The bolero song Perfidia (Perfidy) with Carola Standertskjöld! Helsinki Carola Standertskjöld (1941-1997) was in many ways an exceptional phenomenon in Finnish music entertainment. He was a very talented linguistically. Carola spent much of his childhood and his youth abroad, for example. studying in Switzerland and the making of the first jazz gig. Perfidia (Spanish for perfidy, as in faithlessness, treachery or betrayal) is a song written by Alberto Domínguez (1911–1975), a Mexican composer and arranger born in the state of Chiapas, about love and betrayal. Aside from the original Spanish, other renditions exist, including English and instrumental versions. The English lyrics are by Milton Leeds. The song was published in 1939 and became a hit for Xavier Cugat in 1940. Desi Arnaz sings the Spanish version in the 1941 film, Father takes a Wife which starred Gloria Swanson. This version was used by director Wong Kar-wai in his films Days of Being Wild, In the Mood for Love, and 2046. Perfidia has been recorded by many artists, including Xavier Cugat, Julie London, the Four Aces, Charlie Parker, Laurel Aitken, Bud Roman and the Toppers, Mel Tormé, Olavi Virta, Café Tacuba, Glenn Miller, Nana Mouskouri, King Tubby, Phyllis Dillon, James Last, the Ventures, the Shadows, Trini Lopez, Linda Ronstadt (in Spanish and English), Nat King Cole, Sara Montiel, Los Tres Caballeros and Javier Solís (in Spanish), Cliff Richard, Lawrence Welk, Luis Miguel, Issac Delgado, mandolinist Dave Apollon, Olivia Molina, Perez Prado, Freddy Fender, Ibrahim Ferrer, Los Rabanes, Andrea Bocelli, Ray Conniff, Duke Pachanga, Frank Galan, John Altman and Ben E. King. An English arrangement of Perfidia was also the founding song of the Princeton Nassoons, Princeton Universitys oldest a cappella group. Lyric: written by Alberto Dominguez English lyrics by Milton Leeds Recorded and mixed by Shawn Murphy at Skywalker Ranch, CA Nadie comprende lo que sufro yo Tanto que ya no puedo sollozar Solo temblando de ansiedad estoy Todos me miran y se van To you My heart cries out Perfidia For I find you, the love of my life In somebody elses arms Your eyes are echoing Perfidia Forgetful of the promise of love Youre sharing anothers charms With a sad lament my dreams are faded like a broken melody While the gods of love look down and laugh At what romantic fools we mortals be And now I find my love was not for you And so I take it back with a sigh Perfidias won Goodbye With a sad lament my dreams are faded like a broken melody While the gods of love look down and laugh At what romantic fools we mortals be And now I find my love was not for you And so I take it back with a sigh Perfidias won Goodbye Goodbye Read more: Nat King Cole - Perfidia Lyrics | MetroLyrics
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:33:57 +0000
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