \column {
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\line{ \bold "2."}
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\line{Come with me and I will show you}
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\line{Why all wars should ever cease}
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\line{Take a walk among the gravestones}
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\line{And your tears will cry for peace}
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\line{}
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\line{For their spirits walk in Flanders}
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\line{You can hear the grieving wail}
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\line{For the brave who laid their lives down}
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\line{On the road to Passchendaele}
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}} |