GREEN EYES (AQUELLOS OJOS VERDES)
(Music: Nilo Menéndez / English Lyrics: Eddie Rivera / Eddie Woods)

Jane Froman (feat. in the show "Ziegfeld Follies of 1934") - 1934
Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orch. (vocal: The Band) - 1940
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch.(vocals: Helen O'Connell & Bob Eberly) - 1941
Tony Pastor & His Orch. (vocal: Dorsey Anderson) - 1941
Gene Krupa & His Orch. (vocal: Anita O'Day) - 1941
Don Barreto & His Orch. - 1942
Kay Harding - 1942
Helen O'Connell with Harold Mooney & His Orch. - 1951
Ray Conniff, His Orch. & Chorus - 1952
Ray Anthony & His Orch. - 1953
Les Brown & His Band Of Renown - 1953
The Ravens - 1955
Abbe Lane with Tito Puente & His Orch. - 1958
Eydie Gorme & Steve Lawrence - 1960
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - 1960
Edmundo Ros & His Orch. - 1967
Stanley Black & His Orch. - 1972
Barry Manilow - 1994

Also recorded by:
Frank Chacksfield; Ted Heath & His Music; Lou Donaldson;
Les & Larry Elgart; George Evans; Bob Florence Big Band;
Los Cordobeses; Tommy Dorsey; Roy Eldridge; Margie Lane;
Pony Poindexter; Ben Light; Harry Roy; Victor Silvester;
Desi Arnaz; Boston Pops Orch; Tony Martin; Nat King Cole;
Connie Francis; Earl Grant; Benny Green; Enric Madiguera;
Charlie Shavers; South Shore Concert Band; Conway Twitty;
Lex Vandyke; The Ventures; Carmen Cavallaro; Enoch Light;
Glenn Miller ........... and many, many others.



BOB EBERLY:
Well, Green Eyes with their soft lights
Your eyes that promise sweet nights
Bring to my soul a longing, a thirst for love divine
In dreams I seem to hold you, to find you and enfold you
Our lips meet and our hearts, too, with a thrill so sublime

Those cool and limpid Green Eyes
A pool wherein my love lies
So deep that in my searching for happiness
I fear that they will ever haunt me
All through my life they'll taunt me
But will they ever want me
Green Eyes, make my dreams come true

HELEN O'CONNELL:
Well, Green Eyes with the soft lights
And eyes that promise sweet nights
Bring to my soul a longing, a thirst for love divine
In dreams I seem to hold you, to find you and enfold you
Our lips meet and our hearts, too, with a thrill so sublime

Those cool and limpid Green Eyes
A pool wherein my love lies
So deep that in my searching for happiness
I fear that they will ever haunt me
All through my life they'll taunt me
But will they ever want me
Green Eyes, I love you


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AQUELLOS OJOS VERDES
(Nilo Menéndez / Adolfo Utrera)

Gloria Jean (feat. in the film "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") - 1942

Recorded by: Jose Augusto; Chucho Avellanet; Los Brios;
José Carrera; Rey Casas; Oscar Chavez; El Consorcio;
Frank Corrales; Humberto Cravioto; Dimas de Moraes;
Bola de Nieve; Plácido Domingo; Mayito Fernandez;
Ibrahim Ferrer; François Gilbert; Orquesta Aragón;
Havana Casino Orch.; Antonio Machin; Gran Orchestra;
Armando Manzanero; Maracaibo Orch.; Trio Los Panchos;
Mariachi Mexido de Pepe Villa; Isaac Salinas; Katunga;
Orquesta Casino de la Habana; Bebo Valdés; Pedro Vargas;
Orequesta de Camara de Madrid; Tropical Serenade Orch.;
Orquesta Romántica De La Habana; Orquesta Sinfonica;
Pérez Prado; Cheo Belen Puig Y Su Conjunto; Los Senor's;
Rondalla del Amor de Saltillo; Rondalla del Chato Franco;
Alfredo Sadel; Trio Guayacan.



Fueron tus ojos los que me dieron
el tema dulce de mi canción.
Tus ojos verdes, claros, serenos,
ojos que han sido mi ispiración.

Aquellos ojos verdes de mirada serena,
dejaron en mi alma eterna sed de amar.
Anhelos y caricias de besos y ternuras
de todas las dulzuras que sabían brindar.

Aquellos ojos verdes, serenos como un lago,
en cuyas quietas aguas un día me miré.
No saben la tristezas que en mi alma han dejado,
Aquellos ojos verdes que ya nunca olvidaré.


(Contributed by cschlereth - January 2006)


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