le jbozgi be la'o <Lobster Quadrille>

[Rob Speer <rob@twcny.rr.com>]

The tune gets a bit odd in places, but overall it works rather well.
I'll do this in the key of C, and generally use the scale from G to F (i to
ai) because otherwise certain high parts sound out of place.

The first line is the Lojban, the second is the notes (with accented notes
marked with a *) and the third is what key the measure seems to be in.

    e'o sutra doi cakcurnu i ko ti'a zgana ua pa
    D A *C  E Bb   E  *C C G  A *G  E  E E *E  E
         C (with 7)    C         C          Am

    xajyfi'e noi jbitrixe gi'e me mi rebla stapa
	 E B*G D  Bb   G *G  D G D *D  G  D  E  *E E
	     G - Gm       G         G            C
	
    i ui a'a ro le jukni e le respa ca se ganse
	G CG*E E  A  D *C  G D  D *D  E  E  D *E  D
         C          G          C           G
	
    gi'e denpa mi le canre i pei do ba kansa dansu 
	 G D *D  E  G  D *E  D G  Eb *A  E  E  E *E  C
	      G           Gm6         Am          C

       i aipei naipei aipei naipei aipei do ba dansu
	   G *F Eb  F  Eb *F Eb  F  Eb *F Eb  A  E *E  C
          F7           F7           F7          C
       i aipei naipei aipei naipei naipei do ba dansu 
	   G *F Eb  F  Eb *F Eb  F  Eb *F Eb  A  E *E  C
          F7           F7           F7          C

An entirely passable chord progression. The fact that it's almost always major
tonic (C) or dominant (G) gives it a cheerful sound, except it takes an odd
turn toward jazz in the last two lines.

(I can see a discussion on how to name chords in Lojban coming on...)
-- 
Rob Speer