ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Except where noted, the following is from The Ohio State University Marching Band web site:
With lyrics written in 1902 by OSU freshman Fred Cornell, Carmen Ohio stands as Ohio State's oldest school song still in use. And as its alma mater, no other song expresses better all the reasons that people love Ohio State; the friends you make here, the good times you have, the pride you feel, whether you're an Ohio State student or just a fan. Set to the Christian melody, Spanish Hymn, aka Spanish Chant, the sounds of Carmen Ohio bring a tear to the eye and a lump in the throat. There is also a story behind this song. In 1902, Ohio State played Michigan in Ann Arbor and lost the game 86-0. Fred Cornell, who attended the game, was a member of the Ohio State University Glee Club and a four letter athlete. On the train ride home he began to compose a song for Ohio State, by writing phrases on the back of an envelope. Inspired by the loss and hearing the Wolverine crowd sing The Yellow and Blue, Cornell proceeded to pen the hymn. Carmen Ohio was first performed by The Ohio State University Glee Club soon thereafter, in 1903. Carmen Ohio gained in popularity after it was first published in The Lantern on October 10, 1906 and appearing in the Ohio State-Michigan game program on October 20, 1906. The word "Carmen" means "song or poem", in Latin and Spanish, and hence the translated title of the alma mater means Song of Ohio or Ohio's Song.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eW2ZBU9UHI"]YouTube - Cie Grant sings Carmen Ohio[/ame]
Cie knows the words, do you?
The song has basically 9 lines. Greenies to the first nine (different) people to sing (actually post) the lines (in order) of the first verse.
Carmen Ohio starts out with the chimes......and the first line is.......
With lyrics written in 1902 by OSU freshman Fred Cornell, Carmen Ohio stands as Ohio State's oldest school song still in use. And as its alma mater, no other song expresses better all the reasons that people love Ohio State; the friends you make here, the good times you have, the pride you feel, whether you're an Ohio State student or just a fan. Set to the Christian melody, Spanish Hymn, aka Spanish Chant, the sounds of Carmen Ohio bring a tear to the eye and a lump in the throat. There is also a story behind this song. In 1902, Ohio State played Michigan in Ann Arbor and lost the game 86-0. Fred Cornell, who attended the game, was a member of the Ohio State University Glee Club and a four letter athlete. On the train ride home he began to compose a song for Ohio State, by writing phrases on the back of an envelope. Inspired by the loss and hearing the Wolverine crowd sing The Yellow and Blue, Cornell proceeded to pen the hymn. Carmen Ohio was first performed by The Ohio State University Glee Club soon thereafter, in 1903. Carmen Ohio gained in popularity after it was first published in The Lantern on October 10, 1906 and appearing in the Ohio State-Michigan game program on October 20, 1906. The word "Carmen" means "song or poem", in Latin and Spanish, and hence the translated title of the alma mater means Song of Ohio or Ohio's Song.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eW2ZBU9UHI"]YouTube - Cie Grant sings Carmen Ohio[/ame]
Cie knows the words, do you?
The song has basically 9 lines. Greenies to the first nine (different) people to sing (actually post) the lines (in order) of the first verse.
Carmen Ohio starts out with the chimes......and the first line is.......
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