From the recording EP "Le Salon Vert" (mp3 version)
“Le Salon Vert” takes us poetically into the intricate ecosystem of the forest: its tiniest inhabitants and the hidden networks beneath the soil, forming a perfectly interconnected symbiosis of breathtaking complexity and beauty.
In the face of humanity’s brutal treatment of nature, even its unabashed destruction, I find myself wondering whether we truly comprehend this miracle at all.
I didn’t want to write a protest song or make an explicit statement about climate action, biodiversity, conservation, or the transition to renewable energy — even though protest and enormous collective efforts are urgently needed.
My language in music is imagination. So I envisioned the forest as a salon full of wonders, a curtain slowly opening to reveal an extraordinary world. Through this invitation, I hope to inspire a deeper connection with nature and encourage reflection on our place within it.
Producer: Ken Stringfellow
Drums: Alexander Jezdinsky
All flutes: Ramón Lazzaroni
Vocals: Mimi Schell
Acoustic Guitar: Jürgen Scholz
Other Instruments: Ken Stringfellow
Mixing Engineer: Ken Stringfellow
Mastering Engineer: Marc Ebermann
Lyrics
Le Salon Vert
Lyrics written by Mimi Schell
Music written by Mimi Schell, Jürgen Scholz
Come with me
Enter nature‘s majesty
Take a seat
On cushions of velvety green
Fans of fern
Moist with morning dew drop gloss
Tiny life
peeking up from underneath a rock
A wondrous sight of joy and glee
A vast delight for you and me
For life on earth a canopy
Le salon vert
Beneath the sun and moon above
In biosphere of life and love
Little feelers stretching out in salon vert
Come, meet me there
Dans le salon vert
Lively sprouts
Chasing undiscovered ground
Miracle-bound
Chatting on waves of ultra-sound
Oak and spruce
Feeding on sugary juice
Helping out
Tree friends in need
Without any doubt
A wondrous sight of joy and glee
A vast delight for you and me
For life on earth a canopy
Le salon vert
The birds and bees, the worms and bugs
The chirping crickets and the frogs
The dripping sound of water drops
When spring is there
Dans Le salon vert
Dans le salon vert
C-Part
Whose rattling sabers cut the barks
Whose deadly rifles shoot the larks
Who‘s raging over vital sparks
Like firebugs?
Who favors territorial greed
Before the planting of a seed
How can these wounds ever be sealed
For Earth to heal
(Instrumental)
A wondrous sight of joy and glee
A vast delight for you and me
For life on earth a canopy
Le salon vert
Listen and learn the symphony
Of tree school choirs and mother trees
The leaves and flowers and powdery
pollen In the air
Dans le salon vert
Dans le salon vert
Come meet me there
Dans le salon vert