T… Read Full Bio ↴Snowapple is a folk/pop trio based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The voices of Snowapple are: Una Bergin (a jazz singer who loves world music), Laurien Schreuder (an opera singer of international fame) and Fanny de Ruiter (a classically trained singer who performed at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw in her pre-Snowapple life).
Their début album (the self-titled Snowapple, set for a March 2013 release) mixes dreamy folk and catchy pop in a way reminiscent of artists such as The Be Good Tanyas, Fleet Foxes, Anais Mitchell but also Edith Piaf.
Baby Blue
Snowapple Lyrics
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Por qué me dejas asi?
Por qué te vas allá, tan lejos de mi?
Baby,
Mi chachalaca azul,
Te vas buscando calor
Muy lejos al sur
Baby
Cómo te puedo decir
Que hago canciones
Para no olvidarme de ti?
Vas caminando,
Descubriendo los senderos
Donde el hambre y el arte se combinan
Vas manejando
Carreteras peligrosas
En un carro rojo sin gas
Yo estoy
Siempre aburrida
Esperando
Por horas
Y yo me la paso
Limpiando y lavando y fumando
!Que hueva!
Baby
Cómo te puedo decir
Que hago canciones
Para no olvidarme de ti?
Baby,
Busca la estrella polar
Que te guiará hasta mi,
No te puedo olvidar
Vas caminando,
Descubriendo los senderos
Donde el hambre y el arte se combinan
Vas manejando
Carreteras peligrosas
En un carro rojo sin gas
Te dejaré volar,
Te dejaré volar
The song "Baby Blue" by Snowapple is a story about a woman who is left behind as her lover leaves to seek warmth in the south, in search for a better life, and a brighter future. The woman feels isolated and alone, spending her days waiting for her lover. The chorus of the song is an ask from the woman to the lover about how she can forget about him, which suggests that she can't seem to stop thinking about him. She patiently waits, while the lover explores the world, discovering new places, and taking new risks. The verses describe the lover’s journey; walking, and driving through unknown, dangerous roads, trying to make sense of the world through the lens of art and hunger.
The lyrics of the song “Baby Blue” can be interpreted as an ode to long-distance relationships and the struggles that come with being unable to be together. The song beautifully captures the feeling of waiting and the desire to be with someone you love while they are away. The lyrics touch on themes of loneliness, and the fear of being forgotten, but at the same time, the song has an uplifting message of hope and encouragement to explore the world, even if it means being apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby
Addressing someone with affection
Por qué me dejas asi?
Questioning why the person is leaving and hurting her
Por qué te vas allá, tan lejos de mi?
Questioning why the person is leaving and going so far
Baby, Mi chachalaca azul,
Using a term of endearment and introducing a nickname
Te vas buscando calor Muy lejos al sur
The person is leaving to find warmth in the south
Baby Cómo te puedo decir
Asking how she can communicate something
Que hago canciones Para no olvidarme de ti?
Saying that she writes songs to remember the person
Vas caminando, Descubriendo los senderos Donde el hambre y el arte se combinan
Describing the person walking and exploring where hunger and art combine
Vas manejando Carreteras peligrosas En un carro rojo sin gas
Describing the person driving on dangerous roads with an empty tank
Yo estoy Siempre aburrida Esperando Por horas Y yo me la paso Limpiando y lavando y fumando !Que hueva!
Describing how she spends her time while waiting for the person
Baby Busca la estrella polar
Encouraging the person to find the North Star
Que te guiará hasta mi, No te puedo olvidar
Believing that the North Star will guide the person back to her and unable to forget them
Te dejaré volar, Te dejaré volar
Letting go and allowing the person to soar away
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: FANNY DE RUITER, LAURIEN SCHREUDER, UNA BERGIN
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