This is ShemZee, and today I want to share the story behind my latest creation, Frozen Sunsets (Замръзнали залези). It’s a song born from serendipity, chance, and the power of words left behind.
I met Viv at a lively guitar party—one of those cozy home concerts where a few people played and sang, and the “audience” brought alcohol as their ticket in. Amid the laughter, melodies, and clinking glasses, Viv shared snippets of her poetic musings. As the night unfolded, I saw her crumple a piece of paper and toss it away. Something in her demeanor made me curious, so I (virtually) fished it out.
Her poem spoke of frozen dreams, love lost, and the aching passage of time. Lines like “Frozen sunsets, dreams of mine, atrophied without your shine” captured a heart suspended in longing. The imagery of a withered autumn, symbolized by “a fall of lonely nights’ decay,” painted solitude so vividly, it felt like the poem itself was alive with yearning.
The structure of her poem, with its cyclical refrains and vivid metaphors, felt like the rise and fall of emotions—a natural fit for a haunting melody. I composed a simple yet deeply moving tune, letting minor chords and ethereal harmonies bring out the poem’s raw emotion. The verses crescendo into a soaring chorus, echoing the recurring motif of “winds and days—a starry fall.”
The result is a blend of haunting melody and evocative poetry. Each note mirrors the poem’s themes of yearning and fragile hope, creating a tapestry of sound that lingers in the listener’s soul.
Viv was astounded when I played it for her. She had thought her words were forgotten, but I’m thrilled to have turned them into something eternal.
Listen to Frozen Sunsets and let me know—what dreams or memories does it awaken in you?
ENGLISH TRANSLATION of the lyrics:
Frozen sunsets, dreams of mine,
Atrophied without your shine.
Trumpets wail, my days take flight,
Gloomy shadows veil my night.
The silence speaks, it softly weaves,
A final song as autumn grieves,
In my hair its whispers lay,
A fall of lonely nights’ decay.
Winds and days—a starry fall,
Autumn weeps; your gaze, my all.
Winds and days—a starry fall,
Autumn weeps, and I recall.
The silence speaks, it softly weaves,
A final song as autumn grieves,
In my hair its whispers lay,
A fall of lonely nights’ decay.
Original Bulgarian lyrics:
Замръзнали залези са ми мечтите
Атрофирали без твоите очи
С писък на фанфари ме събуждат дните ми
Помръкналите ми без тебе дни
Мълчи пространството
Последна песен сътвори есен в косите ми
Листопад от нощни самоти
Ветрове и дни – звезден листопад
Есента вали тъжна ти ме гледаш
Ветрове и дни – звезден листопад
Есента вали тъжна…да
Мълчи пространството
Последна песен сътвори есен в косите ми
Листопад от нощни самоти