Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo (Version By Ella Fitzgerald)

[Verse]

The clock ticks slow, it hums a tune,

A melody wrapped in the moon,

The stars lean close, they wink, they swoon,

Time pirouettes, a sly monsoon.



[Chorus]

Oh, it’s a timeless tango, love’s sweet refrain,

A step in the past, then forward again.

The old meets the new, a syncopated spin,

Round and round, where we begin.



[Verse 2]

A muted horn whispers its tale,

Of smoky rooms and lovers frail.

Yet the bass line jumps, a modern trail,

Bridging the past on a satin sail.



[Bridge]

Brushed snares sweep like whispered schemes,

Trumpets tease, igniting dreams.

The piano giggles, its notes in streams,

A timeless blend, where nothing’s as it seems.



[Chorus]

Oh, it’s a timeless tango, love’s sweet refrain,

A step in the past, then forward again.

The old meets the new, a syncopated spin,

Round and round, where we begin.



[Outro]

The dance fades soft, the notes retreat,

Tradition bows to a modern beat.

But in the silence, they softly greet,

A timeless tango, complete, replete.

Timeless Tango

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The tune was composed for a radio broadcast in October 1930 and was originally titled "Dreamy Blues." It was "the first tune I ever wrote specially for microphone transmission," Ellington recalled. "The next day wads of mail came in raving about the new tune, so Irving Mills put a lyric to it." Renamed "Mood Indigo," it became a jazz standard.

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