Rainy Avalon

by Ellie Meriz

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farmerslidejoebob I like the rythmn of the finger Picking part and it reminds me often as a lullaby track.

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Rainy Avalon is an indie-folk song written by singer-songwriter Ellie Meriz on a rainy afternoon in August. It was recorded and produced two summers later by Paulo Miranda, producer of Portuguese indie-folk artist Old Jerusalem. Reminiscent of a 50s ballad, this melancholically romantic song begins in English before slipping naturally into French to reveal its poetic content. The hypnotic arpeggios of electric guitar, carried by Ellie's bluesy voice reminiscent of Mazzy Star, plunge the listener into a gentle spleen with a taste of holiday love lived or dreamt, slowly fading away as the summer draws to a close.

lyrics

Get on this ride
Nobody’s home
I couldn’t wait there on my own
No loving heart
Could all stay young
Could all keep up when dreams go wrong
Summer has passed
Summer is long
Summer pretends my love is strong
But it’s a wish
Another song
Another rainy Avalon

I took the leap
I burned the edges of my nights
For there was you
Beautiful you…

Va où tu vas
Je n’attends plus
Le temps est déjà suspendu
À tous ces mots, bien retenus
Dans un coeur lourd d’avoir vécu
L’été se lasse
L’été s’embrase
L’été me ment, mon amour passe
Tout n’est que vent, à ton image
Tout n’est que pluie sur un mirage

I took the leap
I burned the edges of my nights
For there was you
Beautiful you…
Gentlest of ways
To make me dwell
Where you never existed

Today the rain keeps falling down
Sending my tears to Avalon
Les larmes coulent sur mon visage
Tombe la pluie sur un mirage

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released August 25, 2023
music, lyrics, guitar arrangements, vocals: Ellie Meriz
bass: Alex Marques
recording, mix, mastering: Paulo Miranda, AMP studio

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