Blues
The Dave Brubeck Quartet & Bach Collegium Munich Lyrics

Round, round, round a melody
Repetition of a melody, emphasizing the simplicity and beauty of the tune

Round, round, round a harmony
Repetition of a harmony, highlighting the importance of the accompanying instrumental harmonies

Round, round, round a memory
A recurring memory, resurfacing again and again through the melody and lyrics

Harmony, melody-steadily
The harmony and melody playing together in a steady, rhythmic fashion

There's a melody I used to play
The musician reflects on a melody from the past that they used to play

Counterpoint every yesterday.
Playing counterpoint against the melody, as it was done in the past

Swiftly up and down I hasten and
The musician moves quickly up and down the keyboard, playing notes without hesitation

Chasten my fingers and heart to play.
The musician restrains themselves, focusing their fingers and heart to play with precision and emotion

Memory, harmony-steadily
The memory of the melody accompanies the harmony, played steadily and continuously

Mystery, mirror of history.
The mystery of the melody reflects the history of the music, its influences and origins

Taking over all my reveries
The melody takes over the musician's thoughts and daydreams

Hearing passions in the melodies
Passion and emotion can be heard in the melody, evoking a powerful response in the musician

Play it up and down so wearily
Playing the melody repeatedly, with a sense of exhaustion or weariness

Stumbling, fumbling, tumbling.
Struggling to play the melody correctly, with mistakes and errors

Round, round town I follow you.
The melody leads the musician, who follows it closely and dutifully

Round, round town I'm calling you.
The musician calls out to the melody, summoning it to play

Round, round town I hasten to do
The musician hurries to play the melody, eager to hear its beautiful sound

All the chasing you want me to.
The musician will do anything to play the melody, pursuing it with dedication and passion

Open up an opportunity,
Requesting an opportunity to play the melody and express oneself

For I know that you will be
The musician believes that the listener will enjoy the melody as much as they do

Truly happy and content with me.
The musician hopes to bring happiness and contentment to the listener through their music

Measure me, treasure me, pleasure me.
Measuring the musician's skills, treasuring their music, and gaining pleasure from it

Open up an offer. You will be
Requesting an offer to play the music, confident that the listener will enjoy it

Round, round, round a you and me.
The melody unites the musician and the listener, bringing them together through music

Mystery, mirror of history-you and me.
The mystery of the melody reflects the shared history and experience of the musician and the listener

Don't you see
Urging the listener to pay attention and understand the importance of the melody

That we were meant to be,
Believing that the musician and the listener were meant to come together through the melody

One and the same.
Becoming one through the power of music

Melody, married to harmony,
The melody and harmony are united, working together to create a beautiful sound

Change the score
Changing the music to make it even more beautiful and expressive

We will be ever more
The music will continue to improve and bring joy to the musician and listener

You and me.
The music unites the musician and listener, bringing them closer together

Here it comes, our symphony,
The culmination of the melody and harmony in a grand symphony, created by the musician and listener together

Measure by measure.
Slowly and carefully, the music is built, measure by measure

A pleasure.
As the music builds, it becomes a great pleasure for both the musician and listener

We found a new rondo,
Through the music, the musician and listener found a new way of expressing themselves, a new rondo

To end the blue rondo today.
Ending the melancholy blue rondo, the music brings joy and happiness to those playing and listening