Alifib

November 5, 2007 at 1:33 am

Photo: Robert Adams

Not nit not nit no not
Nit nit folly bololey
Alifi my larder
Alifi my larder
I can’t forsake you or
Forsqueak you
Alifi my larder
Alifi my larder
Confiscate or make you
Late you you
Alifi my larder Alifi my larder
Not nit not nit no not
Nit nit folly bololy
Burlybunch, the water mole
Hellyplop and fingerhole
Not a wossit bundy, see ?
For jangle and bojangle
Trip trip
Pip pippy pippy pip pip landerim
Alifi my larder
Alifi my larder

I’m not your larder,
jammy jars and mustard.
I’m not your dinner,
you soppy old custard.
And what’s a bololey
when it’s a folly?
I’m not your larder,
I’m your dear little dolly.
But when plops get too helly
I’ll fill up your belly.
I’m not your larder,
I’m Alife your guarder

1. Acoustic Guitar Trio - My You
Acoustic Guitar Trio / 2001 / Incus
2. Robert Wyatt - Alifib
Rock Bottom / 1974 / Virgin
3. Robert Wyatt - Alife
Rock Bottom / 1974 / Virgin
4. Valentin Silvestrov - I. Postludium DSCH
Leggiero, Pesante / 2002 / ECM
5. Luciano Cilio - Terzo quadro (da Dialoghi dal presente)
Dell’universo Assente / 2004 / Die Schachtel
6. David Sylvian - Waterfront
Secrets of the Beehive / 1987 / Virgin

note: Acoustic Guitar Trio are Rod Poole, Nels Cline, Jim McAuley


Posted by wananwushu in Acoustic, Rock
 

4 Comments »

  1. Bubbachups said, November 5, 2007 @ 7:31 am

    Beautiful as always! Quite melancholic, fits me perfectly as you know. ;-)

    Still haven’t picked up that Luciano Cilio album…

  2. Moka said, November 5, 2007 @ 9:15 am

    I haven’t listened to the whole post yet but thank you so much for that Valentin Silvestrov song, I’ve been meaning to listen to him for a while since I noticed some time ago he’s one of your favorite composers but I’d keep forgetting to do so. This piece is wonderful, the opening brought to my mind the atonal outbursts of Schoenberg but when the orchestra picks it up and veers completely it reminded me of Shostakovich’s romanticism. It’s a very interesting contrast, and rewarding to patient listeners. Thank you so much for this great introduction.

  3. Thierry said, November 9, 2007 @ 6:34 am

    Glad to have some Robert Wyatt on the blog.
    RW is really a kind of genius.
    Your blog is really. I like your eclectism.
    best wishes,
    Th.

  4. Ido said, February 2, 2008 @ 12:45 am

    I was wandering wha the song Alifib is actually about. anyone, any idea?

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