Beautiful flower
You left me blue
When you hid the sun and the moon
Behind the clouds
Yellow-feathered sparrow
You touched my soul
When you sang in the night
And I knew I’d never hear you again
Can you feel the ground
Give in to my sorrow
Can you hear the sound
Of the birds of tomorrow
Beautiful flower
You left me blue
When you hid the sun and the moon
Behind the clouds
Yellow-feathered sparrow
You touched my soul
When you sang in the night
And I knew I’d never hear you again
I know you’re not with me anymore
Still you hide inside my mind
I tore apart the thunder
And the rain had my drowned
Beautiful flower
You left me blue
When you hid the sun and the moon
Behind the clouds
Yellow-feathered sparrow
You touched my soul
When you sang in the night
And I knew I’d never hear you again
I’d never hear you again
I’d never hear you again
I’d never hear you again
I’d never hear you again
© 2022 – Jean-Rene Ella
The music in A Time to Be Blue is soaked with influences from all the genres that have shaped me over the years. It speaks softly, breaks your heart, but also heals it. It sings of loss, but fills the hole left behind, like the ode to my mother in “She’s Gone” or the tribute to a dear friend departed too soon in “You Left Me Blue.” It rocks you gently as you curl up with a book and a cup of tea with “Naima’s Evening Song,” but also invites you to dance to the rhythms of my native city of Yaoundé in “Home.”
The album is digitally available on various streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, Deezer and more. You can listen to the album directly on our website here.
For videos visit our YouTube channel with new videos added frequently.
About the Artist
Jean-Rene “JR” Ella is a guitarist/singer-songwriter who grew up in Cameroon and lives in Sacramento, California. His music distills a delightful blueness, in a melodic trip that takes you from the shores of Cameroon to the Mississippi Delta.
You can contact the artist here: contact page.
