Educated at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, the Music Conservatory in Orléans, France and at the school of the Royal Swedish Opera.
Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes of varité theatre and small, intimate stage rooms.
Much appreciated by the Swedish audience for her playfulness and sensuality on stage, she has played the title role in Bizet's Carmen (Royal Swedish Opera), Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (Berlin State Opera), Rosina in The Barber of Seville (Berlin State Opera, Royal Swedish Opera, Finnish National Opera), Roberto in Griselda, Prince Orloffsky in The Bat by Johann Strauss II, Diana in La Calisto, Donna Elvira i Don Giovanni (Berlin State Opera) and Sally Bowles i the musical Cabaret at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre, a.o.
Breathless Days
Malena Ernman Lyrics
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We watch the tide leave at our feet
But let´s remember
The sunburned lovers
Who found each other
When we were lost
I´ll have the mem-ries
To hold inside of me
Inspite of promises we´ll make
The waves will wash our names away
But we will hold on to the day
Pretending it will last forever
I will remember
The sunburned lovers
Who found each other
When we were lost
I´ll have the mem-ries
To hold inside of me
After these breathless days are gone
I know the mem-ries
Will never leave me
Part of my heart where you belong
Still won´t believe these breathless days are gone
Malena Ernman's song Breathless Days is a haunting, melancholic tune about the fleeting nature of love and memories. The singer describes a summer day spent by the sea, watching the tide leave at their feet. Despite this, they are urged to remember the "sunburned lovers" who found each other when they were lost. These lovers and their memories will be what remains after these "breathless days" have passed.
The second verse speaks about the promises made between the two people, but the reality is that the waves will wash their names away. Nonetheless, they choose to hold onto the day and pretend that it will last forever. The chorus is a repetition of the first, with the singer reiterating that they will have the memories to hold onto after these breathless days have gone.
The song is a poignant reminder that everything in life is fleeting, and that memories are what remain after the moment has passed. The imagery of a summer day spent by the sea only adds to the wistful tone of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
The summer sun bleeds into the sea
The sunset resembles the image of the sun bleeding its heat into the sea.
We watch the tide leave at our feet
We quietly observe the tide washing away and receding away from the shore.
But let's remember
However, it's essential to recall and reminiscence.
The sunburned lovers
Remember the two people burned by the sun.
Who found each other
Who discovered one another.
When we were lost
During the time we were astray or indecisive.
I'll have the memories
I will possess the memories.
To hold inside of me
To cherish and save deep within myself.
After these breathless days are gone
When these extraordinary days are over, and everything feels quiet and uninteresting, I will still have these memories.
Despite promises we'll make
Even after we make promises to ourselves or others.
The waves will wash our names away
The waves will eventually erase any evidence of our existence, even our name.
But we will hold on to the day
Regardless, we will grip onto each moment dearly.
Pretending it will last forever
Imagining that we can prolong the moment indefinitely, feeling as though time stands still.
I will remember
I will recollect and reminisce.
The sunburned lovers
The individuals burned by the sun.
Who found each other
Who discovered each other.
When we were lost
When we felt lost.
I'll have the memories
I will have the memories.
To hold inside of me
To keep safe and close within me.
After these breathless days are gone
Even after these overwhelming days come to an end.
I know the memories
I'm aware that these experiences will last forever within me.
Will never leave me
These memoirs will always be with me.
Part of my heart where you belong
The portion of my heart in which you have a place in.
Still won't believe these breathless days are gone
Even though these moments have come to a close, I can't help but feel that they are still happening.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: SHARON VAUGHN, ANDERS HANSSON, FREDRIK KEMPE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
boondoggle6
To listen to Malena makes the world seem a better place.
Jenny Sunshine
beautiful voice from heaven :)
ci70telita
breathless..... speechless....❤
Lydia Fawole
The summer sun bleeds into the sea
We watch the tide leave at our feet
But let´s remember
The sunburned lovers
Who found each other
When we were lost
I´ll have the mem-ries
To hold inside of me
After these breathless days are gone
Inspite of promises we´ll make
The waves will wash our names away
But we will hold on to the day
Pretending it will last forever
I will remember
The sunburned lovers
Who found each other
When we were lost
I´ll have the mem-ries
To hold inside of me
After these breathless days are gone
I know the mem-ries
Will never leave me
Part of my heart where you belong
Still won´t believe these breathless days are gone
raigekimaru
this sounds like it should be the closing theme of an anime soundtrack
Kate Baker
where do i get the music! love it
Johanka Magnatova
My favourite are La voix and One step from paradise:))
TuireSalenius
Ihana Malena <3
Eva Sörenby
Så vackert,.
scandal32
ok, I upload it! I love her songs Un bel di, Perdus and this one! I hope I'll find her album here in Greece...