Hello, all!
You can listen to the final track from my new album, “Songs”
on YouTube, featuring the lyrics:
And you can buy it on iTunes:
Each of the songs on my album was chosen because it was a
crowd favorite or specific request, and has special meaning to me as well. The
last song is “Time to Say Goodbye,” also known as “Con Te Partiro.”
We know it as "Time To Say Goodbye." But in
Italian, the translation is really "With You I will go..." It is a
gorgeous promise of sharing a new life of love, embarking upon a new journey
with the awareness of the grace of it. I feel this way both in my personal life
as well as my musical life.
What I love most about music- wait... There are so many
things I love most about music…. But one of my absolute favorites things is
that some songs transcend the boundaries of age, life experience, and political
point of view…
This song, as I have experienced as both a performer and
fan, is one of those musical opportunities. I have sung this song for a lot of
different kind of events, and every time, it is a song that grabs people’s
attention, makes them wonder and smile.
As a singer, there is something very special that happens
while singing this melody. It’s hard to describe the experience but I think it
is the closest thing I can imagine to being an eagle soaring across the sky.
It’s as if I’m flying, carried along on the wind of the melody, emotionally
free and in utter joy. I’m not ignoring any of the physical work of it, nor am
I denying any emotions, but I am taking it all with me.
By the way, THAT is why I sing.
With you, I will go. I with you.
What a love song.
Thank you for listening!
Erin
