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| "The Circle of the Gluttons" W. Blake |
UKE-SONG: PASTICHE WITH PARODY SONG-LYRICS
ORIGINAL POEM: Canto#6 of "Inferno" by Dante Alighieri, the first book in the triad "The Divine Comedy", written in the early 14th century.
ORIGINAL SONG: "Baby, Please Don't Go", Big Joe Williams 1935, popularized by Muddy Waters, used here primarily for music and meter.
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, November 2015. To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.
In the Third Circle, Dante sees the fate of gluttons like his friend from Florence named ‘Ciacco’ (the equivalent of ‘Piggy’). No fire used for torture here; the climate sounds like Toronto in March. The poor souls confined here in the freezing mud are tormented by a demonic three-headed dog, Cerberus. I took some liberties with Ciacco’s tale; in the original, he discusses the complex politics of 14th century Florence. The details I provided re Ciacco's gluttonous exploits are imagined. Eschatology is the part of theology concerned with final judgment and the destiny of the soul. Étouffée is a delicious Louisiana dish of seafood, usually crayfish, in a Cajun roux sauce.
In the Third Circle, Dante sees the fate of gluttons like his friend from Florence named ‘Ciacco’ (the equivalent of ‘Piggy’). No fire used for torture here; the climate sounds like Toronto in March. The poor souls confined here in the freezing mud are tormented by a demonic three-headed dog, Cerberus. I took some liberties with Ciacco’s tale; in the original, he discusses the complex politics of 14th century Florence. The details I provided re Ciacco's gluttonous exploits are imagined. Eschatology is the part of theology concerned with final judgment and the destiny of the soul. Étouffée is a delicious Louisiana dish of seafood, usually crayfish, in a Cajun roux sauce.
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| "Cerberus", W. Blake |
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| New Orleans style crayfish etouffée |
DANTE, GO AND SEE
(to the tune of "Baby Please Don't Go")
(to the tune of "Baby Please Don't Go")
UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT:
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