Michael Franks - Abandoned Garden (to Antonio Carlos Jobim) (song video) 

Michael Franks - Abandoned Garden (Warner Bros., 1995)
11. Abandoned Garden
In your abandoned garden, sunlight still prevails:
The Jasmine climbs the trellis fragrantly, the jacaranda ultravioletly sways.
The blossoms, each of them by your hand planted,
Will, even if I tell them of your sudden disappearance from us,
Not believe the tale.
Though the samba has ended, I know in the sound
Of your voice, your piano, your flute, you are found,
And the music within you continues to flow
Sadly, lost Antonio.
You were my inspiration, my hero, my friend;
On the highway of time will I meet you again?
If the heart ever heals, does the scar always show
For the lost Antonio?
In your abandoned garden, beauty is unchanged:
The hummingbird still hovers for the scent the frangipane so seductively displays.
Camellias, each of them by your hand planted,
The sadness of your sudden disappearance still unknown to them,
Await the kiss of rain.
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Produced by Matt Pierson & Gil Goldstein
Guitar: Chuck Loeb & Jeff Mironov
Piano: Gil Goldstein
Bass: Marc Johnson
Drums: Peter Erskine
Percussion: Don Alias
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Big "THANK YOU" to the video-maker Pavel Danilyukat at pexels.com who inspired me to make a video for this amazing song!