alba

by Atlas Cedar

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'Alba' has a triple meaning - firstly, it's the Gaelic word for Scotland; secondly, it is apparently the name of a kind of love poem about secret lovers who must part company before they are discovered, and so that's what this song is about. Thirdly, it also happens to be the name of someone I used to work with in California, though I would hasten to add that this song is not about her!

The song started off life as a simple two-track improvisation called 'Our Love', and this version is as close to that original improv as I could make it. It's a two-track guitar piece, with one piece played in the chord of D on the 2nd fret, and the other is played in G on the 9th fret, with corresponding piano parts added.

I recorded the song previously and posted it here on SoundCloud as 'Orion', but I was never happy with how different it was to the stripped down 'acoustic' original, hence I set about re-recording it - about 2 years after I originally wrote it.

For Megan

lyrics

alba
one night of heaven
until the dawn
alba
our love
is secret
so let it go on

alba
our love's
forbidden
i'll lie
with you

our love
is sacred
so let it go on

our love
could last a life time
our love
was it ever enough
alba?

alba
we come together
in love once more
alba
i'll always love you
my sacred truth
alba

alba
our love's forever
i love you
but i can't stand face a lifetime
without you

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released June 27, 2017
Written and performed by Atlas Cedar; recorded 26-27th June 2017
Artwork created from Creative Commons license photographs:
Main photo: freestocks.org (unsplash.com/photos/rNPfyRYqjHY)
Background: Kelly Sikkema (unsplash.com/photos/X7dy114KWs4)

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Atlas Cedar Glasgow, UK

Singer/Songwriter from Edinburgh, Scotland - based in Glasgow.

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