Say The Word (Rondelet)

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Just say the word

I ache to hear you sing to me

Just say the word

That will free my soul like a bird

Your voice will guide my heart to see

Each beat a prayer, answer my plea

Just say the word.

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(The Rondelet) is a French form consisting of a single (septet) with two rhymes and (one refrain): (AbAabbA)

The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The refrain is written in (tetra-syllabic) or (dimeter) and the other lines are twice as long - (octasyllabic) or (tetrameter).

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