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Song writing challege - jkaler48 - 01-15-2011
Using Music from Ballald of the Green Berets
write lyrics title for a song about the Roman Legions
Silver Phalara upon ........ Citizens Roma's best
Oh big bonus points if it's entirely in Latin!
Here are the original lyrics as a guide:
By Barry Sadler
Ballad Of The Green Beret lyrics
Fighting soldiers from the sky
fearless men who jump and die
men who mean just what they say
the brave men of the Green Beret
Silver wings upon their chest
these are men Americas best
one hundred men will test today but
only three win the Green Beret
trained to live off natures land
trained in combat hand to hand
men who fight by night and day
courage take from the Green Beret
(Choris)
Silver wings upon their chest
these are men Americas best
one hundred men will test today
but only three win the Green Beret
Back at home a young wife waits
her Green Beret has met his fate
he has died for those oppressed
leaving her this last request
put silver wings on my sons chest
make him one of Americas best
he'll be a man they'll test one day
have him win the Green Beret
Re: Song writing challege - Astiryu1 - 01-15-2011
Man! I wish I knew Latin.
It may take me a little while but I am game.
Re: Song writing challege - Matthew Amt - 01-15-2011
Well, I don't know that song, so it's hard to do a good spoof, but I do have a collection of other works by myself and others:
http://www.larp.com/legioxx/songs.html
At some point I really must finish up the parody of the Beachboys' "Barbara Ann", which we spontaneously started singing as "Bar-bar-bar, bar-barian" during a discussion of Greek and Latin linguistics with our good non-Roman friend Steve Peffley. Much to his chagrin...
I also did a rather irreverant version of that "Santa and the Marine" poem which gets sent around every Christmas season, but I'd rather not risk offending anyone without an express invitation!
Valete,
Matthew