The title song ‘In Bluebeard’s Garden‘ is a more jazzy song. Everybody knows the famous legend about Bluebeard a.k.a. Henry the 8th and his six wives. We wrote a song about this gothic fairytale and recorded the song with a beautiful string arrangement and a choir of six women (Anna Rallo, Catself, Kalipluche a.k.a. Karianne, Caroline Ros, Gudrun Blok and Petra herself) who sing the role of Bluebeard’s (mainly dead) wives, whose ghosts are still wandering through his delightful garden. The song has a bit of a Kate Bush kind of vibe. The violins and cellos are played by Natasja van Doesburg and Giselle Bentvelsen.
Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3HX3Sxs4JRtig0AjaKdyDV?si=53cffa705a014148
This EP was already a small part of the album that we released in October 2022.
Vocals: Petra de Winter
Grand Piano: Pim van Riezen
Double Bass: Marcel Peters
Violins: Natasja van Doesburg
Cellos: Giselle Bentvelsen
Choir: Anna Rallo, Catself, Kalipluche, Caroline Ros, Gudrun Blok & Petra de Winter.
String arrangement written by Pim van Riezen
Recording, mixing, production: Pim van Riezen
Mixing and editing assistent: Petra de Winter
Words written by Petra de Winter
Music written by Petra de Winter, Pim van Riezen & Marcel Peters.
Artwork: Pim van Riezen. Model: Petra.
You can find the lyrics here: https://www.chabliz.nl/?page_id=3012
and here:
Lyrics:
I know I am too late now
I had to cherish our love
I was determined to determine
Your dark side on my own
Wanted to know you all through
My only task was to love you
To give you back your childhood
I saw your smile
But now I’m wandering there
For evermore
I never dreamed of this garden
Dwelling here for evermore
Together with your other lost loves
Sharing our failed loves
We cherish our memories of you
Of who you once were
We could be your guardian angels
But you refused
And now we’re wandering here
For evermore
Bridge: (with choir)
It’s so beautiful
This is a paradise
Here are flowers all over
E-everywhere…..
Pianosolo 1a and 1B
You wanted me always to trust you
Despite the blood all over
Wish I could see you the same way
As your own mother did
You once were an innocent baby
Asked you to open this door
I didn’t realised ‘t was too much
You showed me your torture room
I know you loved me in your own way
You can’t escape your own fate
Have to forgive your shortcomings
And you could do that too
But that won’t bring the-e li-ight
Back in my staring eyes…..
Lyrics written by Petra de Winter
Music written by Pim van Riezen & Petra de Winter & M. Peters
String arrangement: Pim van Riezen.
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