Comments on: Help me find lyrics of Knee Play 4 from ?Einstein on the Beach? by Philip Glass

Question: Help me find lyrics of Knee Play 4 from "Einstein on the Beach" by Philip Glass

nfg — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:41:22 -0800

What words are the chorus singing beginning here in Knee Play 4 of Philip Glass's "Einstein on the Beach"? Alas much googling has failed me.

By: Gorgik

Gorgik — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:38:56 -0800

I think it's "Fa Sol La Mi", if I recall correctly.

I'll see if I can find my copy, I think the original booklet contained the lyrics...

By: jph

jph — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:03:38 -0800

Do Re Mi Fa Sol, actually.

By: jph

jph — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:06:02 -0800

Oh, it didn't start at the right place for me, sorry. The link was wonky and it restarted from the beginning, which is Do Re Mi Fa Sol. Fa Sol La Mi, indeed.

By: juiceanddoom

juiceanddoom — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:16:25 -0800

Why are you both adding the "l" to "So"? I've always seen (and heard, thanks to The Sound of Music) Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Is it a dialect thing?

By: judith

judith — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:25:12 -0800

juiceanddoom: more than you ever wanted to know about solfège.

By: Gorgik

Gorgik — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:38:16 -0800

Indeed, I just looked at the Wikipedia article. I had left the "l" off when I first wrote the answer...

By: juiceanddoom

juiceanddoom — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:54:14 -0800

Hmm - ok, but now "sol, a needle pulling thread" doesn't really work does it?

As an even more asidey but perhaps interesting aside, I first encountered this Philip Glass fellow through djbc's rendition of Einstein on the Beach which mashes it with the Beastie Boys.

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