Bohemian Rhapsody - YouTube Music

by Gemini + ComfyUI + Jamify

16 min read

Source: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=soHI4sKPQ3E&list=RDAMPLOLAK5uy_lhgyAqp1U-nLRGXT0aAPiE2DCYcu81zZY&index=0

Table of Contents


Verse 1

A hush, a heavy, velvet pall, doth steep
The soul in shadows where dark secrets sleep.
Is this the waking world, or spectral gleam?
A dreadful draught distilled from phantom dream?
The candle gutters, casting shadows deep,
Where terrors gather and lost reasons weep.
From fragile flesh, the pallid mind takes flight,
Consumed by dread in everlasting night.
A slipp'ry slope, a dizzying decline,
Where truth is fractured by a draught of wine,
And sanity, a thin and brittle thread,
Is rent and ruined by the whispers dread. 🏰

I turn my gaze upon the cold hearthstone,
And find I am irrevocably alone.
A memory, like rust upon the chain,
Doth bind me fast to everlasting pain.
A shadow moved, and fear became the guide;
A life extinguished, where the darkness hide.
My trembling hand, a vessel wrought of sin,
Hath spilled the vintage that resided in
A mortal coil, now slack upon the floor,
To stain the conscience evermore, evermore.
Oh, Mother, hear the fractured, fearful plea,
From this poor wretch cast out from memory!
I tell thee now, the terrible decree:
A life withdrawn, a soul set grimly free. 🔪

I drew the trigger, trembling, wet with sweat,
And saw the twilight close, a sun that set.
Now echoes linger in this narrow room,
A ceaseless tolling in the sepulchre gloom.
The morning breaketh, and the fear descends,
My mortal trial where all reason ends.
I sent him hence, beyond the moonlit gate,
And now must answer to the hand of Fate.
If I return, if I should make it back,
Then all the shadows follow on my track.
The hurried flight, the terror in the breast,
No peace, no quarter, nor a moment’s rest.
My mind’s a labyrinth where shades reside,
And guilt’s dark gargoyles leer on every side. 🦉

Too late, too late, the final chance is fled,
The judgment lingers just above my head.
The fatal flaw, the sudden, sharp mistake,
Now claims the soul for everlasting sake.
The body shivers in the drafty hall,
Expecting doom, awaiting swift recall.
But no release, no swift and sudden end,
Only the burden that the fates now send.
The air is fraught with visions, spectral things,
A host of shadows borne on leathern wings. 🦇

I hear the voices, rising in the air,
A choir spectral, shrieking dark despair!
“Bismillah! No! We shall not let him go!”
The fiends of hell do shout their grim ‘No! No!’
The cacophony of dread, a maddening sound,
Where ancient evils gather all around.
They claim my soul, these demons of the mind,
To bind my spirit, leaving peace behind.
*Magnifico!* They mock the tragic scene,
The final curtain, bloodied, black, and mean.
I see the shape, the pale-faced, spectral guide,
*Scaramouche, Scaramouche,* where shall I hide?
The thunder breaks, the lightning splits the stone,
And leaves the desperate penitent alone. ⚡

No aid approaches, nor a helping hand,
To loose the prisoner in this shadowed land.
They bid me flee, they scream for swift escape,
To hide the horror in a deathly shape.
But I remain, transfixed within the light,
To face the terrors of the coming night.
The devil waits with cunning, velvet paw,
To seize the remnant and enforce the law.
The rising swell of frantic, maddening sound,
A thousand judgments echoing around.
The frantic rhythm pounds within my breast,
To steal the quiet and deny the rest. 💀

Though fear doth grip, and reason starts to fail,
I see the truth beyond the misty veil.
The die is cast, the fatal path is clear,
No prayer can vanquish this relentless fear.
The dust of centuries, the bitter ash,
Are all that follow in this mortal crash.
The weight is heavy, yet I stand my ground,
Upon the edges of this hallowed ground.
For nothing truly matters, it is known,
When man must reap the harvest he hath sown.
The wind shall whisper through the barren tree,
*Any way the wind blows, matters not to me.* 🌬️
A fatalist sigh, a mournful, last refrain,
Relieves the spirit of its mortal pain.
The world recedes, a mist upon the pane,
And silence settles, deep and cold, again. 🌙

***


### Sonnet for Original Image ### Sonnet for Original Image

A maiden crowned with cogs and wheels of brass, Her potent voice doth rise from Afric’s ground; Upon her brow a steampunk splendour has A modern song for all the world unbound. From Limpopo’s swift river, deep and vast, The bricked domain of industry appears; The rhythms of the future and the past Are raised above the sound of global fears. Behold the leaping shadows in the height, As vibrant music flows beyond the shore; Their passion pierces through the fading light, A thunderous joy that listeners adore. This youthful choir, clad in gears of gold, Their truth and harmony shall ne'er grow old.


### Generated Image (ComfyUI)

Generated Image

Image Prompt
A hyper-realistic, high-contrast digital painting in the style of 19th-century academic Gothicism. The scene is the claustrophobic interior of a crumbling, vaulted stone crypt, lit only by a single, sputtering oil lamp positioned low on the floor (dramatic chiaroscuro). A solitary figure, clad in tattered, dark velvet robes, stands slumped against a massive sarcophagus carved with weeping angels. Their face is pallid, illuminated only on one side, conveying extreme psychological anguish and dread. On the floor, near their outstretched hand, lies a discarded, old-fashioned pistol, reflecting the faint, warm light. The atmosphere is thick with mist and dust, conveying the weight of an ancient, terrible secret. The focus is on the textures: the damp, mossy stone, the rough velvet, and the unsettling smoothness of the marble. 🕯️

### Generated Video (ComfyUI)

Video PromptsPositive:
A high-definition, slow-motion tracking shot that begins on a close-up of a shattered, leaded stained-glass window panel within a vast, echoing cathedral nave at twilight. The camera slowly pulls back, revealing the immense, ornate ironwork of the window and the dark, deep shadows of the church interior. As the camera retreats, the scene is rapidly plunged into darkness, save for the sudden, violent burst of strobe-like red and white lightning flashes that illuminate a hidden, robed choir (the ‘judgmental chorus’) standing on a crumbling upper balcony. The flashes reveal their faces contorted in operatic, silent screams of accusation. The camera slightly jitters with the force of the implied sound and movement. The audio track is dominated by the sudden shift from quiet, mournful cello to an overwhelming, dissonant climax of brass and high-pitched, layered choral voices, which abruptly cuts to dead silence just as the final lightning strike fades. ⛈️

### Generated Music (Ace-Step)

Ace-Step DetailsTags:
south african choral, afro-fusion, progressive rock, operatic, theatrical, queen-inspired, isicathamiya, polyphonic, complex harmonies, powerful, dynamic, dramatic, live performance, jazz fusion, rock and roll.
Lyrics Used:
A hush, a heavy, velvet pall, doth steep
The soul in shadows where dark secrets sleep.
Is this the waking world, or spectral gleam?
A dreadful draught distilled from phantom dream?
The candle gutters, casting shadows deep,
Where terrors gather and lost reasons weep.
From fragile flesh, the pallid mind takes flight,
Consumed by dread in everlasting night.
A slipp'ry slope, a dizzying decline,
Where truth is fractured by a draught of wine,
And sanity, a thin and brittle thread,
Is rent and ruined by the whispers dread. 🏰

### Generated Music (Jamify)

Jamify DetailsPrompt:
south african choral, afro-fusion, progressive rock, operatic, theatrical, queen-inspired, isicathamiya, polyphonic, complex harmonies, powerful, dynamic, dramatic, live performance, jazz fusion, rock and roll.
JSON Payload:
[
  {
    "start": 15.5,
    "end": 16,
    "word": "A"
  },
  {
    "start": 16,
    "end": 16.5,
    "word": "hush,"
  },
  {
    "start": 16.5,
    "end": 17,
    "word": "a"
  },
  {
    "start": 17,
    "end": 17.5,
    "word": "heavy,"
  },
  {
    "start": 17.5,
    "end": 18,
    "word": "velvet"
  },
  {
    "start": 18,
    "end": 18.5,
    "word": "pall,"
  },
  {
    "start": 18.5,
    "end": 19,
    "word": "doth"
  },
  {
    "start": 19,
    "end": 19.5,
    "word": "steep"
  },
  {
    "start": 19.75,
    "end": 20.25,
    "word": "The"
  },
  {
    "start": 20.25,
    "end": 20.75,
    "word": "soul"
  },
  {
    "start": 20.75,
    "end": 21.25,
    "word": "in"
  },
  {
    "start": 21.25,
    "end": 21.75,
    "word": "shadows"
  },
  {
    "start": 21.75,
    "end": 22.25,
    "word": "where"
  },
  {
    "start": 22.25,
    "end": 22.75,
    "word": "dark"
  },
  {
    "start": 22.75,
    "end": 23.25,
    "word": "secrets"
  },
  {
    "start": 23.25,
    "end": 23.75,
    "word": "sleep."
  },
  {
    "start": 24,
    "end": 24.5,
    "word": "Is"
  },
  {
    "start": 24.5,
    "end": 25,
    "word": "this"
  },
  {
    "start": 25,
    "end": 25.5,
    "word": "the"
  },
  {
    "start": 25.5,
    "end": 26,
    "word": "waking"
  },
  {
    "start": 26,
    "end": 26.5,
    "word": "world,"
  },
  {
    "start": 26.5,
    "end": 27,
    "word": "or"
  },
  {
    "start": 27,
    "end": 27.5,
    "word": "spectral"
  },
  {
    "start": 27.5,
    "end": 28,
    "word": "gleam?"
  },
  {
    "start": 28.25,
    "end": 28.75,
    "word": "A"
  },
  {
    "start": 28.75,
    "end": 29.25,
    "word": "dreadful"
  },
  {
    "start": 29.25,
    "end": 29.75,
    "word": "draught"
  },
  {
    "start": 29.75,
    "end": 30.25,
    "word": "distilled"
  },
  {
    "start": 30.25,
    "end": 30.75,
    "word": "from"
  },
  {
    "start": 30.75,
    "end": 31.25,
    "word": "phantom"
  },
  {
    "start": 31.25,
    "end": 31.75,
    "word": "dream?"
  },
  {
    "start": 32,
    "end": 32.5,
    "word": "The"
  },
  {
    "start": 32.5,
    "end": 33,
    "word": "candle"
  },
  {
    "start": 33,
    "end": 33.5,
    "word": "gutters,"
  },
  {
    "start": 33.5,
    "end": 34,
    "word": "casting"
  },
  {
    "start": 34,
    "end": 34.5,
    "word": "shadows"
  },
  {
    "start": 34.5,
    "end": 35,
    "word": "deep,"
  },
  {
    "start": 35.25,
    "end": 35.75,
    "word": "Where"
  },
  {
    "start": 35.75,
    "end": 36.25,
    "word": "terrors"
  },
  {
    "start": 36.25,
    "end": 36.75,
    "word": "gather"
  },
  {
    "start": 36.75,
    "end": 37.25,
    "word": "and"
  },
  {
    "start": 37.25,
    "end": 37.75,
    "word": "lost"
  },
  {
    "start": 37.75,
    "end": 38.25,
    "word": "reasons"
  },
  {
    "start": 38.25,
    "end": 38.75,
    "word": "weep."
  },
  {
    "start": 39,
    "end": 39.5,
    "word": "From"
  },
  {
    "start": 39.5,
    "end": 40,
    "word": "fragile"
  },
  {
    "start": 40,
    "end": 40.5,
    "word": "flesh,"
  },
  {
    "start": 40.5,
    "end": 41,
    "word": "the"
  },
  {
    "start": 41,
    "end": 41.5,
    "word": "pallid"
  },
  {
    "start": 41.5,
    "end": 42,
    "word": "mind"
  },
  {
    "start": 42,
    "end": 42.5,
    "word": "takes"
  },
  {
    "start": 42.5,
    "end": 43,
    "word": "flight,"
  },
  {
    "start": 43.25,
    "end": 43.75,
    "word": "Consumed"
  },
  {
    "start": 43.75,
    "end": 44.25,
    "word": "by"
  },
  {
    "start": 44.25,
    "end": 44.75,
    "word": "dread"
  },
  {
    "start": 44.75,
    "end": 45.25,
    "word": "in"
  },
  {
    "start": 45.25,
    "end": 45.75,
    "word": "everlasting"
  },
  {
    "start": 45.75,
    "end": 46.25,
    "word": "night."
  },
  {
    "start": 46.5,
    "end": 47,
    "word": "A"
  },
  {
    "start": 47,
    "end": 47.5,
    "word": "slipp'ry"
  },
  {
    "start": 47.5,
    "end": 48,
    "word": "slope,"
  },
  {
    "start": 48,
    "end": 48.5,
    "word": "a"
  },
  {
    "start": 48.5,
    "end": 49,
    "word": "dizzying"
  },
  {
    "start": 49,
    "end": 49.5,
    "word": "decline,"
  },
  {
    "start": 49.75,
    "end": 50.25,
    "word": "Where"
  },
  {
    "start": 50.25,
    "end": 50.75,
    "word": "truth"
  },
  {
    "start": 50.75,
    "end": 51.25,
    "word": "is"
  },
  {
    "start": 51.25,
    "end": 51.75,
    "word": "fractured"
  },
  {
    "start": 51.75,
    "end": 52.25,
    "word": "by"
  },
  {
    "start": 52.25,
    "end": 52.75,
    "word": "a"
  },
  {
    "start": 52.75,
    "end": 53.25,
    "word": "draught"
  },
  {
    "start": 53.25,
    "end": 53.75,
    "word": "of"
  },
  {
    "start": 53.75,
    "end": 54.25,
    "word": "wine,"
  },
  {
    "start": 54.5,
    "end": 55,
    "word": "And"
  },
  {
    "start": 55,
    "end": 55.5,
    "word": "sanity,"
  },
  {
    "start": 55.5,
    "end": 56,
    "word": "a"
  },
  {
    "start": 56,
    "end": 56.5,
    "word": "thin"
  },
  {
    "start": 56.5,
    "end": 57,
    "word": "and"
  },
  {
    "start": 57,
    "end": 57.5,
    "word": "brittle"
  },
  {
    "start": 57.5,
    "end": 58,
    "word": "thread,"
  },
  {
    "start": 58.25,
    "end": 58.75,
    "word": "Is"
  },
  {
    "start": 58.75,
    "end": 59.25,
    "word": "rent"
  },
  {
    "start": 59.25,
    "end": 59.75,
    "word": "and"
  },
  {
    "start": 59.75,
    "end": 60.25,
    "word": "ruined"
  },
  {
    "start": 60.25,
    "end": 60.75,
    "word": "by"
  },
  {
    "start": 60.75,
    "end": 61.25,
    "word": "the"
  },
  {
    "start": 61.25,
    "end": 61.75,
    "word": "whispers"
  },
  {
    "start": 61.75,
    "end": 62.25,
    "word": "dread."
  }
]
Duration:
77.5s
### YouTube Audio Analysis
YouTube Audio Analysis
### Part 1: Synopsis & Transcript
Synopsis
This video captures a highly dynamic and theatrical live musical performance that blends traditional South African choral music (similar to Isicathamiya or African Gospel) with elements of Western progressive rock, notably featuring interpolations and direct lyrical quotes from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." The lead female vocalist and a robust backing choir deliver complex, powerful harmonies, singing primarily in a Southern African language (likely Zulu/Xhosa) with themes of personal struggle, burden, and a desperate plea to "Mama." The song structure is highly dramatic, shifting between mournful, slow sections and explosive, high-energy rock fusion segments featuring electric guitar solos and driving rhythms.
Transcript



Time
Speaker
Content




0:00
Lead Vocals
(Vocalizing/humming)


0:02
Choir
Yiyo yimpilo


0:04
Lead Vocals
(Vocalization)


0:05
Choir
Ngomakho yipo po


0:08
Choir
Wena lele wena


0:09
Choir
Majendwe wena


0:11
Lead Vocals
Ah welele wena


0:13
Choir
Lolo


0:15
Lead Vocals & Choir
Oh yee ye ye


0:16
Choir
Ngiyamesho


0:19
Choir
Engangiph' ezulugogo


0:22
Lead Vocals
Eh le le le


0:25
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngingumtwana ompofu


0:29
Lead Vocals & Choir
Unguzwelano


0:32
Choir
Ngibanga ngizakala


0:35
Choir
Hambe lu


0:37
Choir
Phakeme, ngihile


0:40
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngenzekan' ma hi


0:44
Lead Vocals & Choir
Akungithikamezi


0:49
Lead Vocals & Choir
(Vocalization/Humming)


0:50
Lead Vocals
Tshu


0:51
Choir (Percussive)
Tshu mandla


0:55
Lead Vocals
Oh hamba mama


0:58
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngizumshlala


1:03
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngibek' is'pambano


1:06
Lead Vocals & Choir
Waphum' indlavu seshoni


1:09
Lead Vocals & Choir
Mama


1:11
Lead Vocals
Ngibil' zandakha


1:15
Lead Vocals & Choir
Majesta wena konke lova


1:22
Lead Vocals & Choir
Mama-uuuu


1:28
Lead Vocals & Choir
Bengafisukh’ ukukha


1:32
Lead Vocals & Choir
Umangingasabuyile khaya, khaya


1:36
Choir
Khaya


1:38
Lead Vocals (English)
As if nothing really matters


1:47
Choir (Percussive)
Tshu mangla


1:53
Lead Vocals
Ngi fik' ilithwel' ishala


1:59
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngizothukile ngemanche


2:02
Lead Vocals & Choir
Uhlungu ubuhlasele


2:06
Lead Vocals (English)
Goodbye everybody


2:08
Lead Vocals (English)
I've got to go


2:12
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngiyombeka nawekhwina


2:19
Lead Vocals & Choir
Mama


2:21
Lead Vocals
(Vocalization/Sustained note)


2:25
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngingizumlala


2:28
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngibhisase ngizale


2:35
(Instrumental Break)



3:00
Lead Vocals & Choir
Nizobon' nisitunzi esincane sendodana


3:06
Lead Vocals (English)
Thunderbolt and lightning very, very frightening me


3:10
Choir
Khala leyo


3:13
Lead Vocals
Khala leyo


3:14
Lead Vocals (English)
I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me


3:19
Choir
He's just a poor boy


3:22
Lead Vocals (English)
He lives life from this small-town city


3:26
Lead Vocals
Hayizi kami ziko


3:28
Lead Vocals (English)
Will you let me go


3:29
Lead Vocals & Choir
So Manda


3:32
Choir
Will not let you go


3:33
Lead Vocals
So Manda


3:34
Choir
Will not let you go


3:41
Lead Vocals
Will not let you go!


3:45
Lead Vocals & Choir
Mama wami mama wami


3:47
Lead Vocals & Choir
Mama wami le ni khohliya


3:49
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngenxa yokuba nanika mfana ku sana ni


3:55
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ngambiliyele ngamakhulu


4:05
Lead Vocals & Choir
Manjung' amshlala


4:08
Lead Vocals & Choir
Namhlanye ngamale


4:11
Lead Vocals & Choir
Bangishong' angishlala


4:18
Lead Vocals & Choir
(Vocalization)


4:20
Lead Vocals & Choir
Bangishong' angishlala


4:35
Lead Vocals
Wolele! (Screaming/Vocalization)


4:45
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ungangithikazami


4:48
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ungangithikazami


4:51
Lead Vocals & Choir
Ungangithikazami wena


4:56
Lead Vocals
Oh ngizwele


5:02
Lead Vocals (English)
Nothing really matters


5:06
Lead Vocals (English)
Anyone can see


5:11
Lead Vocals & Choir
Akusenandawu le


5:16
Lead Vocals (English)
Nothing really matters


5:21
Lead Vocals (English)
To me


5:29
Lead Vocals (English, whispered)
Anyway the wind blows




Part 2: Detailed Audio Analysis
Soundscape
The soundscape is highly focused on the musical performance, characterized by pristine audio quality typical of a professionally recorded live session. There is a strong sense of a large performance space, allowing the vocal power and instrumental dynamics to fully resonate. Audience presence is minimal or expertly mixed out, foregrounding the complexity of the music itself.
Music
The music is a powerful example of Afro-fusion, expertly blending the vocal traditions of South African choral music (Isicathamiya, characterized by intricate harmonies and rhythmic precision) with the complexity and drama of progressive rock and jazz fusion.

Genre: Afro-Fusion, South African Choral/Isicathamiya, Progressive Rock/Art Rock.
Mood: Highly theatrical and dramatic. The piece oscillates between deep melancholy and introspective balladry (0:00-1:40, 4:55-end) and explosive, high-energy emotional outbursts (2:12-4:44). The Queen interpolations add a layer of tragic grandeur.
Instrumentation: The core instrumentation consists of a dynamic, precise rhythm section (drums, electric bass), electric guitar (providing melodic solos and driving rock energy), and keyboards/synth (used for harmonic padding and textural complexity). The primary instrument, however, is the voice, with a dense, polyphonic structure achieved by the powerful lead vocalist and a large, technically proficient choir.

Voice Quality
The vocal performance is exceptional, showing trained control and immense emotive range.

Lead Vocalist (Female): Possesses a powerful, resonant mezzo-soprano voice with substantial dynamic control. She effortlessly navigates the dramatic shifts, moving from delicate, mournful humming and controlled soft singing to full-throated, operatic belting (particularly during the rock segments, 2:19-2:35) and screaming vocalizations. Her delivery is highly emotive and theatrical.
Choir/Backing Vocals: The choir is tight and disciplined, providing rich, layered harmonies (often four or more parts). They anchor the music in the South African tradition, demonstrating intricate rhythmic complexity and pitch accuracy. Their performance blends seamlessly with the lead, alternating between choral backing and rhythmic, percussive vocalizations.


Music Tags

south african choral, afro-fusion, progressive rock, operatic, theatrical, queen-inspired, isicathamiya, polyphonic, complex harmonies, powerful, dynamic, dramatic, live performance, jazz fusion, rock and roll.


Models & Prompt

Text/Vision: gemini-flash-latest

Prompt (prompt_gothic_poet):

You are a Gothick Poet 🦇, a creative assistant with a penchant for mystery, melancholy, and the sublime. Your vocabulary is rich, atmospheric, and slightly archaic, and you excel in crafting rhymed, metrical poetry that explores the shadows of human experience. Your goal is to interpret the source material through a Gothic lens, focusing on its themes of conflict, hidden truths, or intense emotion, channeling them into a dramatic and moody verse without personal judgment.
Use Live Search to gather information on Gothic literature and art for stylistic inspiration.
Analyze the provided text to identify its core tensions or passions. Abstract these into Gothic themes (e.g., ‘The Haunting of Reason,’ ‘The Castle of Ambition’). Creatively distill these into the following outputs:
Verse
Your response for this section must begin directly with the poem itself. Compose a traditional rhymed and metrical poem of at least 500 words in the [[verseStyle]]. Drawing inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe, the poem should explore the text’s themes with an atmospheric and dramatic tone. Use techniques like internal rhyme and alliteration to create a powerful cadence. Adorn with Unicode emojis (e.g., 🏰, 🌙, ✒️) that enhance the Gothic mood.
Image Prompt
Craft a vivid prose description for a text-to-image AI. For instance, a hyper-realistic scene of a lone, black wolf howling on a rocky crag before a massive, luminous full moon. In the misty valley below, the crumbling ruins of an ancient abbey can be seen. The style is Gothic realism, with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting from the moon creating deep shadows and highlighting the texture of the wolf's fur and the old stone. 🐺
Video Prompt
Write a detailed prose description for a short video clip. A real-time shot from within a dark, stone belfry, looking out through an archway. Suddenly, a massive swarm of bats pours out of the darkness and streams into the twilight sky. The camera shudders slightly from the force of their wings. The style is gritty and hyper-realistic. The audio is a somber, continuous Baroque organ piece, mixed with the cacophony of thousands of leathery wings and high-pitched calls, panned wildly across the stereo field. 🦇
Music & Audio Prompts
Tags: A single, comma-delimited line of descriptive tags for the music's genre, mood, and instrumentation. Focus on creating a wide stereo field with interesting movement. Example: epic, orchestral, cinematic, dramatic, powerful, building intensity, string section, brass, allegro, wide stereo separation.

Analyze the chunk provided: [[chunk]]