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The Loveliest Night Of The Year ((Adapted from: Over The Waves Waltz (The Edison Military Band) - 1904)) Composer(s): Juventino Rosas - Irving Aaronson - Paul Francis Webster Performer(s): Mario Lanza - 1951 and multiple other artists
When you are in love It's the loveliest night of the year Stars twinkle above And you almost can touch them from here
Words fall into rhyme Anytime you are holding me near When you are in love It's the loveliest night of the year!
Waltzing along in the blue like a breeze drifting over the sand Thrilled by the wonder of you and the wonderful touch of your hand and...
My heart starts to beat like a child when a birthday is near So kiss me, my sweet It's the loveliest night of the year!
Te fuiste, amigo, sin decir adiós sin dar ninguna explicación Ya sé que fue por un golpe de tos y no por mala educación Aunque, de todos modos, qué marrón zarpar así, sin avisar sabiendo que sin tu tripulación no te gustaba navegar Pero lo cierto es que no volveré a oír tu "che, quin gust' tu "che, qué bo" tu "che, qué be" tu corazón no lo aguantó te reventó che, qué mal, che, qué mal Qué fuego urgente había que apagar qué prisa en irte, qué ocurrió si a mejor vida no podrás pasar Incluso el Papa te envidió De nada, amigo, te podrás quejar... hasta te amó una emperatriz Tu reino era la Inmensidad del mar y tu bandera, ser feliz Pero lo cierto es que no volveré... Y cuando llegue la "Nit de Sant Joan" oliendo a piras y a jazmín quién montará 'safaris', capitán cazando olores del jardín Y cuando enero sea un atardecer y caiga el sol tras el Montgó quién me dirá: 'ja ho veus, va ser al gener quand Déu va fer la Creació" Pero lo cierto es que no volverá ...
Rain And Tears
((French, German, & Italian Versions: Quelques Larmes De Pluie (by Dalida);
Regenzeit-Tränenleid (by Dalida); Lacrima E Pioggia (by Dalida))
Composer(s): Boris Bergman - E. Papathanassiou
Performer(s): Aphrodite's Child and multiple other artists
Rain and tears Are the same But in the sun You've got to play the game
When you cry In winter time You can pretend It's nothing but the rain
How many times I've seen Tears coming From your blue eyes? Rain and tears Are the same But in the sun You've got to play the game
Give me an answer of love (O, Ooohhh) I need an answer of love (O, Ooohhh)
Rain and tears In the sun But in your heart You feel the rainbow waves
Rain and tears Both I shun For in my heart There'll never be a sun
Rain and tears, Are the same But in the sun You've got to play the game
The Love You Save Composer(s): Corporation Performer(s): The Jackson 5
Stop you'd better save me! Stop, stop, stop you'd better save me!
When we played tag in grade school, you wanted to be it But chasin' boys was just a fad, you crossed your heart you'd quit When we grew up you traded your promise for my ring Now just like back in grade school, you're doing that same old thing!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' take it slow, or someday you'll be all alone Better stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' look both ways before you cross me You're headin' for a danger zone!
I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one you need Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed! They'll ruin your reputation, they'll label you a flirt! The way they talk about you, they'll turn your name to dirt, oh!
Isaac said he kissed you beneath the apple tree When Benjie held your hand he felt electricity When Alexander called you he said he rang your chimes Christopher discovered you're way ahead of your time!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' take it slow or someday you'll be all alone You better stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' look both ways before you cross me You're headin' for a danger zone!
Hold on, hold on, hold on! "S" is for "Save It!" "T" is for "Take It Slow!" "O" is for "Oh no!" "P" is for "Please, please don't go!"
The love you save may be your own Someday you may be all alone Stop it, baby, ooh, you'd better stop! the love you save may be your own! Please, please, cause someday, someday, baby, you'll be all alone!
I'm the one who loves you, I'm the one you need! Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!
Oh stop! the love you save may be your own, baby! You better stop it, stop it, stop it, girl, or someday you'll be all alone! The way they talk about you, they'll turn your name, turn your name to dirt!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Don'tcha know, don'tcha know, someday, baby, you'll be all alone?
Those other guys will put you down as soon as they succeed!
Stop! The love you save may be your own! Darlin' take it slow...
Che Tesoro Che Sei Composer(s): L. Pardo - Antonello Venditti Performer(s): Antonello Venditti
Che tesoro che sei quando mi guardi quando dici che mi chiami dopo e non mi chiami mai che tesoro che sei quando fai tardi dici scusa sono in mezzo al traffico mi aspetterai e se il nostro poi non fosse amore giuro io non ti lascerei anche se pensi che di te non me ne importa niente anche se non fossi un angelo io non ti cambierei perché sei bella bella bella bella come sei sei bella come ti vorrei che tesoro che sei quando ti svegli quando esci dalla doccia e corri e non ti asciughi mai ti rivesti nel buio e leghi i tuoi capelli un biglietto per me sono pazza di te non lo sai e se il nostro poi non fosse amore giuro io non ti lascerei se pensassi che di me non te ne importa niente anche se non fossi un angelo io non ti cambierei perché sei bella bella bella bella come sei sei bella come ti vorrei che tesoro che sei quando mi guardi quando pensi con gli stessi occhi tu mi lascerai che paura che hai non mi sorprendi perché stare con me non e' bere un caffè tu lo sai e se il nostro poi non fosse amore giuro io non ti lascerei se pensassi che di me non te ne importa niente anche se non fossi un angelo io non ti cambierei perché sei bella bella bella bella come sei sei bella come ti vorrei...
The Love Of My Life Composer(s): Alan Jay Lerner - Frederick Loewe
Meg: At sixteen years I was blue and sad then father said I should find a lad So I set out to become a wife An' found the real love of my life His name it was Chris, and the last was MacGill I met him one night pickin' flowers on the hill He had lots of charm an' a certain kind o' touch And a certain kind of eagerness that pleased me very much so there 'neath the moon where romance often springs I gave him my heart--an' a few other things I don't know how long that I stayed up on the hill But the moon had disappeared, and so had Christopher MacGill So I went home an' I thought I'd die Till Father said, make another try So out I went to become a wife An' found the real love of my life He came from the lowlands, the lowlands said he I saw him an' knew he was perfect for me Jus' one thing that puzzled me an' it always will Was he told me he had heard about me from his friend MacGill We quick fell in love an' went down by the creek The next day he said he'd be back in a week An' I thought he would, for now how was I to know That of all the lowland laddies, there was never one as low! I told my father the awful truth He said, "What difference? Ye've got your youth" So out I went mad to be a wife An' found the real love of my life Oh, he was a poet, a rhymer was he He read me some verse he had written for me He said they would move me, these poems from his pen An' how right he was, because they moved me right into the glen We stayed till the dawn came an' lighted the sky Then I shook his hand an' I bid him good-bye I never went back, for what I had heard was true That a poet only writes about the things he cannot do My pa said, "Look out for men who think Ye'll be more certain with men who drink" So out I went to become a wife An' found the real love of my life Oh, he was a solier, a fine Highland son He told me about all the battle he'd won He wasted his time tellin' me about his might For one look at him decided me to not put up a fight We skirmished for hours that night in the glen an' I found the sword has more might than the pen But when I was drowsin' I snored to my dismay An' he thought it was a bugle an' got up an' marched away Now Pa said, "Daughter, there must be one Someone who's true, or too old to run" So I'm still lookin' to be a wife An' find the real love of my life
Che T'aggia Di' Composer(s): Adriano Celentano Performer(s): Mina & Adriana Celentano
Lui: Che t'aggia fa'... Che t'aggia di'... tu si bella si bella si bella ma me decest prima de spusarme ca tu cucinav bene e invece nu (bip) hai fatt quann ce simmo spusate Lei: Teh... ma quann parli te metti pure a fischia'... Lui: quale fischio...chi ha fischiato...??? Lei: ho sentito un fischio... Lui: che t'aggia fa'... che t'aggia di'... che t'aggia fa'... che t'aggia di'... Lei: Madonna mia e che vuoi fa'...??? Lui: Tu si bella tu si bella, ma te l'aggia fa'... Lei: che cosa...??? Lui: te lo devo fare... Lei: che cosa...??? Lui: ti devo fare un bel Paliatone grosso un Paliatone che neanche quando te l'ha fatto tuo padre te lo puoi ricordare... Lei: Teh... e a chi vuoi fa' lu paliatone...??? io prima de spusarme ero accussi' cundenda de spusarm co te pecche' dicevo... penzavo... chissa' quanda bella notte d'amore che passava con lui e invece nu (bip)
Rain Composer(s): Madonna; Shep Pettibone Performer(s): Madonna
I feel it... It's coming...
Rain Feel it on my finger tips, hear it on my window pane Your love's coming down like Rain Wash away my sorrow, take away my pain Your love's coming down like Rain
When your lips are burning mine And you take the time to tell me how you feel When you listen to my words And I know you've heard, I know it's real Rain is what this thunder brings For the first time I can hear my heart sing Call me a fool but I know I'm not I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top Till I feel your
Rain Feel it on my finger tips, hear it on my window pane Your love's coming down like Rain Wash away my sorrow, take away my pain Your love's coming down like Rain
When you looked into my eyes, and you said goodbye Could you see my tears When I turned the other way Did you hear me say I'd wait for all the dark clouds bursting in a perfect sky You promised me when you said goodbye That you'd return when the storm was done And now I'll wait for the light, I'll wait for the sun Till I feel your
Rain Feel it on my finger tips, hear it on my window pane Your love's coming down like Rain Wash away my sorrow, take away my pain Your love's coming down like Rain
Here comes the sun... here comes the sun And I say... never go away
Waiting is the hardest thing (It's strange I feel like I've known you before) I tell myself that if I believe in you (And I want to understand you) In the dream of you (More and more) With all my heart and all my soul (When I'm with you) That by sheer force of will (I feel like a magical child) I will raise you from the ground (Everything's strange) And without a sound you'll appear (Everything's wild) And surrender to me To love
Rain is what the thunder brings For the first time I can hear my heart sing Call me a fool but I know I'm not I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top Till I feel your
Rain I feel it... It's coming... Your love's coming down like Rain...
I'll stand out on the mountain top Until I hear you call My name
The Love Nest Composer(s): Louis A. Hirsch - Otto A. Harbach Performer(s): George Burns & Gracie Allen and multiple other artists
Many builders there have been Since the world began Palace, cottage, mansion, inn They have built for man Some were small and some were tall Long or wide or low But the best one of them all Jack built long ago Twas built in bygone days Yet millions sing its praise
Just a love nest Cozy with charm Like a dove nest Down on a farm A veranda with some sort of clinging vine Then a kitchen where some rambler roses twine Then a small room Tea set of blue Best of all, room Dream room for two Better than a palace with a gilded dome Is a love nest You can call home
Building houses still goes on Now as well as then Ancient Jack and Jill are gone Yet return again Ever comes the question old Shall we build for pride Or shall brick and mortar hold Warmth and love inside? The answer you may know Jack solved it long ago
Che Sarà
Composer(s): Jimmy Fontana - Nicola Greco - Franco Migliacci - Carlo Pes
First release by: Ricchi E Poveri - 1971
Covered by multiple other artists
Versions In Other Languages:
1971 - Aldrig Mer (Hootenanny Singers)
1972 - Qui Saura (Mike Brant)
Paese mio che stai sulla collina disteso come un vecchio addormentato la noia, l'abbandono, il niente son la tua malattia paese mio ti lascio io vado via
Che sarà, che sarà, che sarà Che sarà della mia vita chi lo sa So far tutto o forse niente, da domani si vedrà e sarà, sarà quel che sarà
Gli amici miei son quasi tutti via e gli altri partiranno dopo me Peccato perché stavo bene in loro compagnia ma tutto passa, tutto se ne và
Che sarà, che sarà, che sarà Che sarà della mia vita chi lo sa Con me porto la chitarra e se la notte piangerò una nenia di paese suonerò
Amore mio ti bacio sulla bocca che fu la fonte del mio primo amor ti do L'appuntamento dove e quando non lo so ma so soltanto che ritornerò
Rain Composer(s): José Feliciano; Hilda Feliciano Performer(s): José Feliciano
Listen to the pouring rain listen to it pour And with every drop of rain You know I love you more
Let it rain all night long let my love for you go strong as long as we`re together who cares about the weather?
Listen to the falling rain listen to it fall and with every drop of rain I can hear you call call my name right out loud I can here above the clouds and I`m here among the puddles you and I together huddle
Listen to the falling rain listen to it fall
It`s raining it`s pouring The old man is snoring went to bad and bumped his head he couldn`t get up in the morning
The Love Machine Composer(s): Gerald Nelson - Fred Burch - Chuck Taylor Performer(s): Elvis Presley; Gerald Nelson
Step right up to the love machine You may get lucky when you zap a dream Let the wheel go round, round and round You may win that girl you've never found
She may be Suzy or Maybelline She could be Cathy or Angeline Let the wheel go round, round and round Try your luck right now on the love machine
We're just a bunch of salty sailors One thing on our mind Takin' a chance on this machine Maybe love we'll find She maybe tall she maybe short She may be wide But Lady Luck stop that wheel On 38-24-35 Step up, whose next in line This love machine don't waste no time
Let the wheel go round, round and round What will your fortune be on the love machine All right
We're just a bunch of salty sailors One thing on our mind Takin' a chance on this machine Maybe love we'll find She maybe tall she maybe short She may be wide But Lady Luck stop that wheel On 38-24-35 Step up, whose next in line This love machine don't waste no time
Let the wheel go round and round and round And round and round and round and round What will your fortune be on the love machine
Che M'importa Del Mondo
Composer(s): Franco Migliacci - Luis Bacalov
First release by: Rita Pavone - 1964
Che m'importa del mondo quando tu sei vicino a me Che m'importa del mondo quando tu sei vicino a me io non chiedo più niente al cielo se mi lascia te Non guardarmi se piango è la gioia che sento in me non c'è cosa più grande dell'amore mio per te
Fà che questo momento amore mio duri tutta la vita amore, amore Stringimi forte amore, amore a te
Che m'importa del mondo quando tu sei vicino a me io non chiedo più niente al cielo se mi lascia te Che m'importa del mondo se tu sei con me
Rita: Che m'importa del mondo quando tu sei vicino a me io non chiedo più niente al cielo se mi lascia te che m'importa del mondo se tu sei con me se tu sei con me se tu sei con meeeeeeeee
Rain Composer(s): Eugene Ford Performer(s): Dean Martin; and various other artists
(Rain, rain, don't go away) (Rain, rain, don't go away)
Rain, let us cuddle while the rain Pitter patters on the pane And we're alone A chance to while away the dreary afternoon The lovely peaceful afternoon So no one can see us
Rain (don't go away), it's so cosy in the rain (don't go away) There's no reason to complain If she's with you You hold her hand and then It's ten to one you'll kiss her In the rain, rain, rain
Rain it's so cosy in the rain (pitter patter on the pane) There's no reason to complain If she's with you You hold her hand and then It's ten to one you'll kiss her In the rain (rain), rain (rain), rain (rain) Rain, rain, rain
The Love I Never Had Composer(s): Dennis Lambert - Brian Potter Performer(s): Tavares
Never gonna miss it The love I never had Never gonna miss it The love I never had Never gonna miss it...
You've been coming home a little later And you never feel like saying where you've been You know I tried to make some conversation But I guess the things I say are wearin' thin You never needed me, I only see it now But I can live alone, girl you taught me how And I wish that I could say I'm gonna feel so sad (gonna feel so sad) But I just can't miss the love I never had
Never gonna miss it The love I never had Never gonna miss it...
When I was reachin' out you didn't want me But at least I know I gave it one good try (didn't I, didn't I give it one good try?) Gonna pack my bags then I'll be leavin' You don't have to stay around to say goodbye Oh any fool can see it's over and it's done It really ended girl, before it had begun And I wish that I could say I'm gonna take it bad Oh so bad, so bad But I just can't miss the love I never had
(Never gonna miss it) Oh and I wish that I could say I'm gonna feel so sad, so sad (gonna feel so sad) But I just can't miss the love I never had
Che Mai Farò ((Adapted from: Et Maintenant (French Version) (Gilbert Bécaud) - 1961)) Composer(s): Gilbert Bécaud - Pierre Delanoë - Michele Straniero Performer(s): Milva - 1961
Versions In Other Languages: 1962 - What Now, My Love? (Shirley Bassey with Nelson Riddle and His Orch.) 1963 - Endnu En Dag (Poul Bundgaard) 1965 - Er Rest Mij Niets (Corry Brokken) 1965 - Et Maintenant (Spanish Version) (Raphael) 1979 - Hva' Nu, Min Ven? (Peter Belli) 1981 - Wat Moet Ik Doen (Will Tura)
Senza di te Che posso fare Di tutto il tempo Che mi resterà Di tanta gente Indifferente Che ne faro Tu no ci sei piu
Di tante notti Perché, per chi E del mattino Che ancor tornerà Di questo cuore Che troppo forte Batte per chi Perché
Senza di te Che posso fare Nel vuoto che Mi ciconderà Mi resterà La terra e il mare Ma senza te Ben poco sarà
Amici no Lasciate star Sapete pure Che cos'é il mio mal E la città Con la sua folla Non è che noia Per me
Senza di te Che posso fare Urlare per Esser viva ancor Le notti intere Voglio bruciare E al mattino Ridero di me
Poi una notte Mi specchiero E scorgero La fine per me Non un fiore Nessun dolore Quando me Ane andro
Railroads And Riverboats Composer(s): Jim Croce; Ingrid Croce Performer(s): Jim Croce
The railroads, and the riverboats
that bred the mighty man That we read about, and we dream about The men who built this land And the farmers and the lumbermen and the men who worked the mills And the poor hard working miners Who died inside the hills
While the rivers that flow Are the blood of our land And the trucks they keep rumbling On the great concrete band And the railroads keep pushing To be all they once were And nature is calling No one's listening to her
And the immigrants, by the boat load, in a dozen different tones Sang of freedom, in the new land Climbed the ladder rung by rung Some to Boston, some to Pittsburg, Philidelphia and St. Paul And the old ways, led to new days They were welcome one and all
While the rivers that flow Are the blood of our land And the trucks they keep rumbling On the great concrete band And the railroads keep pushing To be all they once were And nature is calling No one's listening to her
With the railroads, and the riverboats, and the bread lines far behind And the days we sang together Long gone but still in mind And the men who, came before us, men who brought us to today And the story, still unravels, from the dreams of yesterday
While the rivers that flow Are the blood of our land And the trucks they keep rumbling On the great concrete band And the railroads keep pushing To be all they once were And nature is calling No one's listening to her And nature is calling No one's listening to her
The Love I Lost Composer(s): Kenny Gamble - Leon Huff First release by: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - 1973
I can remember planning Building my whole world around you And I can remember hoping That you and I could make it on through But something went wrong We loved each other We just couldn't get along Take a good look at me I'm in misery, can't you see
The love I lost (the love, the love I lost) Was a sweet love (it was a sweet love) The love I lost (the love, the love I lost) Was complete love (it was complete love) The love I lost (the love I lost) I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again ooh
I can't remember nothing, no no But the good times we used to share I'm so sad and lonely Without you my life is so dead I'm sorry to say You go your way and I'll go my way It hurts deep inside The day we said goodbye, but
The love I lost (the love, the love I lost) Was a sweet love (it was a sweet love) The love I lost (the love, the love I lost) Was complete love (it was complete love) The love I lost ooh ooh I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again (I'll never love again) I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again ooh ooh ooh ooh I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again
The love, the love I lost, ooh The love, the love I lost
The love I lost (the love, the love I lost) Was a sweet love (it was a sweet love) The love I lost (the love, the love I lost) Was complete love (it was complete love) The love I lost ooh ooh I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again (I'll never love again) I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again ooh ooh ooh ooh I will never (never) no no never (Never) love again
Che Cosa Resterà Di Me ((aka Che Cosa Resta (Franco Battiato - 1999))
((Adapted from: Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours? (Charles Trenet) - 1942))
Composer(s): Charles Trenet - Léo Chauliac - Franco Battiato
Performer(s): Gianni Morandi - 1988
Versions In Other Languages:
1957 - I Wish You Love (Keely Smith)
1977 - Ce-A Mai Iramas? (Alla Baianova)
Lo sai che più s'invecchia più affiorano ricordi lontanissimi come se fosse ieri mi vedo a volte in braccio a mia madre e sento ancora i teneri commenti di mio padre I pranzi le domeniche dai nonni le voglie e le esplosioni irrazionali i primi passi, gioie e dispiaceri La prima goccia bianca che spavento e che piacere strano e un innamoramento senza senso per legge naturale a quell'età I primi accordi su di un organo da chiesa in sacrestia ed un dogmatico rispetto per le istituzioni
Che cosa resterà di me del transito terrestre di tutte le impressioni che ho avuto in questa vita
Mi piacciono le scelte passionali quella saggezza pratica che si tramanda il popolo adoro quando sto lontano qualche settimana quell'atmosfera che ritrovo ritornando qui in Emilia figlio di un pensiero rosso e partigiano Di recente ho qualche fremito diverso sul creato Anch'io a guardarmi bene vivo da millenni e vengo dritto dalla civiltà più alta dei Sumeri dall'arte cuneiforme degli scribi e dormo spesso dentro a un sacco a pelo perché non voglio perdere i contatti con la terra
Che cosa resterà di me del transito terrestre di tutte le impressioni che ho avuto in questa vita
Che cosa resterà di noi del transito terrestre di tutte le impressioni che abbiamo in questa vita