Mimoza H
“Winterlude” feat. Jonathan Cayer on Piano
As usual, Mimoza H has given us a song that is so beautiful, especially as we get close to the end of an interminably long winter into a glorious spring. Mimoza H voice is simply loving, invoking the very best of Enya, enticing you to glory in the beauty of winter, making you actually listen to the voice of winter. As Mimoza H says:
“The song was co-composed with Montreal’s finest jazz pianist Jonathan Cayer during some snowy days. With this piece we wanted to capture the melancholic mood as our body and mind settled peacefully into the cold and contemplative season. The idea was to be free of any music writing structure and let ourselves be driven by our feelings improvising with piano and voice while sonically painting around the song’s theme. Through this process, I found myself getting particularly inspired by the cinematic and haunting mood of Denis Villeneuve’s film ‘Arrival’.”
Mimoza and Cayer succeed. This is my favorite winter song, up there with “50 Words For Snow” by Kate Bush. I now want to be stranded with my partner and dog in a winter wonderland in a cabin far from everywhere. Thank you, Mimoza, for your beautiful lyrics. (oh, the ending is so sweeping.)
WINTERLUDE
A tear, a tear
A tear, a tear is swimming
In crystal ice
A scar, a scar in the sky
With stars of a desert night
The dance has begun
Our shadows touch
In stormy sounds
Do you hear it
The voice, the voice of winter
Whispering mysteries to you
The voice, the voice of winter
Do you hear, do you hear
Do you hear it
The voice of winter
Hissing mysteries to your ears
You shouldn’t believe In your ears
You shouldn’t believe
That the moon fell
A tear, a tear is swimming
In crystal ice
The moon, the moon has fallen
But there is still light
There is still light
In cold winter night
There is still light In cold winter nights
There is still light In cold winter night
In cold