Re: Life is but a melancholy flower

> > Well, call me stupid (go ahead, it's okay), but I don't
> > see how the second line of Frere Jacques, which I've always
> > heard as "dormez vous" (which is 3 syllables) bears
> > much resemblance to "melancholy flower", which is
> > either 4 or 5 syllables depending on how you pronounce it.
>
> 6 here!
> Otherwise completely agreed.
> It doesn't even fit Mahler I's homage.
>

The issue of syllables is a red herring. It matters not a whit how many
there are, so long as you can fit the words into the music, which you can.
Can you complete the puzzle?


EDEB.