Originally Posted By: Caloo
Thank you very much Herb for this constructive post.

I'll take in account your advices ....

About the lytric flow, I think I understand well what you mean. Indeeed, the sense of the words plays an important role in their resonance. If they are not understood, just the musical side remains.

Sheers
Pascal


That's the thing about languages.... I have studied a few, and know just enough of Spanish to get myself into trouble but not out of trouble. French, I know nothing about.

In English, I can say something in 3 words that takes 7 in Spanish and vice versa.... so when writing musical lyrics in one language, the song doesn't necessarily work in another language with the same meter and groove to the lyrics. The number of syllables in a phrase, and the rhyme pattern of the words matter. Things get lost and changed in translation.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.