GRANADA
(Dorothy Dodd / Augustín Lara)
Frankie Laine
Also recorded by: Deanna Durbin (1947); Karol Adam; Gato Barbieri; Columbia Ballroom Orch.;
Tommy Dorsey; John Farnham; The Four Freshmen; Ted Heath; Ben E. King;
Sándor Deki Lakatos; Mario Lanza; Joe Loco; London Promenade Orch.;
Trini Lopez; Mantovani; Al Martino; Johnny Mathis; MGM Studio Orch.;
Werner Müller; Dennis Noday; Edmundo Ros; Sinatra Family; Frank Sinatra;
Paul Sorvino; Victorio Valdez; Jerry Vale; Caterina Valente; Finbar Wright.
Granada, I'm falling under your spell
And if you could speak what a fascinating tale you would tell
Of an age the world has long forgotten
Of an age that weaves the silent magic in Granada today
The dawn in the sky greets the day with a sigh for Granada
For she can remember the splendour that once was Granada
It still can be found in the hills all around as I wander along
Entranced by the beauty before me
Entranced by a land full of sunshine and flowers and song
And when day is done and the sun starts to set in Granada
I envy the blush of the snow clad Sierra Nevada
For soon it will welcome the stars
While a thousand guitars play a soft Habanera
Then moonlit Granada will live again
The glory of yesterday romantic and gay.
(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - February 2006)
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GRANADA
(Agustín Lara)
Recorded by: Placido Domingo; Mario Lanza; Luciano Pavarotti; Javier Solis.
Granada, tierra soñada por mi,
mi cantar se vuelve gitano cuando es para ti,
mi cantar hecho de fantasía,
mi cantar flor de melancolía
que yo te vengo a dar.
Granada, tierra ensangrentada
en tardes de toros.
Mujer que conserva el embrujo
de los ojos moros.
Te sueño rebelde y gitana
cubierta de flores,
y beso tu boca de grana
jugosa manzana
que me habla de amores.
Granada, manola cantada
en coplas preciosas.
No tengo otra cosa que darte
que un ramo de rosas.
De rosas de suave fragancia
que le dieran marco a la virgen morena,
Granada, tu tierra está llena
de lindas mujeres,
de sangre y de sol.
(Contributed by Maria Teresa Camp Gozalbo - November 2004
& Emiliano M.A. - February 2006)
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