My friend Gilby asked me if I would like to do a rendition of his song. The song is really a special one, Gilby wrote it many years ago for his wife Anelise and sang it at their wedding party. He sent me a live recording of that performance for consideration.
I like these kinds of projects and I am a sucker for beautiful love songs, so of course I said yes. And I must say that Gilby’s live version was really cool and he sang very well, so I hope he makes a version of this song one day himself.
But anyway this is my version for all to hear,
played by me on a rainy day in September in my work room in Oulu, Finland, 2023.
I wish all the best and love to Anelise and Gilby and their beautiful kids, Bianca and Hugo.
I hope you like it,
Jukka
lyrics
Song For Anelise (Written by Gilberto Jorge Fiuza)
When I close my eyes,
I can see your loving face!
Do you realize,
How I adore you, babe?
Oh, I really love you babe!
When I hold you close,
Can you feel my heart beat for you?
Deep inside I know,
What I feel for you is true!
Oh, you know it feels so good!
And when you kiss me - you set me on fire!
And when you hold me - you're my desire!
So come on, kiss me! Quench my desire!
Hold me tight, girl, so tight we'll start a fire!
When the night time comes,
You're the one my heart longs for!
Babe, right now I know
You're the one I wanna grow old with!
credits
released September 27, 2023
written by Gilberto Jorge Fiuza
Arranged, performed and produced by Jukka Ruottinen
Jukka Ruottinen is a singer songwriter from Oulu, Finland. He’s been releasing and performing his own music influenced by
the great songwriters like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt since 2002.
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