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Sarabande de Solitude

from Sarabande de Solitude by Julie Slim

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Music composed by Shawn Ellison, inspired the French lyrics depicting the emotional journey I made from Lebanon to the United States during the civil war. It is also a tribute to my mother and all mothers who have to let go of their children so that their children can thrive and be safe.
A big thank you goes out to the guest musicians, Javier Chaparro on violin and Josh Peters on oud. My heart is so grateful for my lifelong friend and artist, Maha Nasrallah for donating her beautiful sketch to the cover, and for my sister, Nayla Slim-Walk for designing the cover

lyrics

Je quitte.
Tu restes au port.
Ton regard me déchire
Vagues! Emporte mon coeur
Et donne le lui pour un dernier sourire.

Maman, ne pleure pas
Je reviendrais pour toi
Tes larmes, une rivière
Que je naviguerai vers toi

Les arbres sages de mon enfance
Qui racontaient les secrets du passé
Remplacés par les boîtes de ciment
Sourds et froids

Je rêve, et j’écoute et je trouve
Le courage que tu me donne
A travers ce grand océan qui nous sépare

La solitude, mon abri
En face de tous ces gens qui me bousculent
Dans cette ville froide D’étrangers qui me jugent.

Le temps coule lentement
Je m’adapte doucement
Jusqu’au jour où
Je t’emmènerai
Ma chère maman,
Près de moi

English Translation:
I leave as you stand at the port
The look in your eyes is tearing me apart
Oh waves, take my heart and give it to her for one last smile

Mom, please don’t cry
I will come back for you
Your tears, the river
That I will navigate back to you

The wise trees of my childhood
That told me secrets of the past
Are now replaced by cement boxes
Deaf and cold

I dream, I listen and I find
The courage that you send to me
Across this big ocean That separates us

Solitude, my shelter
From the crowds of prying people
In this cold city of strangers that judge me

Time flows by slowly
I persevere and adapt
Until the time comes
When I will bring you, Close to me, my dear mom.

credits

from Sarabande de Solitude, track released July 12, 2021
Josh Peters: oud
Javier Chaparro: violin
Shawn Ellison: piano
Shirley Johnson: accordion
Phil Spencer: upright bass
Joe McCreary: drums
Jason Richard: sound engineer
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered at Clockright Studio in Austin TX

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Julie Slim Austin, Texas

Julie Slim is an Austin based Lebanese-American multi-lingual jazz vocalist known for her vocal versatility. With her band, RendezVous, she transports her audience to a different time and place with her warm vocals and interpretations of American, Spanish, French and Arabic standards from the 1930’s to 1960’s, set in a variety of jazz and latin rhythms. Find out more at www.julieslim.com ... more

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