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A while back, Pamela wrote a short poem, Under Her Dress, which I put to music. That song title is singlehandedly responsable for most of the visits to this blog.
Well, Pamela recently wrote me some new lyrics, which I put to music again, and the result is A Quick Lai.
lai or lay, a term from Old French meaning a short lyric or narrative poem. The Contes (c. 1175) of Marie de France were narrative lais of Arthurian legend and other subjects from Breton folklore, written in octosyllabic couplets. They provided the model for the so‐called ‘Breton lays’ in English in the 14th century, which include Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale and the anonymous Sir Orfeo. Since the 16th century, the term has applied to songs in general, and to short narrative poems, as in T. B. Macaulay’s Lays of Ancient Rome (1842).
As usual, the song is available on Radio Vince, mini Radio Vince (at the top of this page), and tiny Radio Vince (at the top of this post).
Many thanks to Louise and Noémi for the figurines.
Now excuse me while I go check my stats.