Long Time Ago

On the lake where drooped the willow
Long time ago,
Where the rock threw back the billow*
Brighter than snow.

While to my fond words she listened
Murmuring low.
Tenderly her blue eyes glistened,
Long time ago.

Long Time Ago MP3 files:

High Key Bb: Female Voice / Male Voice / Music Only
Medium Key G: Female Voice / Male Voice / Music Only
Low Key E: Female Voice / Music Only

Sheet Music for LONG TIME AGO:

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Medium Key G: Page 1 / Page 2
Low Key E: Page 1 Page 2

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Pronunciation review:

On the laaaake wheah drooped the WIH -- low
(No winding up from a lower sound to hit the pitch. [See video on scooping] No diphthong on laeeek. No hard R like wherrrrrr. No double L or add too much W at the end like will--lowwah. Make sure to unaccent the last syllable. It is WI-low, and not wi_LOW. Soften the Low, and make the WI a bit louder.[See video on unaccent] )

Long tahm agoooooooooooo (No diphthong on time: like ta-EEEm. Barely any W on end of ago not agowah. Please hold note out.)

Wheah the rock threw back the BIH--low
(No hard R like wherrrrrr, or double L or add too much W like bill-lowwwwah. Make sure to unaccent the last syllable.[See video on unaccent])

Brah-ah-tah than snoooooooooo. (Be careful not to say briEEEteRRR or snowwah. No diphthong or hard R.)

While to maahy fond wahds she LI-sehnd (Be careful not to jump to the L on while, stay on the i sound. No diphthong mieee on my--stay on the ahh sound. No hard R on word like wherrrrrrd. Pronounce the eh in listEned, rather than lis-ined. Make sure to unaccent the last syllable.[See video on unaccent])

Muhmuhring looooooooo, (No hard R on murmur. Be careful not to say lowwah diphthong.)

Tendahly huh blue ahhhes GLI-sehnd (Pronounce the eh in tenderly, rather than tinderly and no hard R. No hard R on her. No diphthong on eyes, NOT ahEEEEEs. Pronounce the eh in glistEned, rather than glis-ined. Make sure to unaccent the last syllable.[See video on unaccent])

Lo-ong ta-ahh mah-ah-goooooooooooo. (No H sound when changing pitches on long such as: La-Hong. No diphthong on time, NOT taEEEm. No H sound when changing pitches on time such as: ti-hahm, or on ago like a-huh-go. Barely any W on end of ago not agowah diphthong. Please hold note out.)

*Definition of Billow
1: wave; especially : a great wave or surge of water.
2: a rolling mass (as of flame or smoke) that resembles a high wave.