Biography:
Eva Rivas (Armenian: ??? ?????, Russian: ??? ?????) born 13 July 1987 in Rostov-on-Don, is a Russian-Armenian singer best known for representing Armenia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Apricot Stone. She finished in 7th place with 141 points.
Eva was born Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsaturyan in Rostov-on-Don, USSR (now Russia) in 1987. She took the stage name Eva Rivas from her Greek great-grandmother. Between 1996-2004 she performed as a soloist in one of Rostov's most famous ensembles
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC2 C INT2 FC
[INTRO]
n.c.
Bm Bm
[VERSE 1]
Bm
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
F#m/A
Mama told me you should know,
A
Our world is cruel and wild,
Em/G Bm/D Bm
But to make your way through cold and heat
C# F#7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Em
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
F#sus4 F# Bm F#7/C# Bm/D
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
G
And she gave me apricots
Bm/F# F#7 Bm n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
I will drop it down
A Em
In the frozen ground
C C#m7-5 F#
I’ll just let it make its round
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland...
Bm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( Bm ) | C#m7-5/B |
[VERSE 2]
Bm
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
F#m/A
And I’ve got an avatar
A
Of my love to keep me warm
Em Bm
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
C#
They may blow
F#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Em
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
F# Bm F#/C# Bm/D F#m/A
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
G6
Once I waved my home goodbye
Bm/F# F# Bm
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
I will drop it down
A Em
In the frozen ground
C C#m7-5 F#
I’ll just let it make its round
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland...
Bm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Ebm Abm6 Ebm/Gb Bb
[FINAL CHORUS]
Cm
Apricot stone,
Ab Eb
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
Bb Fm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Db Dm7-5 G
From the motherland
Cm
Apricot stone,
Ab Eb
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
Bb Fm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Db Dm7-5 G
From the motherland
Cm
Apricot stone
[INTRO]
n.c.
Bm Bm
[VERSE 1]
Bm
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
F#m/A
Mama told me you should know,
A
Our world is cruel and wild,
Em/G Bm/D Bm
But to make your way through cold and heat
C# F#7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Em
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
F#sus4 F# Bm F#7/C# Bm/D
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
G
And she gave me apricots
Bm/F# F#7 Bm n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
I will drop it down
A Em
In the frozen ground
C C#m7-5 F#
I’ll just let it make its round
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland...
Bm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( Bm ) | C#m7-5/B |
[VERSE 2]
Bm
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
F#m/A
And I’ve got an avatar
A
Of my love to keep me warm
Em Bm
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
C#
They may blow
F#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Em
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
F# Bm F#/C# Bm/D F#m/A
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
G6
Once I waved my home goodbye
Bm/F# F# Bm
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
I will drop it down
A Em
In the frozen ground
C C#m7-5 F#
I’ll just let it make its round
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland...
Bm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Ebm Abm6 Ebm/Gb Bb
[FINAL CHORUS]
Cm
Apricot stone,
Ab Eb
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
Bb Fm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Db Dm7-5 G
From the motherland
Cm
Apricot stone,
Ab Eb
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
Bb Fm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Db Dm7-5 G
From the motherland
Cm
Apricot stone
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