Story Behind The Song

I wrote The Gypsy Tango in response to a discussion with Gerard Mathes of North Idaho College who had a string trio called The Mica Bay Trio. We decided I would write a tango for an outdoor performance at an Art On The Green festival in August. Then, I got an email from The Nevsky String Quartet asking if I had any music they could record and perform in concert in St. Petersburg, Russia and they did The Gypsy Tango with three members of their string trio... I had a dream one night about a rock version of the classical music and when I started recording the CD with Timari arranged this piece for a rock band, retaining the original introduction by the Nevsky String Quartet to merge rock and classical music... and the rest is musical history.

Song Description

Gypsy rock song

Lyrics

The Gypsy Tango for Soprano

(Intro - instrumental)

Dance. Watch the Gypsy dance.
Makes me feel entranced by his glance, full of fire.

Oh, what a passionate fire in his Gypsy eyes,
Makes me want to cry, want to die, in his glow.

Play. Play your violin.
Draw me in to the melody.

Oh, what a passionate fire in your Gypsy hands.
Makes me understand. Take my hand in yours.

Wouldn't it be very grand,
Joining your Gypsy band,
dancing across the land,
for a coin or two?

I want to be bold,
have a Gypsy soul.
Have you to hold,
me in your arms.

(Instrumental verse)

Love is what I want,
Is what I need to complete, my destiny.
Time is not my friend.
Why must it be my enemy?

Dawn. Now's the time to choose.
Do I stay or go? Do I win or lose?

Fate. What's in store for me?
What should I be?
Will I see any rest?
Will the melody, of the Tango stay with me,
for the rest of my life?


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