Hiram Bingham

Responses

1. 

   Philip Dodd 3 May, 2023

   Firstly I liked the name Hiram Bingham, for its sound, its alliteration. His name led me to his history, and so to the writing of my song. Being an academic who became an explorer, some think he was the inspiration for the fictional character, Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lost City of the Incas by Hiram Bingham tells of his discovery of the Inca city, Machu Picchu.
   Hiram Bingham
   Hiram Bingham was a scholar
   who wanted to explore
   worlds outside his study window,
   beyond his college door.
   Once he heard of Vilcabamba,
   was somewhere in Peru,
   so he set off for the Andes,
   maybe the myth was true.
   The lost city of the Incas
   was what he sought to find.
   His guide was Melchor Arteaga,
   so his steps were not blind.
   From the river Apurimac,
   he crossed the jungle line,
   to the air paths of the condor,
   cut through bamboo and vine.
   On the slopes stood ancient stone work,
   half hid by moss and fern,
   walls of Inca Manco’s mansions,
   his heart began to burn.
   Happily Hiram Bingham
   found more than was his dream.
   The remains of Vilcabamba
   was silver in the stream.
   Happily Hiram Bingham
   searched for Inca Manco’s mansions.
   Happily Hiram Bingham
   searched for Inca Manco’s mansions.

2. 

   Ian Ball 4 May, 2023

   Hard to get some of those words in, a good effort.

3. 

   Philip Dodd 4 May, 2023

   Thank you very much for listening to my song and for your positive response.

4. 

   Ann Radcliffe 9 May, 2023

   You did a really good job with the lyrics but for me it is a little too slow. Would you consider a faster version?

5. 

   Philip Dodd 10 May, 2023

   Thank you very much for listening to my song. I am pleased that you think I did a good job with the lyrics. Other versions I have done of my song have been slower and longer, so I think I will leave it as it is.

6. 

   Charlotte Seawell 16 May, 2023

   Love the story.🙂. You can hear the careful research you did with the lyric.

7. 

   Philip Dodd 16 May, 2023

   Thank you very much for listening to my song. I am glad you like its words, the tale it tells.

8. 

   Catherine Harney 17 May, 2023

   A very well researched song. Definitely a story worthy of telling too.

9. 

   Philip Dodd 17 May, 2023

   Thank you very much for listening to my song. I am glad you think the tale of Hiram Bingham’s expedition to the Andes in search of the Inca city was worth telling.

10. 

    Martin Hall-Kenny 17 May, 2023

    Good story telling. 🙂

11. 

    Philip Dodd 17 May, 2023

    Thank you very much for listening to my song and for your positive comment.