Subject: le jbozgi be la'o <Lobster Quadrille>

From: Rob Speer <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 15:09:34 -0400

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