Song Essays

GLORY AND PRAISE TO OUR GOD GLORY AND PRAISE TO OUR GOD, WHO ALONE GIVES LIGHT TO OUR DAYS. MANY ARE THE BLESSINS HE BEARS, TO THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIS WAYS. We the daughters and sons of Him Who built the valleys and plains, Praise and wonders our God …

The title of the song I chose is, “Ho Hey!” written by The Lumineers. The Lumineers are an American folk group from California. The bandleader, Wesley Schultz, started off as an artist, drawing whatever he felt, and eventually replaced his talent and became a song artist. Wesley and Jeremiah started …

Song of Lawino by Okot p’Bitek centers on the main narrator Lawino’s plea towards her husband, Ocol, who shuns his old Acholi background for Westernization. Lawino implores Ocol not to abandon his heritage but rather accept both Acholi and Western cultures; as noted, cultural duality serves as the prime theme …

Kundiman (originally spelled Cundiman) is a genre of traditional Filipino love songs. The lyrics of the Kundiman are written in Tagalog. The melody is characterized by a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm with dramatic intervals. Kundiman was the traditional means of serenade in the Philippines. The Kundiman came around to …

When you initially hear a song it is often difficult to understand the meaning of the song, and even in some cases the lyrics. This is where music videos can be very helpful. They put a story line with the lyrics. This allows the viewer to understand it much better. …

Good morning, Rev. Father Principal, Rev. Father Vice-Principal, Rev. Father Boris D’Santos, my colleagues, dear students and very, very specially the outgoing batch of 2011. Today, on the 3rd of February, we have gathered here to bid farewell to this special group of young men, who after spending 12 years …

When talking about Song history, most scholars were focusing on political, economic and cultural aspects that the role of courtesans in Song social life has seldom shed a light. This paper will first define the word of “courtesans” and its origin. Some case studies then will be cited to examine …

Having seen Frantic Assembly’s ‘Lovesong’ last year for DRAM 1, our group decided it would be interesting to do our devised piece in the style of physical theatre. We have seen a live production of ‘Lovesong’ by Abi Morgan performed through the company of Frantic Assembly and within the play, …

Eliot challenges his audience to consider the state of his character’s subconscious living within a corrupted society. Thomas Stearns Eliot’s poems, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock published in 1915, and Preludes published in 1917, resonate the decay and alienation of Eliot’s characters and civilization. Eliot employs various poetic …

The abandonment and betrayal of women has been seen throughout history and novels, including Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison. Morrison uses the relationship of Macon Dead II and Ruth to express this in her book. Morrison also expresses how women are to reliant on their men for support, she …