Story Behind The Song
In Russia, which I was fortunate to visit in the 1980s, workers seemed to be honored. In this piece I imagined the worker bees doing their job day in day out. I also imagined an ancient tribe of hardworking people who tended their sacred bees while singing to them as they honored their mutual work. I invented the "bee language" to reflect this. Musically the piece is composed of one-chord vamps with small cued sections separating them. This allowing the musicians a bit of a breather where they don't have to read so much and can just play.
| Song Length |
4:37 |
Genre |
Jazz - Fusion, Jazz - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Delighted |
Subject |
Insects |
| Similar Artists |
Spyro Gyra, The Yellowjackets |
Language |
Other |
Lyrics
Worker Bees (invented ancient bee keeper language)
?Hey Lana whaat tu dey - Hey Leemah kha nue whey - Kho eigh de may - Kho eigh de la nu whey - Hey lan was su latt mu neigh?
Day yan nu wheigh - Kho eigh dee may