Alfreda Benge is an artist and collaborator with Robert Wyatt. She is also his wife and more - especially as he has been confined to a wheelchair since the 1970's. She's often referred to as Alfie... and Alife is an anagram of it with also the obvious meaning of "A life".
This is one of Wyatt's songs which - at least in part - refers to his wife.
It's also a companion song to Alifib (which includes Alfie's response to Alife).
Regards the gibberish language.... does anything have to make sense, anyway?
Alfreda Benge is an artist and collaborator with Robert Wyatt. She is also his wife and more - especially as he has been confined to a wheelchair since the 1970's. She's often referred to as Alfie... and Alife is an anagram of it with also the obvious meaning of "A life".
This is one of Wyatt's songs which - at least in part - refers to his wife.
It's also a companion song to Alifib (which includes Alfie's response to Alife).
Regards the gibberish language.... does anything have to make sense, anyway?
No, it does not.