Ameno may refer to:
"Ameno" is a song by new-age musical project Era (stylized as +eRa+) that was released in 1997 and became a chart success in France, Belgium and Sweden. It is taken from Era's self-titled 1996 debut album Era.
"Ameno" was written by new-age artist Eric Lévi. The lyrics are written in Pseudo-Latin, i.e. sounding like Latin but are in fact deliberately devoid of any exact meaning. The vocals are performed by Guy Protheroe and Harriet Jay. Eric Lévi played keyboards and programmed it, whereas Philippe Manca played lead guitar, bass and drums. The choir rendition is by the English Chamber Choir.
A music video was shot for the song featuring actors Pierre Boisserie and Irene Bustamante.
The song has been interpreted many times and is very popular in covers and parodies. Famous versions include DJ Quicksilver (2000), Roberto Molinaro techno mix version in Italy (2005) and French tenor Vincent Niclo interpretation with the Red Army Choir (2012).
Every night the table's set,
She pours his beer into a glass,
Pork chops and apple sauce,
They gorge themselves in the silence,
Not a word [... ?],
Like pork chops and apple sauce
None of your memories are (lost... ?),
None of your memories are (lost... ?)
She says she's going to bed,
Away from the TV,
Seems so irrelevant
It's late and you lie awake in bed,
Thinking your bedroom miles away,
Wonder if she too can't sleep,
When you hear the gentle sobbing,
You know she knows and you hate yourself,
Sad and gentle sobbing
None of your memories are (lost... ?),
None of your memories are (lost... ?)
You may never touch her again,
But maybe on this day,
It seems so irrelevant
Stifled sobbing next to you and there is nothing you can do,
Your dinner gives you heartburn, what if you walked away,
Another woman sleeping sound,
Well does she dream of you? You can't be sure,