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Mattino

by The Charmin'Elf

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1.
Mattino 03:04
2.
THE CHARMIN’ELF Lyrics: Mara Campobasso Music: Nicola Cicerale, Giovanni Mastrangelo As I was going home on a lonely winter night Silence was broken by some strangers passing by They tried to entice me with jewels made of gold But soon I realized what they wanted was my soul. The night was dark and the wind blew strong Though I could see a sparkling in the fog. I was so scared and I began to run The hunters were chasing me, trying to put me down I had no place to go, nowhere to escape Then in the forest I saw that gleam again. The night was dark and the wind slapped my face But the light told me I was no more in disgrace. And now my dear friend if you wonder 'bout that light I'll tell you 'twas a fairy who came and save my mind And as for the strangers they just fell into void Like anyone who thinks souls can be sold. If the night is scary and the wind blows cold I'll dance with the fairies and sing aloud my song.
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THE RING OF FORTUNE Lyrics and Music: Giovanni Mastrangelo Moon and the Sun were hiding the ring The ring that the fortune she gave to the sand New dawn was rising with luminous wings Jester was playing dice in a Fairyland. All that she touched changed in gold And the river now seems so old And I'm walking on the same stony road But I'll take my love in the spring. Lady of the castle was singing a song When the red moon was kissing the gloom She always thought that life was too long Too long to be lived in a room. And the forest was shining bright Full of jewels and carnival lights Fairest ladies and heart-broken knights Can I remember my song? And now just for a while I could give her a smile She never listened to the story I've told. She has lost the ring of Fortune.
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(I’M NOT) THE PRODIGAL SON Lyrics and music: Giovanni Mastrangelo When I was a young boy I heard my mother sayin’ That I was too young to Sell my soul. When I was a young boy I heard my father sayin’ That I was too young to Go away from my home. Cover me with ground Cover me with tears, rain and snow Cover me with leaves ‘Cos I’ll never come back to my home. I was runnin’ through the moonlights Talkin’ on with closed eyes Of the young sunflowers I was the happy watcher. I was runnin’ through the midnights Walkin’ on the muddy streets Of an old unknown town That I’ve never seen before. Scream and call my name Trough the rivers and valleys and roads Scream and curse my name ‘Cos I’ll never come back to my home. And then came the winter And he froze my soul And then came the winter To chill my tears. And then came the winter And night was too cold And my heart stopped his beatin’ My grave is the ice. Cover me with ground Cover me with tears, rain and snow Cover me with leaves ‘Cos I will never come back to my home. Cover me with ground Cover me with tears, rain and snow Cover me with leaves ‘Cos I’m not the prodigal son!
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Lullaby 04:32
LULLABY Lyrics: Mara Campobasso Music: Nicola Cicerale Dance with me tonight Take my hand and lift me up Dance with me tonight Lift me up to the impalpable blue. Lead me far away Far away from the ghosts That in our sleepless nights Would scream and cry so wild. Far from the disguise that we have to wear The mask we wear every day. The stars are painting dreams in the sky And the wind blows a sweet lullaby. Let's dance floating lightly Till the moon kiss us goodnight And then we'll fall asleep On to the softest cloud. Let's dance till our solitudes Embrace each other tonight Let's dance till our solitudes Forget their own existence. Far from the disguise that we have to wear The mask we wear every day The stars are painting dreams in the sky And the wind blows a sweet lullaby.
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About You 03:31
ABOUT YOU Lyrics and music: Giovanni Mastrangelo Maybe you just think it’s hard But I know that it’s not true Now I’m talking about your wish The wish to touch a little sun. You must go far To dress the world in white As a lil’ river Running on your door. And I’m talking About you Yes I’m talking Talking about you. And just take a little water From the gentle pale blue eyes And a little penny black From the gardener’s pictured sky. And I’m talking About you Yes I’m talking Talking about you. Well, I had this dream last night Awaking I have touched my bed Worried about my little love I saw she was not there. And now I know She is flying away Away from me She’ll never come back to me. And I’m talking About you Yes I’m talking Talking about you.
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Marianne 06:12
MARIANNE Lyrics: Mara Cinzia Catia Campobasso Music: Giovanni Mastrangelo, Nicola Cicerale One morning in May a fair maid I saw She lived by the river down in the wood In secret I spied her behind a big tree She danced on the meadows with her bare feet. Her long hair was red like the setting sun Her eyes were green like the depth of the sea Her movements so gentle just grazed the air Oh, how I would love to know her name... I went there to view her day after day But one morn she found out my hiding place She did not despise me, but she did take my hand She taught me the tunes she sang to the Moon. She taught me to love the Sun and the Rain She taught me to dream, to smile and to cry She taught me to love her down by the river But she did never want to tell me her name… “The name of your true love is the name of a witch” That’s what they told me in my mean town And I as a fool began to believe That my fair maid cast a love spell on me. Her long hair was red like a burning flame Her eyes so deep, in them I could sink Her song were the strangest I’d ever heard But I’d been so mad to leave her alone… When I realized the mistake I made I went to the river to see my true love Where once was her house I heard the wind say: “No more you will find here your Marianne”. Instead of the green grass I found nude ground And there were briars where flowers should be. I was burnt with cold to my very soul Just when I lost her I knew her name, Marianne.
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Lilium 04:56
LILIUM Lyrics: Mara Campobasso Music: Nicola Cicerale Once upon a time In the garden of memories A white lily used to dwell He used to envy The brightness Of the gaily coloured flowers. No, he could not Be part of them. He became, growing old, More and more tired Of his colour Slowly he did change Turning into a gorgeous rose Mysteriously he did turn Into a gorgeous black rose. Still he could not Be part of them. He provided himself with thorns Pointed and sharp Maybe just for defence Tight among his own thorns Now his tears Were made of blood. No, he could not Be part of them.
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PICTURES OF SPRING Lyrics and music: Giovanni Mastrangelo Spring pictures on the ground While is raining on me While I don't know what I can do And my clock is stopping too. And you know I can’t believe you I was waiting to hold your hands I gave you everything I had I gave you everything you wanted from me. Oh my little pretty girl You're not so kind with me Oh my little pretty girl You're not so kind with me 'Cos you said it was too late And your clock was stopping too. So I’m here in a cold night Waiting for a new morning Waiting for a new mind I think that now is all so near. Oh my little pretty girl You're not so kind with me Oh my little pretty girl You're not so kind with me 'Cos you said it was too late And your clock was stopping too. Pictures of my old springs Pictures of my last springs I know they won’t come back I think that now is all so far. Oh my little pretty girl You're not so kind with me Oh my little pretty girl You're not so kind with me 'Cos you said it was too late And your clock was stopping too.
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RESTLESS FLAME Lyrics: Giovanni Mastrangelo Music: Giovanni Mastrangelo, Nicola Cicerale Waitin' at the gate like the blind Hoping for more without a word to say But while the blind he is sure The sun will come back with the morning What are we certain of. Cursed in vain the blowin' winds we're moving to the shore Sand is burnin' our lips the ship can wait no more. People in trouble come and go Nothing is changin’ under the sun The way that we walk is bitter and hard And leads to the place where there are no chains Reach out and touch the restless flame of freedom. Cursed in vain the blowin' winds we're moving to the shore Sand is burnin' our lips the ship can wait no more. So, everything shall pass And the trees give up their fruits Men, they don’t need a master All they want is just a way to be Keep your fire high, make it shine bright. Cursed in vain the blowin' winds we're moving to the shore Sand is burnin' our lips the ship can wait no more.
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SLOWLY FALLS THE SNOW Lyrics and music: Giovanni Mastrangelo Nobody's comin' to knock on my door Lights are changin' again on the floor The ghost of a smile in my room The candle, the table, the bloom. It must be an angel Like a murmur He slowly fades away And the clock now is clicking And the tap now is dripping in the gloom And still falls the snow. Colours are blowin’ in this chalky air Failures and fairies of the vanity fair And all the flowers turn to dust And all the voices are gone by the wind. There is a reason If the seasons come to an end The promises I made Are birds without wings in my hand And still falls the snow. I stare at the window I see fallin’ snow I think it’s beautiful the quiet that I feel The ship is sailin’ away With all the memories I’ve betrayed. At the end of the road Is there the treasure I’ve lost? At the border of Heaven Is there a land with no bounds? And still falls the snow.

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released December 31, 2004

Musicians:
Mara Campobasso - Vocals
Nicola Cicerale - Vocals, Piano, Hurdy-Gurdy, Guitar, Accordion
Giovanni Mastrangelo - Vocals, Electric Bass, Double Bass, Bouzouki
Massimo La Zazzera - Flutes, Tin Whistle, Bagpipes, Guitars
Fabio Trimigno - Violin, Viola
Annamaria Bartoccioli - Celtic Harp
Aldo Grillo - Percussion

With:
Giorgio Frigerio: Harmonica in track 6
Dora Massaro: Backing vocals in tracks 8, 10

Produced by Giorgio Frigerio, Nicola Cicerale and The Charmin’Elf

Lyrics by Mara Campobasso and Giovanni Mastrangelo
Music by Nicola Cicerale and Giovanni Mastrangelo
Arrangements by The Charmin’Elf
Strings arrangement by Fabio Trimigno

Analog recording and mixing by Giorgio Frigerio, Foggia, Italy (Spring 2004)
Mastered in Genoa with the friendly cooperation of Marco Canepa

Drawing by Ruggero Valentini

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