This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/romance-by-andrew-lang/
Set your recording software to:Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible! As David has given me another week, I crave your indulgence for this week's poem, which can be found here.
I sang Elgar's setting of this poem last night in a concert at a tiny and very ancient Kent church to raise funds for reshingling the spire. Intrigued to find that the lyrics were by Andrew Lang, I discovered that the version in Lang's 1884 book (and most poetry sites) omitted the wonderful third verse. But searching about, I found the original published in The Century Magazine, May, 1882. Lang originally refused Elgar permission to use the words but eventually, I am glad to say, relented. (Ruth Golding)
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44100 kHz
Have questions on "how"?
Check LV's Recording Notes thread before recording. If this is your first recording, you'll also find this Newbie Guide to Recording useful.
Begin your reading with the abbreviated LibriVox disclaimer:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
Then read the poem:Romance by Andrew Lang, read for LibriVox.org by [your name].
[Add, if you wish, date, your location, and/or your personal url.]
My Love dwelt in a Northern land,
A dim tower in a forest green
Was his, and far away the sand
And gray wash of the waves was seen
The woven forest-boughs between:
And through the Northern summer night
The sunset slowly died away,
And herds of strange deer, silver-white,
Came gleaming through the forest gray,
And fled like ghosts before the day.
And oft, that month, we watched the moon
Wax great and white o'er wood and lawn,
And wane, with waning of the June,
Till, like a brand for battle drawn,
She fell, and flamed in a wild dawn.
I know not if the forest green
Still girdles round that castle gray,
I know not if the boughs between
The white deer vanish ere the day:
The grass above my Love is green;
His heart is colder than the clay.
At the end of your reading, leave a space and then say:
Please leave 5 seconds of silence at the end of your recording.End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.
Save your recording as an mp3 file using the following filename and ID3 tag format:
File name - all in lowercase: romance_lang_your initials_128kb.mp3
ID3 tags (Version 2):
Artist Name: Andrew Lang
Track Title: Romance - Read by YOUR INITIALS (e.g. Romance - Read by KLH)
Album Title: LibriVox Weekly Poetry
Comments: (optional) Recorded by [your name]
Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: http://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: ruthieg - RuthieG
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
(If you wish to contribute, please have your readings submitted by 0600 GMT Sunday, 25th May (12:00AM CDT)
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(And remember, anyone can suggest a poem for a certain week and/or coordinate an upcoming weekly poem! If you'd like to suggest a poem or coordinate a future Weekly Poetry project, please visit this thread.)
