Trekking across Staurn, Vadasz sings:
"Trois jeunes tambours, s'en revenaient de guerre..." (see here);
"Rimini" (see here);
"Marching through Georgia" (see here);
"The British Grenadiers" (see here);
Syrtis and Cydonia are places on Mars. This is a future song. I also saw a reference to Cydonia as the poetic name for somewhere but now can't find it.
Because he sings marching songs:
"They reached the woods sooner, in better shape, than expected." (p. 111)
Kaor, Paul!
ReplyDeleteSimilar things have happened at sea, such as how rowers pulling their oars to a steady consistent beat set by a drum was far more efficient than going all out.
Ad astra! Sean
Marching songs pace you; they also distract you from your physical sensations in an odd way, I found. You were conscious but not quite -there-, if you know what I mean.
ReplyDelete(Did a fair bit of marching in the Canadian militia.)
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
ReplyDeleteYou gave us some examples of fictional marching songs in THE GENERAL books.
Ad astra! Sean