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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy
Performer
Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
Double Bass
Jimmy Deuchar
Jimmy Deuchar
Trumpet
Åke Persson
Åke Persson
Trombone
Derek Humble
Derek Humble
Saxophone
Ronnie Scott
Ronnie Scott
Saxophone
Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab
Flute
Francy Boland
Francy Boland
Piano
Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Woode
Jimmy Woode
Composer
Francy Boland
Francy Boland
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gigi Campi
Gigi Campi
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Burn brief, candle, burn
Flicker and die
Just as my love once brightened up my night
Then vanished out of sight
And left me alone
In a word, sconsolato
[Verse 2]
Blow all night, wind, blow
Invade her dreams
For it seems
That the love so once alive
Regrettably has died
A heart without home
In a word, sconsolato
[Verse 3]
Through the night, dark and cold
How I'd warm her and hold her
And kiss her again and again
Now my nights are dispair
A symbolic nightmare
Of what could have been
Should have been
Would have been
[Chorus]
And cry, oh, I cry
Could I deny
That the why
Of my life has lost all meaning?
Ship without a sail, I'm left in a world
In a word, sconsolato
[Instrumental]
And cry, oh, I cry
Could I deny
That the why
Of my life has lost all meaning?
Ship without a sail, I'm left in a world
In a word, sconsolato
Written by: Jimmy Woode
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