I Long to Be the Song

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nightingale the Rose"><U><B><IMG SRC="0abad700.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="368" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nightingale the Rose"><U><B><IMG SRC="1122f300.png" border=0 width="47" height="48" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>OME</B></FONT><B>   </B>|   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Songs"><U><B>Back to Songs</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just A Simple Rose"><U>Just A Simple Rose</U></A>  |  <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dream Away"><U>Dream Away</U></A>  |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What Do They Know?"><U>What Do They Know?</U></A>  |  <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pick Mine!"><U>Pick Mine!</U></A>  |  <B>I Long to Be the Song</B><B> </B> |  <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fly Away"><U>Fly Away</U></A>  |  <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What Of The Rose?"><U>What Of The Rose?</U></A>  |  <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Search for Answers"><U>A Search for Answers</U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>I Long to Be the Song</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <embed src="HTMLobj-207/I_Long_To_Be_The_Song.mp3" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="#about_the_recording" TITLE="I Long to Be the Song"><U><I>About the Recording</I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <U>NIGHTINGALE<IMG SRC="0eeaf470.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="327" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></div> <div> YEAR AFTER YEAR I'VE SUNG MY SONG</div> <div> OF LOVE AND LOVE'S DEVOTION.</div> <div> YEAR AFTER YEAR I'VE FILLED THE NIGHT</div> <div> WITH ART BUT NO EMOTION.</div> <div> THE LISTENING MOON MIGHT HEAR MY VOICE,</div> <div> BUT SONG CAN ONLY TEACH,</div> <div> WHILE LOVE ITSELF CAN TOUCH A HEIGHT                                               </div> <div> WHERE BEAUTY CANNOT REACH.</div> <bR> <div> FOR NIGHTS WITHOUT END</div> <div> I'VE SUNG OF DESIRE</div> <div> WITHOUT FEELING ITS WARMTH</div> <div> OR FEARING ITS FIRE.</div> <bR> <div> HEAR ME REJOICE!</div> <div> I'VE BEEN THE VOICE</div> <div> OF LOVE TOO LONG.</div> <div> I LONG TO BE THE SONG!</div> <bR> <div> LOVE'S MYSTERY, ITS HISTORY</div> <div> OF EACH AND EVERY GLANCE,</div> <div> THE CAUTIOUS TOUCH THAT MEANS SO MUCH,</div> <div> THE ANCIENT MATING DANCE,</div> <bR> <div> THE HOPELESS SIGH, THE DOWNCAST EYE</div> <div> WHEN HOPE BEGINS TO FALL,</div> <div> THE SUDDEN BLISS, THE FIRST REAL KISS--</div> <div> I NEED TO KNOW IT ALL!</div> <bR> <div> LOVE'S TRAGIC END, WHEN LOVERS BEND</div> <div> THEIR EARS TO FATAL DOUBT,</div> <div> WHEN LIES ARE TOLD AND EYES TURN COLD</div> <div> LIKE EMBERS DYING OUT,</div> <bR> <div> HOW WHEN ONE LEAVES, THE OTHER GRIEVES,</div> <div> HIS FACE A SICKLY PALL,</div> <div> THE GLORIOUS SIGHT WHEN THEY REUNITE-- </div> <div> I NEED TO KNOW IT ALL!</div> <bR> <div> FOR ALL OF MY LIFE</div> <div> I'VE SUNG OF LOVE'S THRILL</div> <div> WITHOUT FEELING ITS JOY</div> <div> OR KNOWING ITS CHILL.</div> <bR> <div> JOIN ME, REJOICE!</div> <div> I'VE BEEN THE VOICE</div> <div> OF LOVE TOO LONG.</div> <div> I LONG TO BE THE SONG!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Music ©2007 Aaron Alon (ASCAP).  All rights reserved.</div> <div> Lyrics ©2007 Joe Barnes.  All rights reserved.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="about_the_recording"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>About the Recording</U></B></div> <div> This is a studio recording with Angela Mortellaro singing the Nightingale and the composer at the piano.  Read more about the studio recording <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Studio Recording"><U>here</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>About the Photograph</U></B></div> <div> This is a photograph of Aimee Beyers, who played the part of The Nightingale in the original Black Box production.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>