Sequel to ‘Souvenirs’ and a tribute to the life and times of Django Reinhardt, the Reinhardt family in Koblenz, Germany as well as the story of Sinti and Roma in Europe.
Nomad wander through lands far and wide,
Camped beneath the stars up in the sky.
I awake in Liberchies one day
Beneath looming clouds so cold and grey.
Musique Metisse Saint Marie de la Mer,
Gather my tribe afar.
Music all night through to the dawn
Bal Musette is to be born
Music all night through to the dawn.
Fate brings new sounds to pierce my hurt heart,
Sound of swinging trumpet worlds apart
Louis’s sound forever haunts my mind
Stephane’s soul and mine forever bind
Dark Clouds arrive to break up all love
War and survival thrive
Hard times yet music heals my soul
The Maestro I am so told
Hard times yet music heals my soul
After war is over change comes fast,
Neglect sets and people feel less heart.
Decades after I have left this world
Bale Boldo keeps my story told.
From a land far and wide travel I
Music is all I know.
Fractured history to no end
Music heals and language mends
One day I come to Koblenz.
Daniel Weltlinger 24.7.14
Tracklist
1 Nomad 3:21
2 (I Awake In) Liberchies 3:53
3 Musique Metisse (Saint Marie De La Mer) 4:08
4 Bal Musette 3:15
5 Louis 4:27
6 Stephane 3:35
7 Dark Clouds 4:44
8 The Maestro 4:42
9 Neglect 3:44
10 Bale Boldo 3:37
11 Koblenz 3:37