Bill Withers' "Lean On Me" - Oluremi's Fresh Piano Attempt!

This one's a bit slower! Thanks for all your feedback...

This public domain poem is from http://www.pddoc.com/poems/this_worlds_joy.htm
Love it! You just have to love the olde worlde English!!!

THIS WORLD'S JOY

Anonymous.

c. 1300

WYNTER wakeneth al my care,

Nou this leves waxeth bare;

Ofte I sike ant mourne sare

When hit cometh in my thoht

Of this worldes joie, hou hit goth al to noht.




Nou hit is, and nou hit nys,

Al so hit ner nere, ywys;

That moni mon seith, soth hit ys:

Al goth bote Godes wille:

Alle we shule deye, thah us like ylle.




Al that gren me graueth grene,

Nou hit faleweth albydene:

Jesu, help that hit be sene

Ant shild us from helle!

For y not whider y shal, ne hou longe her duelle.




Glossary :

this leves = these leaves.

sike = sigh.

nys = is not.

al so hit ner nere = as though it had never been.

soth = sooth.

bote = but, except.

thah = though.

faleweth = fadeth.

albydene = altogether.

y not whider = I know not whither.

her duelle = here dwell.

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[Oluremi7]

10,293 views - 21 February 2010...

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[lukman4068]

ok - tempo aside - i would recommend you haromonize the melody! if you dont know how to do this msg me and i'll send u full instruction - it will lift the whole song!

[Oluremi7]

Tried to contact you lots of times. Please get back to me when your account has been enabled. I would like to learn the harmonization stuff and improve my playing...

[luchess]

Wicked, Mum! Very, very nice!

[Oluremi7]

Ta, darl!

[jonasbrotherslover29]

even my cat liked it

[Anosaan]

I don't know Bill Withers very well and I think I've missed something T_T... But it'll change, just listening to you. You really did a nice job !

[oyokay]

Well done,hope to see more of this

[littlediva5528]

i meant version*

[littlediva5528]

on bill withers verdion he always plays two extra notes on the oringinal and no one else plays them. it sounds good without but i wish i could find another original cuz i played the song and wana listen to it so i can fix the parts i messed up on:)

[luchess]

Well done! I'm learning this piece and I've certainly taken some tips from your performance! Ta!

[SnazzyEchoman]

Very well done. This is a more leisurely, controlled tempo. It conveys the true spirit of the tune more than your faster one!

[H41N]

My eyes were focused somewhere else, but it sounded good ;)