Pour Toujours, Sofia (manele, chalga, balkan folk, 1980s italo disco)

[Instrumental Intro – 10 bars – guqin chinese ancient strings + bouzouki greek + airy 80s synth pad nostalgic + chalga brass warm + def tambourine + kanun pluck crystalline] [Verse 1 – Sofia Papadimitriou – age 36 – Greacă – Fa Minor → Lab Major] Σ'αυτή τη ζωή-ή-ή, σε ψάχνω παντού-ού-ού Τα χέρια μου ανοιχτά-ά-ά, μα εσύ δεν είσαι εδώ-ώ-ώ Το φεγγάρι περνά-ά-ά, απ'τα βουνά αργά-ά-ά Και η καρδιά μου-ου-ου, σε θυμάται κάθε βραδιά-ά-ά Σαν άνεμος της νύχτας-ας-ας, περνάς μέσα μου βαθιά-ά Τα χείλη μου σιωπούν-ούν-ούν, μα η ψυχή μου μιλά-ά-ά Ανάμεσα σε δύο κόσμους-ους, σε ψάχνω αδιάκοπα-α Σ'αυτή τη ζωή-ή-ή, ή στην άλλη, είσαι εδώ-ώ-ώ-ώ [Instrumental Bridge 1 – 4 bars – guqin ornament solo + zurna breath + LinnDrum 1984 + bass synth arabesque] [Verse 2 – Renaud Lefebvre – age 41 – Franceză – Lab Major → Fa Minor – Maqam Bayati] Dans cette vie-ie-ie, je traverse les saisons-on-on Tes yeux comme le jade-ade, ma seule raison-on-on Le marché du soir-oir-oir, sent le jasmin et l'anis-is Et toi tu danses-anse-anse, comme au temps du paradis-is-is Les cordes du luth pleurent-eurent, sous les étoiles d'Orient-ent Sofia, ton prénom-om-om, traverse tous les vents-ent-ent Je t'ai cherchée mille ans-ans-ans, dans chaque autre vie-ie Et je reviendrai-rai-rai, pour toi, jusqu'à l'infini-i-i-i [Instrumental Bridge 2 – 4 bars – accordion balkan + guqin pluck ancient + synth arpeggio 80s airy + def tambourine chalga] [Verse 3 – ambii – Portugheză – Fa Minor → Lab Major – call and response] (Sofia:) Nesta outra vi-i-ida, te encontro de novo-o-o Renaud, o teu nome-ome, ecoa no meu ser-er-er As flores do campo-ampo, abertas ao amanhecer-er E eu caminho-inho-inho, só para te ver-er-er-er (Renaud:) Sofia, teus olhos-olhos, guardam outro mundo-o-o Um amor tão fundo-undo, que o tempo não apaga-a-a A seda da tua voz-oz-oz, atravessa o mar profundo-o E eu volto sempre-empre, Sofia, vida a vida-a-a-ah (Ambii – overlap – voci împletite:) Nesta vida-a-a, ou na outra-a-a, estou aqui-i-i O teu nome-ome-ome, Renaud-aud, Sofia-a-a-ah Mil anos-anos-anos, e eu voltei para ti-i-i-i Outra vi-i-i-ida, outro tempo-o-o, sempre assim-im-im [Instrumental Bridge 3 – 8 bars – full chalga orchestra swell + guqin ancient solo ornament + bouzouki greek run + airy nostalgic 80s pad bloom + brass balcan stab + kanun arpeggio crystalline] [Hook – ambii – Lab Major LIFT – ultra-melismatic – fresh catchy addictive] (Sofia – melisma deschidere:) Another li-i-i-ife-ife-ife, e tu sei qui-i-i Nesta vida-a-a, no meu sangue-ue-ue, sempre-e-e-e Le ciel de Chine-ine-ine, la mer de Grèce aussi-i-i Sofia-a-a-ah... Renaud-aud-aud... pentru veci-i-i (Renaud – chest low resonance:) Σ'αυτή τη ζωή-ή-ή, ή στην άλλη-η-η-η Je t'ai aimée-ée-ée, avant de naître, Sofia-a-ah Nesta outra vida-a-a, voltei para ti-i-i-i O meu coração-ão-ão, é teu... para sempre-e-e-e-eh (Ambii – full blend peak – Lab Major:) Another li-i-i-ife-ife, outra vida-a-a, άλλη ζωή-ή-ή Renaud-aud-aud, Sofia-a-a-ah, sempre-e-e assim-im Mille vies-ies-ies, mil anos-anos, χίλια χρόνια-α-α-α E eu voltei-ei-ei, je reviens-iens, για σένα-α-α-αα [Instrumental Bridge 4 – 6 bars – guqin ancient fade + bouzouki final run + airy 80s synth pad nostalgic + chalga brass soft resolution + kanun last pluck] [Hook Reprise – ambii – Fa Minor – emotional peak final] (Sofia – ultra-melisma maxim:) Another li-i-i-i-ife-ife-ife-ife, e tu sei qui-i-i-i Nesta vi-i-i-ida-a-a-ah... Renaud-aud-aud-aud... Mil anos-anos-a-a-anos, sempre-e-e-e-e assim-im-im (Sofia – audible breath ↓) Para sem-pre-e-e-e... meu amo-o-o-or-r-r... (Renaud – chest dark resolution final:) Je reviens-iens-iens, Sofia-a-a-ah, toujours-ours-ours Σ'αγαπώ-ώ-ώ-ώ... για πάντα-α-α-α... για σένα-α-αα... (Ambii – final overlap fade:) Another li-i-i-ife... outra vida-a-a... άλλη ζωή-ή-ή-ή... Renaud... Sofia-a-a-ah... sempre-e-e-e-e... [Outro – 10 bars fade – guqin ancient pluck + airy 80s synth pad + def tambourine soft + bouzouki final chord breath]