Author: Benjamin

Lyrics to kick off the harem song

HEGAI:
Girl’s, you have much to learn
Long way to go
The ways of purification
I will show

Oil of myrrh
lavishly embrace
To cleanse off all the hurt
from the skin and face

Feel rejuvenated
immersed in baths of myrrh

GIRL #1: [interrupting Hegai]
Make myself an angel
the king will love for sure

OR

Use costly cosmetics
to look better than her

EVERYONE:
Oil of myrrh
lavishly embrace
To cleanse off all the hurt
from the skin and face

Feel rejuvenated
immersed in baths of myrrh
Wash scrub moisturize
for beauty endure

The “Day After Day” round sounds good!

Esther Chapter 2: Harem melody and draft lyrics

Girl’s, you have__ much__ to learn
Long__ way to go
The ways of purifica__tion__
I____ will show

Oil__ of___ myrrh____
lavishly embrace
And cleanse__ off all the hurt
from the skin and face

Thanks again to Elizabeth for hopping on the IG live and contributing the word “cleanse”, replacing “wash”, as “cleanse” has a deeper meaning than “wash”. For example, if I say, my clothes were washed, that’s something normal. But if I say, my clothes were cleansed, not only they would be washed, but it would imply I have prayed over them or something for deeper purification. ????

“Day After Day” Update

Sneak peak of a next song about beautification (Esther Chapter 2)

Well, for this song, we’re getting old fashioned.

Really, really old fashioned.

Like, ancient.

As in, Ancient Persia, where women in the harem went through 6 months of myrrh treatment and another 6 months of oils and spices for their beautification.

Came up with over 50 words that could be used for an upcoming song in the musical about beautification.

Myrrh, oil, sweet odour, purify, marinade, soft-skinned, sweet-smelling, fragrant, perfumes, scent, cosmetics, flower, costly, incense, exquisite, essence, aroma, flavour, spice, ambrosial, balm, smear, massage, ointment, bathe, washed, smooth, immerse, skin, body, shine, glow, polish, refine, cleanse, perfect, quality, substance, rub, scrub, treatment, beauty, therapy, method, custom, habit, allure, charm, elegance, refinement fair

My oudist friend Michael actually contributed a very nice melody, which I think I’m going to use as inspiration for this next song.

Stay tuned!

Esther Chapter 2 – Songs Structure Draft – Part 1

1. Mordecai is introduced and sings “Day After Day”
   .
2. Harem girls sing about their beauty treatments
3. Esther and Hegai sing and bond
   .
4. Mordecai sings another part from “Day After Day”
5. Mordecai bumps into Hegai and asks how Esther is doing
   .
6. Back to Harem girls singing about their beauty treatments
7. Hegai gives Esther her 7 servants & the sing about beauty treatments for Esther
8. Back to Harem girls who have completed 12 months of treatment and are ready to see the king one by one
   .
9. Mordecai sings another part from “Day After Day”
10. Mordecai bumps into the first girl who leaves to see the king
    (girl sees king and leaves)
11. King sings about some general things about being a king in ancient Persia

… to be continued

If part 2 turns out to also have 11 events also, then it’ll be 22 minutes for one song and we can try for the World Record of having the lengthiest song in a musical! Hahahahaha. Oops. We’ll see!

The importance of recording one’s composing work

Melody for Esther 2 chorus progress

Update on melody of important chorus

Chorus Lyrics based on Esther Chapter 2

Below are the draft lyrics, and now taking on the challenge of writing the melody, which needs to sound ruminating, grand, melancholic, and emotional at the same time!

Day after day
Choice after choice
Searching for a sound
in all of the noise

Night after night
Crowds after crowds
Looking for the light
in the midst of the clouds