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Indian Song (Lyric) by ALChemy Why high eye old man,
bell led in my van at ease.
My gray haven ain't she in sin.
In christmas home aside.
Solid all heft of you
tour is erect for you.
My eye old wild man,
got it earned is said.
Up the ladder:
We Need To Buy Socks, Michael
Down the ladder:
it is my turn this season
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Posted: November 27, 2005 5:46 PM PST; Last modified: November 27, 2005 5:54 PM PSTWeighted score: 5.2145653 Overall Rank: 4401 Comments:
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ALChemy @ 24.74.101.159
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27-Nov-05/5:49 PM
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This one's very experimental. Here's your hint, the first line is "Wildman".
Clever. I'm not sure I got lines 4 and 5, but what I think I got I like.
Thanks. This was inspired by the cleverly cryptic "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r" poem by Cummings.
Line 4 is a bit of a stretch. The 1st word of L4 is "Increased". The 1st word of line 5 is "So". Hope that helps a little.
After we've given everyone a chance, I'll post my interpretation and see how far off it is. I've definitely got line 5, but now I'm worried about 6, which for me involved the unlikely word "resurrect".
You're on track. L4 is the weakest by far. If your interpretation sounds better than the original then I may lie and adopt it as my own.
After reading the comments below, Ive been looking for all sorts of hidden patterns... but nothing so far, otherwise it seems kind of like good ole hoe-down.
Think of that generic indian music you hear in old westerns (Nahhh-nah-nana-nah-nahhh) and then try reading the poem out loud to that rhythm, then listen for the hidden words.
Okay, done that. Draws a blank.
Perhaps if we all stand in a circle and hold hands chanting this, rockmage might come back.
That's the best interpretation of the undecoded version of cryptic poem I've ever read. You know I do miss the old fart. Him and Bethy. She's somewhere singing to the robins in the trees and he's throwing his rock sculptures at them.
Boy, Zodiac's gonna have no competition on this one. Try doubling up the syllables in some of the words by doubling the vowel sounds.
Wildman= Wi/i/i/ld/man= Why/ high/ eye/ old/ man. See? It's suppose to force you to read it the way it would sound if it were sung to generic indian music.
Wild man,
bled in my vanities; My graven ancient, increase mass homicide. So little left of you to resurrect for you. Wild man God interred his head. I dunno...best I could come up with. 9 for making me think...I'd give you a 10 but you made me think and that pissed me off. ;)
Almost perfect. Line 8 is slightly different but I like your interpretation. Your line 7 and 3 is missing one word. Otherwise some damn impressive deduction on your part.
I got "God turned his head," but yours is better. Also, leave "sin" on the end of line 3.
AlChemy: If he's right on line 4, change it. The second stanza is perfect, both translated and not.
I know L4 sucks. I'm already trying to think something up.
It was my original dream to make both versions make sense but then I went almost nuts trying.
Okay...then might I challenge you to make two versions that make sense standing independently? In a new one, of course!
And in 2 different languages, ya darn show-off.
Mine is hard to do because it also has to get the rhythm of the music perfect. Yours would have to start something like "Duh a furs no oh well" If you can do that and make both versions make sense... well I'll celebrate your birthday instead of Jesus'.
I went and read, and thought...nope! Not the same thing at all. You get credit for two languages, that is all, Zodiac. What Alchemy did is different, and intellectualy very stimulating for all involved. :>Intellegence versus education. Creativity versus regurgitation. Art that involves and engages the looker-on versus art for display purposes.
I'm sure mine engages Arabs more than his does.
Oh, Poemranker has a large Arab readership? I didn't know. I suppose I have offended alot of them with my erotic poetry, comments, and generally dominant female attitude. (Of course, I know that they all will want to attack me at every turn for such things, while they secretly read every dirty little seduction I write while trying to abtain my IM name or email, so they can send me dirty picture of themselves. I am being unfair, I know....
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