Soon after her move to Milan, still in her teens, Roberta took third place in a national jazz radio competition on TV, leading to performance opportunities at jazz festivals throughout Italy. She has performed in Jazz broadcasts on the Italian radio and TV channels and recorded since 1986 both under her own name and as a guest. In 1997, she worked with French Hammond organ player Emmanuel Bex, touring jazz clubs throughout Italy.
In 1998 she moved to the United States with a scholarship from the New England Conservatory in Boston. Two weeks later, Roberta stunned many in the jazz world with a third place finish in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition.
Since then, she has performed with Michael Brecker, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, Christian McBride, and Toots Thielemans, amongst many others, and has performed at Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Town Hall and Walt Disney Concert Hall, and jazz festivals around the world such as Barbados, London, Monterey, North Sea, Toronto, and Umbria.
A dynamic performer with virtuosic vocal chops, she draws rave reviews and enthusiastic fan support wherever she performs. And shes done so with no hype and to the astonishment of many no domestic releases. Until now: on June 6, 2006, GROOVIN High will release Robertas North American debut, Easy to Love.
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Deep Purple
Roberta Gambarini Lyrics
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I loved you long ago I love you still
Across the years you come to me at twilight
To bring me loves old song
When the deep purple falls
Over sleep garden walls
And the stars begin to flicker in the sky
You wonder back to me
Breathing my name with a sigh
In the deep of the night
Once again I hold you tight
Though your gone
Your sun live on when moonlight beams
And as long as my heart will beat
Lovers we'll always be
Here in my deep purple dream
Roberta Gambarini's song Deep Purple is a nostalgic and romantic ode to a past love. The lyrics describe the singer's enduring love for someone who they loved long ago, and still love in the present. The imagery of the sun sinking low behind the hills gives a feeling of melancholy and nostalgia, as if the singer is looking back on their past from a distance. The metaphor of twilight further underscores this feeling, as if the singer is caught between day and night - between their memories and the present moment.
The central image in the song is that of deep purple, which is described as falling over sleep garden walls. This image is associated with a sense of longing and yearning, as if the singer is wishing their love could come back to them. The stars beginning to flicker in the sky adds to this sense of yearning, as if the singer is looking up at the heavens, hoping to see a sign of their love.
The last stanza of the song is especially poignant, as the singer holds their lost love tight once again, even though they are gone. The idea that their love lives on when moonlight beams is a beautiful idea, suggesting that love can transcend time and space. The final line, "Here in my deep purple dream," ties the song together and echoes the sentiments of the first stanza - that even though time has passed, the singer still dreams of their past love.
Line by Line Meaning
The sun is sinking low behind the hills
The day is coming to an end as the sun sets behind the hills
I loved you long ago I love you still
Since long ago and until now, I continue to love you
Across the years you come to me at twilight
For years you have come to me during the twilight
To bring me loves old song
To remind me of the love song we once shared
When the deep purple falls
The moment when the night sky turns to a deep shade of purple
Over sleep garden walls
Over the walls of gardens where people are sleeping
And the stars begin to flicker in the sky
While the stars twinkle and shine in the sky
Through the mist of a memory
Remembering you through a hazy memory
You wonder back to me
Your thoughts return to me
Breathing my name with a sigh
You let out a sigh while saying my name
In the deep of the night
During the darkest time of night
Once again I hold you tight
Once again I embrace you tightly
Though your gone
Even though you are no longer here with me
Your sun live on when moonlight beams
Your spirit lives on when the moonlight shines
And as long as my heart will beat
For as long as my heart keeps beating
Lovers we'll always be
We will always be lovers
Here in my deep purple dream
Together in my dream world, tinted by the color purple
Writer(s): PETER DEROSE
Contributed by Amelia A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.