This song was written for Al Reynolds at Finncon 2009.
Space Opera
Lyrics: Liisa Rantalaiho
Tune: La donna é mobile (Verdi, Rigoletto)
Deep the eternal night,
huge space ships turning,
moving faster than light,
bright novas burning.
Planets mysterious,
lost populations,
heroines dangerous,
far out space stations.
Galactic struggles,
ancient inventions,
epic dimensions:
Space Opera!
Space Opera!
It’s Space Opera!