Quick overview of some of the prominent men of the Renaissance. Upscale of original video from 2010.
(original remake of the instrumental)
LYRICS
There was a time
Long Time ago
In the cities of Italy
Rich middle class
Patrons of arts
Like the famed Medici
The Renaissance
Is a French word for “rebirth”
The Renaissance
They understood human worth!
Leonardo
Last name- da Vinci
He was really the guy
The Last Supper, The Mona Lisa
Building wings to fly
Renaissance man
He can do most everything
Renaissance man
Paint, sculpt, design, and sing!
Then there was Dante
He wrote in Tuscan
The Divine Comedy
Talking of life in Heaven and Hell
And dreaded Purgatory!
Renaissance man
He can do most everything
Renaissance man,
A truly great Florentine!
Michelangelo was intense
Liked to work with his hands
Making the marble come to life
The Pope was one of his fans
Renaissance man
Painting ceilings upside down
Renaissance man
David’s the pride of the town
Sir Thomas More
He was all for girls learning to read
Dreamed of a perfect society
Full of equality
Renaissance man
Working for Henry VIII
Writing Utopia
A perfect, ideal place
Shakespeare’s plays
Told of the days of Romans and Danish kings
Hamlet and MacBeth
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Renaissance man
The Bard of the London scene
Renaissance man
A favorite of the Queen!
Albrect Durer, Miguel Cervantes
And Copernicus
Castiglione, Brueghel, Erasmus
And Vesalius
Renaissance men
The great thinkers of their time!
Renaissance men
And that’s the end of this rhyme!
