“Green Morning'' is the latest single from Snowapple’s upcoming fifth album, Wrong Feet, which will be released on Zip Records on 30 September 2023. At the core of this album is a trio of songs (“Green Morning”, “Afternoon” and “Lemon Lullaby”), created in collaboration with West African musicians. These energetic, danceable tracks seamlessly combine Snowapple’s sound with traditional percussion and buzzing, electric synth lines.
The lyrics for “Green Morning” were inspired by the Spanish writer Federico García Lorca. The text marks the passing of the day, and the accompanying desires unfolding with each hour (“In the green morning, I wanted to be a heart”).
The music video for “Green Morning” follows artist and musician Mame N'Diack Thiam through his morning routine- connecting with nature and finding peace, grounding and strength through meditation. Mame worked closely with Snowapple and filmmaker Andres Fouché to develop and shoot the video.
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LYRICS
In the green morning
I wanted to be a heart,
A heart.
And in the ripe evening
I wanted to be a nightingale,
A nightingale.
Turn orange colored.
Turn the color of love.
In the vivid morning,
I wanted to be myself.
A heart.
At the evening’s end,
I wanted to be my voice,
My voice, a nightingale.
Nii Tieye waw waw waw
Naaybii gueenne yaw
Nii waw waw naaybii gueenne waw
Tieye mbeugueull daafa baarii dollee
Nii ndeye saann moom mouye kooye khaarr soubbaa baa ngonne diootte
Ndaw sii gnieu woul
Mbeugueull daafa baarri dollee
Mbeugueull looye
Mbeugueull looye
Mbeugueull looye
Tieeye mbeugueull daafa baarri dollee
Nii mbeugueull looye, nii mbeugueull looye, nii mbeugueull looye.
Nii tieeye wawaw wawaw wawaw
Mbeugueull daafa baarri dollee
Nii wawaw moom dee mbeugueu naako tiee biirr khool bii nii waw lolou mooye mbeugueull
Nii naaybii gueenne naa waw
Souubba ba ngonne dioott moom mboukoye khaar khaar diiko khaarr
Ndaw sii gneuwooull
Lolow mbeugueull looye
Mbeugueull daafa baarri dollee
Lolooye mbeugueull lolooye mbeugueull looye.
In the green morning
I wanted to be a heart,
A heart.
At the evening’s end,
I wanted to be my voice,
My voice, a nightingale.
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CREDITS
Video by Snowapple, Andres Fouché & Sisi van Halsema
Directed by Andres Fouché & Sisi van Halsema
Filmed by Andres Fouché & Sisi van Halsema
Edited by Andres Fouché & Sisi van Halsema
Acting by Mame N'Diack Seck Thiam
Costumes by Mame Seck N'Diack Thiam (MUSIC IS MEDICINE)
Production by Laura Ghobrial, Gordon H. Williams and Martin Hurych
Music by Snowapple (Laurien Schreuder, Laye Serrere, Ibou Ndong, Mame N'Diack Thiam, Zlaya Loud)
Lyrics by Laurien Schreuder (based on a text by Federico García Lorca)
Mame N'Diack Seck Thiam - Voice, Percussion
Ibou Ndong - Percussion
Laye Serrere - Kora
Laurien Schreuder- Voice
Una Bergin- Voice
Laura Polence- Voice
Felicity Provan- Trumpet
Michael Moore- Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Moro Osito Von Ropi- Baritone Saxophone
Matteo Cerboncini- Guitar
Nicola Bruno- Bass
Alan ‘Gunga’ Purves- Drums & Percussion
Zlaya Loud- Synthesizers, Drum programming
Produced by Zlaya Loud
Recorded by Joeri Saal (Studio 150, Amsterdam)
Title Design by Sieto Noordhoorn