A campfire song about the (northern hemisphere) constellations that are visible throughout the year. Features an Ancient Greek poem by Sappho.
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Story behind the song
Permission is granted to everyone worldwide to use the lyrics and melody of this song for educational purposes.
(I would love it if someone from the southern hemisphere wrote a version of this song about their skies!)
Lyrics
Springtime is when Leo hunts with Leo Minor close by
The Big Dipper upside down, spilling out into the sky
Virgo relaxing peaceful, contentedly reclining
Hydra underneath them with necks intertwining
Summer brings a triangle: lyre, eagle, and swan
Ophiuchus holds Serpens as Scorpius looks on
Hercules by Draco with fiery breath so hot
Center of our galaxy in the steam from a teapot
Autumn brings the Great Square, a sign to harvest things
Pegasus the flying horse, flapping great wings
In a calm celestial lake lone Fomalhaut swims
And in Cetus, Mira's red light brightens and dims
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Winter brings Aldebaran, Sirius, and Orion
Far enough south you can see Canopus on the horizon
Colder weather brings out the most intense starlight
Shining sparkling dazzlingly all through the long night
Dah-dah-dah-dah....
