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I STILL REMEMBER THAT TIME
FIRST TIME OUR SIGHTS AND SOULS ALIGNED
YOU WERE ALL TREMBLING AND I ONLY WANTED TO
GET IN YOUR LOVELY ARMS.
IT’S STILL SO FRESH IN MY MIND
THE MEMORY OF THAT FIRST TIME WHEN WE KISSED,
MY HEART WAS HAMMERING LIKE BEATING WINGS,
EVERY FEELING OF LOVE CAME TO ME.
IS IT A SMILE?
IS IT A TEAR OF HAPPINESS
THAT COMES NOW OUT OF MY SOUL?
IS IT A FIRE?
IS IT A STORM OF FEELINGS BURSTING INSIDE MY HEART?
IT’S SO AMAZING, SO ASTOUNDING LOVE!
CODA:
EVERYTHING WAS TRANSFORMED
AND ENCHANTED
EVERYTHING MADE SENSE!
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Folkloric Moods
06:45
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YOU MIGHT FEEL IT’S HARD TO TRUST EACH OTHER
YOU MIGHT WISH THAT NO ONE WOULD BETRAY
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT NONE OF US SHOULD SUFFER
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO STOP ALL BAD TODAY
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO FIGHT ALONE THIS LIFE IN SORROW,
NOT EVEN IF THEY SAY THAT THERE’S NOTHING ELSE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY TO HELP THE OTHER
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SAY
I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE SHOULD TRUST EACH OTHER
I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE SHOULDN’T BETRAY
I HAVE LEARNED THAT NONE OF US SHOULD SUFFER
LOVE CANNOT BE IF THERE IS NO TRUST.
POWERFUL THING THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT MIGHT BRING
IT CAN STING YOUR HEART AND TEAR APART YOUR SOUL
SOMETIMES IT MIGHT LOOK IT’S AN ILLUSION
BUT IT’S SOMETHING ONE CANNOT DENY
TRUST COMES FROM INSIDE
NOT THE BAD OUTSIDE
TRUST MEANS TO LUST
AND LUST IS A MUST.
I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE SHOULD TRUST EACH OTHER
I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE SHOULDN’T BETRAY
I HAVE LEARNED THAT NONE OF US SHOULD SUFFER
LOVE CANNOT BE IF THERE IS NO TRUST.
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO FIGHT ALONE THIS LIFE IN SORROW,
NOT EVEN IF THEY SAY THAT THERE’S NOTHING ELSE.
SOMETIMES IT MIGHT LOOK IT’S AN ILLUSION
BUT IT’S SOMETHING ONE CANNOT DENY
WE SHOULD WANT TO TRY TO HELP THE OTHER
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SAY
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I Do Not
05:56
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SIX HOURS A DAY I LAY ME DOWN
WITHIN THIS TUB BUT I CANNOT DROWN
THE ICE CAP AT MY RIGID NECK
HAS SERVED TO KEEP ME WITH THE QUICK.
THIS WATER HEATED LIKE MY BLOOD
REFITS ME FOR THE TRUE AND GOOD
WITHIN THIS PRIMAL ELEMENT
THE FLESH IS WILLING TO REPENT.
INSTANTLY MY SENSES, ALL OF THEM GO NUMB
SLOWLY ALL MY SMILES WILL BECOME LIKE FROWNS
I JUST FEEL THAT I HAVE LOST MY FREEDOM
THERE IS NO MORE, NO MORE
WILL THEY EVER STOP, WILL THEY EVER CEASE
WILL THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS PAIN REAL' MEANS
TELL ME WILL IT END, WILL IT EVER FADE AWAY, AWAY?
I DO NOT LAUGH, I DO NOT CRY
WITHIN THIS TUB I AM SWEATING OUT THE WILL TO LOVE.
I DO NOT STAY, I DO NOT WAIT,
THE TIME WILL SAY IF I'LL BE ALL SO ALONE,
IF I'LL BE ALL ON MY OWN,
I'LL BE ALL BY MYSELF AGAIN.
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On A Winter Night
08:47
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Evening in Romania
06:59
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IN THE MOONLIGHT DANCE FOR FREE-DOM
OF YOUR SOUL AND OF YOUR OWN WORLD
DANCE FOR GOOD UNTIL THE NIGHT IS DONE.
CLOSE YOUR EYES NOW FEEL THE RHY-THM
OF YOUR LIFE AND OF YOUR OWN WORLD
NEVER WORRY ABOUT THE PAST.
FEEL YOUR BREATH RISE FEEL YOUR BREATH FALL,
ALL FEELS SO STRONG
FREE YOUR BODY FROM YOUR MIND
FREE YOUR SOUL FROM ALL THE HARM
WRAP YOUR HEART WITH MU-SIC,
WASH AWAY THE DUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE
IN THE MOONLIGHT DANCE FOR FREE-DOM
OF YOUR SOUL AND OF YOUR OWN WORLD
DANCE FOR GOOD UNTIL THE NIGHT IS DONE.
HEAR! THE WIND IS WHISPERING
LOOK! THE MOON WILL DANCE AND SING
STARS WILL LIS-TEN TO YOUR DREAMS
LOVE FROM ANGELS YOU WILL FEEL
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Swan
09:10
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NOW MY HEART IS SORE, FIRST TIME ON THIS SHORE
AND MY SOUL HAS BEEN TRAPPED WITH THE VIEW
OF THAT WONDERFUL SCENE, OF THAT MARVELOUS LOOK
AND I FELT RHYTHMS OF WINGS, GENTLY FLOWING
TO THE BEAT, OF THE WIND
CAN YOU TAKE MY HAND, TRY TO FIND MYSELF
TRY TO WAKE FROM THE SPELL OF THE SWAN
IT CONTROLS ALL MY THOUGHTS, IT TOOK OVER MY HEART
I CAN NOT FREE MY MIND
OF THAT BEAUTIFUL SOUND OF ITS SONG
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SWAN
THAT FLEW OVER THE MOON AND SUN
TOUCHED MY HEART AND MAKE ME SWOON,
DON'T KNOW THE REASON WHY.
AND WHEN THE SWAN SLIDES ON THE FROZEN LAKE
SHE GENTLY PARTS THE WATER'S FACE
LEAVES SOFT WHITE LEAF ON HER WAY
MUST COME FROM OUTER SPACE.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SWAN
THAT FLEW OVER THE MOON AND SUN
TOUCHED MY HEART AND MAKE ME FLY,
A WONDER OF THIS LIFE!
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Gentis
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Symmetry
05:52
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THINK!
COULD THERE BE DARK WITHOUT LIGHT?
COULD THERE BE SAD WITHOUT GLAD?
COULD THERE BE NEAR WITHOUT FAR?
IT’S ALL A SYMMETRY!
COULD THERE BE DAY WITHOUT NIGHT?
COULD THERE BE END WITHOUT START?
COULD THERE BE FIRST WITHOUT LAST?
IT’S ALL A SYMMETRY!
COULD THERE BE LOVE WITHOUT HATE?
COULD THERE BE MAD WITHOUT SANE?
COULD HE EXIST WITHOUT HER?
IT’S ALL A SYMME-, ALL A SYMMETRY!
OLD, YOUNG OR LOOSE, TIGHT, YES
EACH THING HAS TWO SHADOWS.
ONE MAKES YOU GLAD AND THEN
ONE MAKES YOU FEEL SORROW, SO
THINK HOW AMAZING THE WORLD
HOW YOU ARE PART OF THIS WONDERFUL THING
ALL IN BALANCE.
THINK, EVERYTHING HAS A PAIR
YOU’RE NOT ALONE, THERE IS SOMEONE FOR YOU
ONLY BE AWARE!
WHEN YOU START TO SEE IT AROUND
IT WILL GET YOUR MIND OFF THE GROUND
IT WILL MAKE YOU OUT OF CONTROL
IT WILL DOMINATE YOUR SOUL, SO
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Elena Mindru Helsinki, Finland
A Montreux Jazz Voice Competition awardee, Elena Mindru has performed in many countries around the globe, including venues in the US (New York), Germany, France, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Finland or Romania, as a jazz vocal soloist with the European Jazz Orchestra, the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra among many others. ... more
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