Difference between revisions of "Ode to Williams"

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A subset of the [[Ode to Harvard]] by [[Diana Davis '07]], written in her freshman fall of 2003. There is a .wav version of this ode being performed [http://wso.williams.edu/~ddavis/williams.wav here].
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==Music==
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The Ode to Williams now has a tune. Pick it out on the piano and try singing it, if you like.
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<lilypond>
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{g4 g c c c d e c c c b b b c d2 g,4 g b b b c d g, g g c c c d e2 e4 e f f f f a, a f' f e c c c d2 c4 b b b c d g, g g c c c d e2 e4 e f f f f a, a e e c' c d e f2 (f4) f4 e e d d c g g g e e d d e}
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\addlyrics { Here I am, I go to Will iams, land of moun tains fields and trees, Where the smog and smoke of ci ties ne ver in terr upts the breeze; Where our u ni forms are pur ple and we proud ly sport the cow; Where for dis cu ssions nine teen is the most that they al low; Where my lec ture class is fif ty; my pro fess sor knows my name--- And ev ery one I meet seems gen u ine ly glad they came. }
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</lilypond>
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==Lyrics==
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''The Ode to Williams started out as just a poem. Here it is, though it is now somewhat redundant to the above.''
  
 
:Here I am -- I go to Williams: land of mountains, fields, and trees,
 
:Here I am -- I go to Williams: land of mountains, fields, and trees,
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Apparently, numerous members of the Williams community have taken it upon themselves to learn this catchy bit of verse.
 
Apparently, numerous members of the Williams community have taken it upon themselves to learn this catchy bit of verse.
  
====Music====
 
  
Below is the music for the Ode to Williams.
 
  
<lilypond>g4 g c c c d e c c c b b b c d2 g,4 g b b b c d g, g g c c c d e2 e4 e f f f f a, a f' f e c c c d2 c4 b b b c d g, g g c c c d e2 e4 e f f f f a a e e c c d e f2 (f4) f4 e e d d c g g g e e d d e</lilypond>
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==About==
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The Ode to Williams is a subset of the [[Ode to Harvard]] by [[Diana Davis '07]], written in her freshman fall of 2003. There is a .wav version of this ode being performed [http://wso.williams.edu/~ddavis/williams.wav here].

Revision as of 09:38, March 17, 2006


Music

The Ode to Williams now has a tune. Pick it out on the piano and try singing it, if you like. <lilypond> {g4 g c c c d e c c c b b b c d2 g,4 g b b b c d g, g g c c c d e2 e4 e f f f f a, a f' f e c c c d2 c4 b b b c d g, g g c c c d e2 e4 e f f f f a, a e e c' c d e f2 (f4) f4 e e d d c g g g e e d d e} \addlyrics { Here I am, I go to Will iams, land of moun tains fields and trees, Where the smog and smoke of ci ties ne ver in terr upts the breeze; Where our u ni forms are pur ple and we proud ly sport the cow; Where for dis cu ssions nine teen is the most that they al low; Where my lec ture class is fif ty; my pro fess sor knows my name--- And ev ery one I meet seems gen u ine ly glad they came. } </lilypond>

Lyrics

The Ode to Williams started out as just a poem. Here it is, though it is now somewhat redundant to the above.

Here I am -- I go to Williams: land of mountains, fields, and trees,
Where the smog and smoke of cities never interrupts the breeze;
Where our uniforms are purple and we proudly sport the cow;
Where for discussions, nineteen is the most that they allow;
Where my lecture class is fifty; my professor knows my name,
And everyone I meet seems genuinely glad they came.
Williams -- I go to Williams!
I go to Williams!

Apparently, numerous members of the Williams community have taken it upon themselves to learn this catchy bit of verse.


About

The Ode to Williams is a subset of the Ode to Harvard by Diana Davis '07, written in her freshman fall of 2003. There is a .wav version of this ode being performed here.