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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

In 1978, he signed a contract for CBS International, adding English, French, Portuguese, and German to his languages repertoire. Iglesias released the album De NiΓ±a a Mujer (1981), from it came the first English-language hit, a Spanish cover of "Begin the Beguine" (No 1 in the U.K.); he also released a collection, Julio (1983).

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12) LA PALOMA:

Una canciΓ³n me recuerda aquel ayer
A song reminds me of yesterday,
cuando se marchΓ³ en silencio un atadecer
when she left in silence at dusk.
se fuΓ© con su canto triste a otro lugar
She went somewhere else, with her sad song.
dejΓ³ como compaΓ±era mi soledad.
She left behind my solitude

Una paloma blanca me canta al alba
A white dove sings to me at dawn.
viejas melancolΓ­as, cosas del alma
Old melancholies, things of the soul,
llegan con el silencio de la maΓ±ana
arrive with the morning's silence
y cuando salgo a verla vuela a su casa.
when I go outside to see, it flies back home.

ΒΏDΓ³nde va? que mi voz ya no quiere escuchar,
Where does it go, my voice doesn't wish to listen anymore
ΒΏDΓ³nde va? que mi vida se apaga si junto a mi no estΓ‘.
Where does it go, my life is extinguished if she's not beside me?

Si quisiera volver yo la irΓ­a a esperar
If only she'd want to come back I'd go wait for her.
cada dΓ­a, cada madrugada para quererla mΓ‘s.
every day, every sunrise to love her even more

se fuΓ© con su canto triste a otro lugar
She went somewhere else, with her sad song.
dejΓ³ como compaΓ±era mi soledad.
She left behind my solitude

Una paloma blanca me canta al alba
A white dove sings to me at dawn.
viejas melancolΓ­as, cosas del alma
Old melancholies, things of the soul,
llegan con el silencio de la maΓ±ana
arrive with the morning's silence
y cuando salgo a verla vuela a su casa.
when I go outside to see, it flies back home.

Trans:

FOR OUR MANY FRIENDS WHO WILL BE VISITING THIS THREAD AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND SPANISH:

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13) "IF YOU GO AWAY"

If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
And our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the night bird song
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

But if you stay I'll make you a day
Like no day has ever been or will be again
We'll sail on the sun we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
But if you go I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

If you go away yes I know you must
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
Just an empty room full of empty space
Like the empty look I see on your face
Can I tell you now as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly till your next hello
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

But if you stay I'll make you a night
Like no night has ever been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go I won't cry
For the good has gone from the world goodbye
If you go away, if you go away,
If you go away, if you go away

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14) "GUANTANAMERA"

Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo
Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo

Yo soy un hombre sincero
I am a sincere man
de donde crece la palma
From where the palm tree grows
Yo soy un hombre sincero
I am a sincere man
de donde crece la palma
From where the palm tree grows
Y antes de morirme quiero
And before dying I want
echar mis versos del alma
To share the verses of my soul.

Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo
Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo

Mi verso es un verde claro
My verse is light green
y de un carmΓ­n encendido
And it is flaming crimson
Mi verso es un verde claro
My verse is light green
y de un carmΓ­n encendido
And it is flaming crimson
Mi verso es un ciervo herido
My verse is a wounded deer
que busca en el monte amparo
Who seeks refuge on the mountain.

Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo
Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo

Con los pobres de la tierra
With the poor of the earth
quiero yo mi suerte echar
I want to cast my fate
Con los pobres de la tierra
With the poor of the earth
quiero yo mi suerte echar
I want to cast my fate
El arroyo de la sierra
The stream of the mountains
me complace mΓ‘s que el mar
Gives me more pleasure than the sea

Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo
Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanimo the girl from Guantanamo

Trans:

*there was this girl from Guantanimo Cuba:

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quote:
Originally posted by D2:
quote:
guajira

guajira does not simply mean girl. It implies peasant or country woman/girl. "Guantanamera" is actually a rhythmic call that people use when the lift or move something in unison.


Thanks for your clarification D2, any suggestion of how we should translate:

"Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera"

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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

In 1984, he released 1100 Bel Air Place, the hit album which gave him great fame in English-speaking markets. It sold three million copies in the U.S., with the first single "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" a duet with Willie Nelson, earning fifth place in the Billboard Hot 100; it also featured "All of You" with Diana Ross.

In 1985, Julio Iglesias, Sr, was kidnapped, but found alive two weeks later, prompting Julio (divorced from Isabel Preysler) to move his family to Miami, Florida. That year he recorded duets with Diana Ross and Willie Nelson. In 1986, it was rumoured that Julio, seeking a day's solace from fame, was found walking the streets of Cayey, Puerto Rico, after a seven-days'-disappearance. After visiting the Dominican Republic. In which he became a citizen of in 2005.

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15) "FEELINGS"

Feelings nothing more than feelings,
trying to forget my feelings of love.

Teardrops rolling down on my face,
trying to forget my feelings of love.

Feelings for all my life I'll feel this.
I'd wish I'd never met you, girl.
You'll never come again.

Feelings oh, oh, oh, feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings again in my life.

Feeling feelings like I've never had you,
and feelings like I've never lost you,
again in my heart.

Feelings for all my life I'll feel this.
I'd wish I'd never met you, girl.
You'll never come again.

Feelings oh, oh, oh, feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings again in my arms.

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quote:
Originally posted by D2:
quote:
guajira

guajira does not simply mean girl. It implies peasant or country woman/girl. "Guantanamera" is actually a rhythmic call that people use when the lift or move something in unison.


Thanks for your clarification D2, any suggestion of how we should translate:

"Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera"

Guantanamera" ("girl from GuantΓ‘namo") is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song.
Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia:

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The story behind Guantanamera:

Original lyrics
The original lyrics to the song, as written by JosΓ© FernΓ‘ndez, relate to a particular woman from GuantΓ‘namo, with whom he had a romantic relationship, and who β€” if the lyrics are to be believed β€” eventually left him. The alleged real story behind these lyrics (or at least one of many versions of the song's origin that FernΓ‘ndez suggested during his lifetime) is that she did not have a romantic interest in him, but merely a platonic one. If the details are to be believed, she had brought him a steak sandwich one day as a present to the radio station he worked at, he stared at some other woman (and made a pass at her) while eating the sandwich, and his friend yanked it out of his hands in disgust, cursed him and left. He never saw her again. These words are rarely sung today.

The history behind the chorus and its lyrics ("Guantanamera … / Guajira Guantanamera …") is quite similar to this one: GarcΓ­a was at a street corner with a group of friends, and made a courteous pass (a "piropo", in Spanish) to a woman (who also happened to be from GuantΓ‘namo) who walked by the group, and answered back rather harshly, offended by the pass. Stunned, he could not take his mind off her reaction while his friends made fun of him; later that day, sitting at a piano his friends next to him, he wrote the song's main refrain.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamera

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quote:
Originally posted by asj:
quote:
Originally posted by D2:
quote:
guajira

guajira does not simply mean girl. It implies peasant or country woman/girl. "Guantanamera" is actually a rhythmic call that people use when the lift or move something in unison.


Thanks for your clarification D2, any suggestion of how we should translate:

"Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera"

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Thee are no literal parallels in English. The closest would akin to saying " 1,2,3 go! beloved sister of the soil " or "Hip, Hip Hooray! treasured woman of the fertile earth"
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quote:
Thee are no literal parallels in English. The closest would akin to saying " 1,2,3 go! beloved sister of the soil " or "Hip, Hip Hooray! treasured woman of the fertile earth"


quote:
"Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera"


D2 Thanks for further clarifications, why I choose the following? was because of Wikipedia's text which suggested same viz:

Lyrics relate to a particular woman from GuantΓ‘namo, with whom he had a romantic relationship, and who β€” if the lyrics are to be believed β€” eventually left him.

Letras se refieren a una mujer de Guantanamo, con la que tuvo una relacion romantica, y que - si la letra que se cree son - el tiempo lo dejo.

Guantanamera guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamo, the girl from Guantanamo

But you are correct it can mean 1001 things

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17) "SPANISH GIRL"

Su caminar tan seguro
Its so safe to walk
Sus ojos claros como ninguno
Her eyes clear as none
Y una sonrisa a flor de piel
And a smile to burst

Oh, oh, oh Spanish girl.

El alma llena de orgullo
The soul is full of pride
Con un carΓ‘cter siempre tan suyo
With one always as a character
Y esa manera de querer
And the way you want

Oh, oh, oh Spanish girl

Me enamorΓ©, al verla por primera vez
I fell in love at first view
Yo que jurΓ©, ya nunca mΓ‘s volverlo a hacer
I swore that, never to do it again
Y desde entonces soy feliz
And since then I'm happy
De nuevo he vuelto a sonreΓ­r
Again I have to smile
Yo nunca habΓ­a querido asΓ­.
I never wanted this
Ella es mi mar, mi montaΓ±a
This is my sea, my mountain
Ella es mi tempestad y mi calma
She is my and my quiet storm
Ella es un sueΓ±o de mujer
She is a woman's dream

Oh, oh, oh Spanish girl.

Ella es mi noche y el alba
She is my night and the dawn
Ella es coraje para mi alma
She is my soul for courage
Mi vida y yo su amante fiel
My life and I her faithful lover

Oh, oh, oh Spanish girl.

Me enamorΓ©, al verla por primera vez
I fell in love at first view
Yo que jurΓ©, ya nunca mΓ‘s volverlo a hacer
I swore that, never to do it again
Y desde entonces soy feliz
And since then I'm happy
De nuevo he vuelto a sonreΓ­r
Again I have to smile
Yo nunca habΓ­a querido asΓ­.
I never wanted this
Ella es mi mar, mi montaΓ±a
This is my sea, my mountain
Ella es mi tempestad y mi calma
She is my and my quiet storm
Ella es un sueΓ±o de mujer
She is a woman's dream

Oh, oh, oh Spanish girl.

Ella es mi noche y el alba
She is my night and the dawn
Ella es coraje para mi alma
She is my soul for courage
Mi vida y yo su amante fiel
My life and I her faithful lover

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Second part

Me enamorΓ©, al verla por primera vez
I loved her from the first time I saw her
Yo que jurΓ©, ya nunca mΓ‘s volverlo a hacer
I knew then ( swore) I will never love again ( do it again)
Y desde entonces soy feliz
Since then I am (so) happy
De nuevo he vuelto a sonreΓ­r
( because) she makes me smile over and over again
Yo nunca habΓ­a querido asΓ­.
Never before have I loved someone as this
Ella es mi mar, mi montaΓ±a
She is my ocean (and) my mountain
Ella es mi tempestad y mi calma
She is my storm and my tranquility ( calm)
Ella es un sueΓ±o de mujer
She is what one dreams of in a woman

Oh, oh, oh Spanish girl.

Ella es mi noche y el alba
She is my sunset ( night) and my sunrise( dawn)
Ella es coraje para mi alma
She instills courage in my soul ( she is the courage of my soul)
Mi vida y yo su amante fiel
My life and my love are forever hers
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The 1990s
In the 1990s, Julio Iglesias returned to his original Spanish melody in Tango (1996), nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards, losing to the Romances album by Luis Miguel. Also that year, his youngest son, Enrique Iglesias, also was nominated for the Vivir album.

With him continually touring and recording, to ensure his music reaches the world, Julio Iglesias has said, that singing, as an admirable activity, is something he can't picture not in his life. He is thrilled being a singer, and always wants to be a singer, loving the life so much, he would rather die on stage than in bed. He is proud of his achievements, and proud of Enrique's achievements, and of how much his music has enhanced peoples' lives. Julio Iglesias is amenable to signing autographs, though he can be difficult to reach, because of the security guards they have hired since 1985, after the kidnapping.

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Since 2000

Iglesias returned to the headlines in October, 2003, when he went to Argentina and kissed show host Susana GimΓ©nez three times during a live telecast of her show.

2003 saw the release of the Spanish album "Divorcio." (Divorce) In its first day of sales, "Divorcio" sold a record 350,000 copies in Spain; and quickly reached the #1 spot on the charts in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Russia.


Julio Iglesias has toured in many countries; here is a poster for a gig in Iaşi, Romania.The remainder of 2003 and early 2004 featured a mega 10 month world tour; which took Iglesias, fueled with the success of "Divorcio" from Europe and Asia to The United States, South America, and Africa. More than half the shows on the tour sold out within days of going on sale, showing that fans still adore Julio.

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In December 2004,

Miranda and Julio recorded a duet of the Christmas song Silent Night. The song, which was not officially released, also included a voice message from Julio, Miranda, and their 4 young children. The song was released online through the singer's web page, and a CD was included in their Christmas card as a holiday gift from the Iglesias family to their friends and to fans around the world.

Julio has made important investments in the Dominican Republic's eastern town of Punta Cana, a major tourist destination, where he spends most of the year when he is not on tour.

The singer's south Florida mansion on the exclusive, security obsessed, private Indian Creek Island is currently on the market for $28 million dollars making it one of "Ten Most Expensive Homes in the South" in 2006 according to Forbes Magazine.

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18) MOONLIGHT LADY:

There were beggars and kings
In a magical sky
There were wings in the air
And I learned how to fly.
There was me, there was you
In a world made for two, then you were gone.

Moonlight lady
Come along with me
To the bright city lights,
It's all right, 'cause tonight's on me.
Moonlight lady
Come along with me
To the bright city lights,
It's all right, 'cause tonight's on me.

Every night is so empty without you
I'm so lonely since you went away
If by chance we could dance to the music
Let it play,
Let me say...

Moonlight lady
Come along with me
To the bright city lights,
It's all right, 'cause tonight's on me.
Moonlight lady
Come along with me
To the bright city lights,
It's all right, 'cause tonight's on me.

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19) "EL BACALAO"

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

El bacalao es un pez que vive en aguas profundas
el bacalao es un pez que vive en aguas profundas
si tu lo quieres mesclao es una bara bien dura
el bacalao se menea de una manera muy dura

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

el bacalao se cocina de diferentes maneras
el bacalao se cocina de diferentes maneras
unos le ponen comino y otros le ponen canela
hasta un poquito de azucar y un ramo de hierba buena
pero lo que a mi me gusta es tu sazon especial
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual
pero lo que a mi me gusta es tu sazon especial
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual (otro igual!)

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

(ay ay)

unos lo comen de noche
otros lo comen de dia
algunos al medio dia
es un manjar especial
pero a mi damelo ahora
que ya no puedo esperar
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual
pero a mi damelo ahora
que ya no puedo esperar
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual (otro igual!)

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
mira como me gusta (camina niΓ±a camina)
como me gusta el bacalao mira (da un pasito mas)
el bacalao con papas (camina niΓ±a camina)

SENOR D2 otro PARA SU TRADUCCION Y ATENCION, POR FAVOR obligar

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Originally posted by asj:
THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

19) "EL BACALAO"

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

El bacalao es un pez que vive en aguas profundas
el bacalao es un pez que vive en aguas profundas
si tu lo quieres mesclao es una bara bien dura
el bacalao se menea de una manera muy dura

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

el bacalao se cocina de diferentes maneras
el bacalao se cocina de diferentes maneras
unos le ponen comino y otros le ponen canela
hasta un poquito de azucar y un ramo de hierba buena
pero lo que a mi me gusta es tu sazon especial
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual
pero lo que a mi me gusta es tu sazon especial
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual (otro igual!)

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

(ay ay)

unos lo comen de noche
otros lo comen de dia
algunos al medio dia
es un manjar especial
pero a mi damelo ahora
que ya no puedo esperar
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual
pero a mi damelo ahora
que ya no puedo esperar
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual (otro igual!)

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
mira como me gusta (camina niΓ±a camina)
como me gusta el bacalao mira (da un pasito mas)
el bacalao con papas (camina niΓ±a camina)

SENOR D2 otro PARA SU TRADUCCION Y ATENCION, POR FAVOR obligar

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That is a song to potato and saltfish! Unless of course he is using it metaphorically about loving 'Ricans!
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SENOR D2 otro PARA SU TRADUCCION Y ATENCION, POR FAVOR obligar

That is a song to potato and saltfish! Unless of course he is using it metaphorically about loving 'Ricans!


Will attempt a translation, but just to keep in mind I am not a professional, so excuse the errors:

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19) "EL BACALAO"

Mira como me gusta
Watch as I like
como me gusta el bacalao mira
as I like to look at the cod
el bacalao con papas
cod with potatoes
pero mira como me gusta
but look as I like
como me gusta el bacalao mira
as I like to look at the cod
el bacalao con papas
cod with potatoes

El bacalao es un pez que vive en aguas profundas
The cod is a fish that lives in deep water
el bacalao es un pez que vive en aguas profundas
The cod is a fish that lives in deep water
si tu lo quieres mesclao es una bara bien dura
if you want a cheap mesclao that is hard
el bacalao se menea de una manera muy dura
The cod is one fish that is very hard

Mira como me gusta
Watch as I like
como me gusta el bacalao mira
as I like to look at the cod
el bacalao con papas
cod with potatoes
pero mira como me gusta
but look as I like
como me gusta el bacalao mira
as I like to look at the cod
el bacalao con papas
cod with potatoes

el bacalao se cocina de diferentes maneras
the cod is cooked in different ways
el bacalao se cocina de diferentes maneras
the cod is cooked in different ways
unos le ponen comino y otros le ponen canela
you put some cumin and cinnamon make it
hasta un poquito de azucar y un ramo de hierba buena
up with a little bit of sugar and a bunch of mint
pero lo que a mi me gusta es tu sazon especial
but what I like is your special time
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual
because like you I have not tried cod another equally
pero lo que a mi me gusta es tu sazon especial
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual (otro igual!)

Mira como me gusta
Watch as I like
como me gusta el bacalao mira
as I like to look at the cod
el bacalao con papas
cod with potatoes
pero mira como me gusta
but look as I like
como me gusta el bacalao mira
as I like to look at the cod
el bacalao con papas
cod with potatoes
(ay ay)

unos lo comen de noche
otros lo comen de dia
algunos al medio dia
es un manjar especial
pero a mi damelo ahora
que ya no puedo esperar
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual
pero a mi damelo ahora
que ya no puedo esperar
pues como tu bacalao yo no he probado otro igual (otro igual!)

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
pero mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas

Mira como me gusta
como me gusta el bacalao mira
el bacalao con papas
mira como me gusta (camina niΓ±a camina)
como me gusta el bacalao mira (da un pasito mas)
el bacalao con papas (camina niΓ±a camina)
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