en smiling throughout the evening Crowning my heavy thoughts that have no ceiling (my senses just kept on reeling) He leaves a thousand blue leaves behind Leave the blues she says and you might find Lonely poets fooled to think they are free Looking for treasures washed away in the sea (see what you can see) Lost in their numbness in different ways Still craving for that one love-filled gaze No comfort in the cold of the sleepless night Thoughts are like pearls but the oysters are (clamped too tight) All of a sudden the trafficlights turned blue And then there we were, it was just me and you Searching for the great unknown Willing to call it our home (whatever mama would disown) Let the sunshine in she said Then she laughed and to her world she fled Let us have this blue, dreaming moment of ours Never go to bed though dream for hours (they can call us cowards) I swear in your eyes I could see the truth The passion and rhythm, fire, our youth What good are they if I can't hold you tight? Just an empty room telling me it'll be alright (maybe but not tonight) I'm writing you this lonely love letter Though I guess it won´t make it any better You are chained to someone else Just like Washington and its wells (mhmm, what else ...

de Coppet's summer villa near Lausanne, in Switzerland, where the four musicians first rehearsed. After a long period of practice, the Quartet made a European tour and won high praise for the perfection of its ensemble and its artistic finish. Both violinists and the violist had been students of the Belgian maestro César Thomson. The group was first heard in New York, in private and at charity concerts, in autumn 1904, but it did not give a public concert in the USA until 5 December 1905. After that it appeared regularly in Europe and America. The members stuck to the original principle of not accepting any outside engagement, and having no pupils, and by devoting themselves entirely to the quartet maintained a position of acknowledged superiority in their field. They disbanded in 1928. (from Wikipedia) Deep River - written before 1875 Quartet arrangement by Alfred Pochon This moving song is unusual among spirituals because it is more of a soloistic tune with a few large intervals and rubato timing. The first word, "Deep," is set to three descending tones (III, II, and I of the scale) and suggests the looser timing. The first line, "Deep river, my home is over Jordan," contains an octave skip from "is" to "over" (I to I ...