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Jardin d'Hiver
03:14
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JARDIN D'HIVER
Je voudrais du soleil vert
Des dentelles et des théières
Des photos de bord de mer
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Je voudrais de la lumière
Comme en Nouvelle-Angleterre
Je veux changer d'atmosphère
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Ma robe à fleurs sous la pluie de novembre
Tes mains qui courent, je n'en peux plus de t'attendre
Les années passent, qu'il est loin l'âge tendre
Nul ne peut nous entendre
Je voudrais du Fred Astaire
Revoir un Latécoère
Je voudrais toujours te plaire
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Je veux déjeuner par terre
Comme au long des golfes clairs
T'embrasser les yeux ouverts
Dans mon jardin d'hiver
Ma robe à fleurs sous la pluie de novembre
Tes mains qui courent, je n'en peux plus de t'attendre
Les années passent, qu'il est loin l'âge tendre
Nul ne peut nous entendre
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Dindi
04:45
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DINDI
Sky, so vast is the sky,
with far away clouds just wandering by.
Where do they go?
Oh, I don't know, I don't know.
Wind that speaks to the leaves,
telling stories that no one believes,
stories of love belong to you
and to me ~
Oh Dindi, if I only had words I would say
all the beautiful things that I see
when you're with me, oh my Dindi
Oh Dindi, like the song of the wind in the trees,
that's how my heart is singing, Dindi
happy Dindi, when you're with me
I love you more each day, yes I do, yes I do,
I'd let you go away if you take me with you
Don't you know, Dindi, I'd be running and searching for you
like a river that can't find the sea
That would be me
without you my Dindi
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Waters of March
04:41
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WATERS OF MARCH
A stick a stone
it's the end of the road
the rest of the stump
a little alone
A sliver of glass
it is life, it’s the sun
it is night, it is death
it's a trap, it's a gun
The oak when it blooms
a fox in the brush
the knot in the wood
the song of the thrush
The wood of the wind,
a cliff, a fall
a scratch, a lump
it is nothing - at all
It’s the wind blowing free
it’s the end of a slope
it’s a beam, it's a void
it's a hunch, it's a hope
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March
it's the end of the strain
it's the joy in your heart
The foot, the ground
the flesh and the bone
the beat of the road
a slingshot stone
A fish, a flash
a silvery glow
a fight, a bet
the range of the bow
The bed of the well
the end of the line
the dismay in the face
it's a loss, it's a find
A spear, a spike
a point, a nail
a drip, a drop
the end of the tale
A truckload of bricks
in the soft morning light
the shot of a gun
in the dead of the night
A mile, a must
a thrust, a bump
It’s a girl, it's a rhyme
it's the cold, it's the mumps
The plan of the house
the body in bed
and the car that got stuck
it's the mud, it's the mud
A float, a drift
a flight, a wing
a hawk, a quail
the promise of spring
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March
it’s the promise of life
it's the joy in your heart
A snake, a stick
it is John, it is Joe
it's a thorn in your hand
and a cut on your toe
A point, a grain
a bee, a bite
a blink, a buzzard
the sudden stroke of night
A pin, a needle
a sting, a pain
a snail, a riddle
a weep, a stain
A pass in the mountains
A horse and a mule
in the distance the shelves
rode three shadows of blue
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of March
it’s the promise of life
in your heart, in your heart
A stick, a stone
the end of the load
the rest of the stump
a lonesome road
A sliver of glass
a life and the sun
a knife, a death
the end of the run
And the riverbank talks
of the waters of march
it's the end of all strain
it's the joy in your heart
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Dansez Maintenant
03:11
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DANSEZ MAINTENANT
Dansez maintenant
Tout l'été les pieds nus dans le sable
Dansez maintenant
Et jetez vos ennuis dans les vagues
Qui dansent, balancent, au gré du vent sale
Dansez maintenant
Tout l'été aimez-vous sur le sable
Dansez maintenant
Tout l'été vous serez des cigales
Qui dansent, balancent, au gré du vent léger
Quand l'hiver sera venu vous
prendre au dépourvu
Vous danserez main dans la main
En attendant l'été prochain
Dansez maintenant
Tout l'été aimez-vous sur le sable
Dansez maintenant
Tout l'été vous serez des cigales
Qui dansent, balancent, au gré du vent léger
Quand l'hiver sera venu vous
prendre au dépourvu
Vous danserez main dans la main
En attendant l'été prochain
Dansez maintenant
Tout l'été les pieds nus dans le sable
Dansez maintenant
Et jetez vos ennuis dans les vagues
Qui dansent, balancent, au gré du vent salé
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One Note Samba
03:23
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ONE NOTE SAMBA
This is just a little samba, built upon a single note
Other notes are bound to follow but the root is still that note
Now this new one is the consequence
of the one we've just been through
as I'm bound to be the unavoidable consequence of you
There’s so many people who can talk and talk and talk
and just say nothing, or nearly nothing
I have used up all the scale I know and at the end I've come to nothing, or nearly no-thing
So I come back to my first note, as I must come back to you
I will pour into that one note all the love I feel for you
Anyone who wants the whole show, Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
He will find himself with no show,
better play the note you know!
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Aganjú
04:25
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AGANJÚ
Te esperei na lua crescer
Ví cadeira boa sentei
Espirrei na tua gripei
Por ficar ao léo resfriei
Você me agradou me acertou
Me miseravou, me aqueceu
Me rasgou a roupa e valeu
E jurou conversas de deus
Aganjú
Aganjú
Aganjú
Quem sabe a labuta quitar
Sabe o trabalho que dá
Batalhar o pão e trazer
Para a casa o sobreviver
Encontrei na rua a questão
Cem por cento a falta de chão
Vou rezar prá nunca perder
Essa estrutura que é você
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Tell Me All About It
04:06
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TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT
Love – when we touch I shiver
Just body language can you blame it
My love's like a raging river
And I think you're the one to tame it
You, you're the quiet, shy type
You always whisper never shout it
Ooh – Baby, you are my type
Why don't you tell me all about it
I got ways to make you
Make you tell me all about it
That's what I'm gonna do
Till you tell me all about it
Making love till you too
Till you tell me all about it
Me, I'm a lousy loner
Just call my number come be near me
Me, I'm a soulful moaner
Stay chez moi so you can hear me
You, be, me - you're the quiet shy type
You always whisper never shout it
Ooh-ohoh, Baby, you are my type
Why don't you tell me all about it
I’ve got ways to make you…
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Come Closer
05:03
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COME CLOSER
Many nights, when the candles
have burned down low
and my dreams start to mingle
with the cushions and flow
to a longing for you – to hold me close
Is there no other destination
just this - tied up desperation
this longing for you – to hold me close
So close, so close, so close, so come closer
So close, so close, so close, so come closer
So close, so close, so close, come closer to me now
Days have passed of being here on my own
of hearing my own paces, while I endlessly roam
flicking through images imprinted in my mind
gazing into the blue – with this picture of you
gazing into the blue – with this picture of you
So close, so close, so close, so come closer
So close, so close, so close, so come closer
So close, so close, so close, come closer to me now
Is there no cure to this pain
that you may never again – come closer
just this - tied up desperation
just this – longing, longing destination
this longing for you – to come closer to me now
Come closer, come closer to me now …..
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Hoy
03:33
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HOY
Tengo marcado en el pecho,
todos los días que el tiempo
no me dejó estar aquí.
Tengo una fe que madura,
que va conmigo y me cura
desde que te conocí.
Tengo una huella perdida
entre tu sombra y la mía,
que no me deja mentir.
Soy una moneda en la fuente;
tú mi deseo pendiente
mis ganas de revivir.
Tengo una mañana constante
y una acuarela esperando
verte pintado de azul.
Tengo tu amor y tu suerte
y un caminito empinado.
Tengo el mar del otro lado:
tú eres mi norte y mi sur
Hoy voy a verte de nuevo
voy a envolverme en tu ropa,
susúrrame en tu silencio
cuando me veas llegar.
oy voy a verte de nuevo,
voy a alegrar tu tristeza:
vamos a hacer una fiesta
pa' que este amor crezca más
Tengo una frase colgada,
entre mi boca y mi almohada,
que me desnuda ante ti.
Tengo una playa y un pueblo
que me acompañan de noche
cuando no estas junto a mí.
Tengo una mañana constante
y una acuarela esperando
verte pintado de azul.
Tengo tu amor y tu suerte
y un caminito empinado.
Tengo el mar del otro lado:
tú eres mi norte y mi sur
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La Puerta
04:12
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LA PUERTA
La puerta se cerró detrás de ti
Y nunca más volviste a aparecer
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión,
Que había en mi corazón por ti
La puerta se cerró detrás de ti
Y así detrás de ti se fue mi amor
Creyendo que podría convencer
a tu alma de mi padecer
Pero es que no supiste soportar
Las penas que nos dio
La misma adversidad, así como también
Nos dio felicidad, nos vino a castigar con el dolor
La puerta se cerró detrás de ti
Y nunca más volviste a aparecer
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión,
Que había en mi corazón por ti
Pero es que no supiste soportar
Las penas que nos dio
La misma adversidad, así como también
Nos dio felicidad, nos vino a castigar con el dolor
La puerta - se cerró detrás de ti
Y nunca más volviste a aparecer
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión Que había en mi corazón por ti
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión Que había en mi corazón por ti
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Corcovado
04:20
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CORCOVADO
Quiet nights of quiet stars,
quiet chords from his guitar
floating on the silence that surrounds us
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams,
quiet walks by quiet streams
And the window that looks out on Corcovado,
Oh, how lovely!
This is where I want to be,
here with you so close to me,
until the final flicker of life's ember
I who was lost and lonely,
believing life was only
A bitter tragic joke, have found with you
the meaning of existence, oh my love
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Sway
03:56
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SWAY / QUIEN SERA
When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze
Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me
Stay with me, sway with me
Other dancers may be on the floor
Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have that magic technique
When we sway I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins
Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how
Sway me smooth, sway me now
Quien será la que me quiera a mi?
Quien será, quien será?
Quien será la que me dé su amor?
Quien será, quien será?
Yo no sé si la podré encontrar
Yo no sé, yo sé
Yo no sé si volveré a querer
Yo no sé, yo no sé
He querido volver a vivir
La pasión y el calor de otro amor
De otro amor que me hiciera sentir
Que me hiciera feliz como ayer lo fui
Ay quien será la que me quiera a mi?
Quien será, quien será?
Quien será la que me dé su amor?
Quien será, quien será?
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Pour te Plaire
03:43
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POUR TE PLAIRE
Je te donne seulement l'amour pour la vie entière,
La promesse de me trouver à tes genoux,
Aussitôt que tu m'appelles,
Rester toujours fidèle,
C'est tout. C'est tout.
Je te donne tous mes printemps, mes étés de mer,
mes automnes quand les feuilles tombent partout.
Si ce n'est pas une bonne affaire,
Je te donne tous mes hivers,
C'est tout, C'est tout.
De ces choses qu'on t'a dites pour te plaire
Ces promesses avancent pour séduire
Il y en a-t-il de meilleur que l'on puisse faire,
un amour que rien ne peut détruire.
Si tu veux savoir quoi me donner pour ma peine
Rassures-toi je ne veux presque rien du tout
Que toujours et plus encore,
Je soit la seule que tu adores,
C'est tout, c'est tout.
De ces choses qu'on t'a dites pour te plaire,
ces promesses avancent pour séduire
il y en a-t-il de meilleur que l'on puisse faire
un amour que rien ne peut détruire
Si tu veux savoir quoi me donner pour ma peine,
Rassures-toi je ne veux presque rien du tout
Que toujours et plus encore,
Je sois la seule que tu adores,
C'est tout, c'est tout.
Que toujours et plus encore,
Je sois la seule que tu adores,
C'est tout, c'est tout.
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Frances Livings Los Angeles, California
The London-born artist Frances Livings can be heard on a variety of recordings. Besides music, she has worked as a designer,
has earned a PhD in art history and is the founder of the music production company Moontraxx.
Drawing from these different life experiences has made her ability to both craft and tell a story very unique.
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