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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

Julio Iglesias De la Cueva born September 23, 1943 in Madrid, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million albums in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music he is one of the top 10 best selling music artists ever. While Iglesias rose to international prominence in the 1970s and 1980s as a performer of romantic ballads and as an iconically suave Spaniard gentleman, his success has continued as he entered new musical endeavors. Thus far, he has performed approximately 5,000 concerts.
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Julio Iglesias is the eldest son of Dr. Julio Iglesias Puga (from Galicia) and Maria del Rosario de la Cueva y Perignat; Carlos is his younger brother. *When the singer was 61 years old, his 89-year-old father sired more children: half brother Jaime (18 May 2004), half-sister Ruth (26 July 2006). Julio's siblings were born of Dr. Iglesias's second marriage to Ronna Keitt.

*Is this possible naturally?

Dr Ambs where are you?

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1) "MY LOVE:"

My love is warmer than a smile
My love gives to every needing child
If anyone should ask you who's my true love
Tell them my love true is ever letting all their love come through

My love sees love with not a face
And lives to love through time and space
If all of everything about my love fits to the tune of you
Then you can say that you are my love too

Let my love shine throughout the world
To every mountain top and steeple
Let it be felt by every soul
'Til love's all over
Let it reach out to every heart
To every disenfranchised people
'Til it is present and no more is pain all over

Our love sees love's the key to peace
We'll pray 'til all world wars have ceased
Should you or anyone you know enough to say they feel as we
Then let our universal song be free

Let our love shine throughout the world
To every mountain top and steeple
Let it be felt by every soul
'Til love's all over
Let it reach out to every heart
To every disenfranchised people
'Til it is present and no more is pain all over

Say words of love to all we see
To rich or poor for love is equal
Let us lift up humanity
Spead love all over
Let all its forces join as one
So to rebuke all signs of evil
Through every valley, land and sea
Our love's all people



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2) WILLIE AND JULIO: TO ALL THE GIRLS I LOVE BEFORE:"

To all the girls I've loved before
Who travelled in and out my door
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls I once caressed
And may I say I've held the best
For helping me to grow
I owe a lot I know
To all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away

To all the girls who shared my life
Who now are someone else's wives
I'm glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

To all the girls who cared for me
Who filled my nights with ecstasy
They live within my heart
I'll always be a part
Of all the girls I've loved before

The winds of change are always blowing
And every time I try to stay
The winds of change continue blowing
And they just carry me away

To all the girls we've loved before
Who travelled in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before

To all the girls we've loved before
Who travelled in and out our doors
We're glad they came along
We dedicate this song
To all the girls we've loved before

THIS ONE IS DEDICATED TO MY TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS RI AND SAL:

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In the early sixties, when he was a law student in Madrid, he briefly was goalkeeper for one of Real Madrid's youth soccer teams; however, a 22 September 1963 car crash truncated his footballer's career: I had a car accident; very, very strange car accident . . . I lost control of the car, and rolled it, resulting in what they call 'paraparexia', which is not a paraplegi. It's a compression in the [spinal] cord, in the sense of the neck . . . my spinal cord; and I was very, very ill for three years.

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3) "WHEN YOU TELL ME YOU LOVE ME"

I wanna feel this way
Longer than time
I wanna know your dreams
And make them mine

I wanna change the world
Only for you
All the impossible
I wanna do

I wanna hold you close
Under the rain
I wanna kiss your smile
And feel your pain
I know whatïŋ―s beautiful
Looking at you
Here in a world of lies
You are the true

(Chorus)
And baby
Everytime you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
And bring you
Anything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me

I wanna make you see
Just what I was
Show you the loneliness
And what it does
You walked into my life
To stop my tears
Everythingïŋ―s easy now
I have you here

(Repeat Chorus)

In a world without you
I would always hunger
All I need is your love to make me stronger

And baby
Everytime you touch me
I become a hero
I'll make you safe no matter where you are
And bring you
Anything you ask for
Nothing is above me
I'm shining like a candle in the dark
When you tell me that you love me

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His doctors thought he would never walk again, but slowly, he began recovering his health. To develop and increase the dexterity of his hands, he began playing guitar. When recovered of health, he resumed academic studies, and travelled to England to study English language, first in Ramsgate, then at Bell Educational Trust's Language School in Cambridge. See the interview with Julio Iglesias at http://www.thefirst90minutes.c...-julio-iglesias.html where he talks about these incidents.

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4) FOREVER AND EVER:

Ever and ever, forever and ever
you'll be the one
that shines on me
like the morning sun.

Ever and ever, forever and ever
you'll be my spring,
my rainbows end
and the song I sing.

Take me from beyond imagination.
Be all my dream. Come true
my consolation.

Ever and ever, forever and ever
you'll be my dream,
my symphony,
my own lovers' theme.

Ever and ever, forever and ever
my destiny
will follow you
eternally.

Take me from beyond imagination.
Be all my dream. Come true
my consolation.

Ever and ever, forever and ever
you'll be the one
that shines on me
like the morning sun.

Ever and ever, forever and ever
my destiny
will follow you
eternally

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5) I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS:

I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older.

Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder.

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again.
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life.

I want to know what love is
I want you to show me
I want to feel what love is
I know you can show me.

I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me.

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
I can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life.

I want to know what love is
I want you to show me
I want to feel what love is
I know you can show me.

I want to know what love is
I want you to show me
I want to feel what love is
I know you can show me.

I wanna know what love is,
I know you can show me... ohh!!
I wanna know what love is
I wanna know, I want you to show me.
I wanna feel, I wanna feel what love is
I wanna feel, I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me...
Show me, show me! Show me!
I wanna know what love is
I wanna know, ooh I want you to show me.
I wanna to feel what love is

Hon can you show me what love is?

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All Of You: with Diana Ross
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zanArq9-0

~ Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross

I've never had this feeling before
I've never wanted anyone more
And something in your eyes tells me
You feel the way that I do
(I feel like you do)
If you would like to stay here all night
You know that I would say
It's all right
Though I'm saying yes
I confess
I've got more on my mind
'Cause I want more of you
Than your time

All of you, your body and soul
Every kind of love you can express
All the secret dreams you've never told
I want everything
And I'll take nothing less
All of you as long as you live
Everything you've never shared before
I want all of you that you can give
All your joys and all your sorrows
Your todays and your tomorrows

How I long to feel the warmth of your touch
And then if I'm not asking too much
I'd like to spend my life wand'ring through
All the wonders of you

And when we're lying close in the dark
So close I feel each beat of your heart
I want you to reveal what you feel
All you hold deep inside
There is nothing I want you to hide

All of you, your body and soul
Everything you want this love to be
I want all of you
All that you can give
And in return for all your giving
Let me give you all of me

All of you, your body and soul
Every kind of love you can express
All the secret dreams you've never told
I want everything (everything) everything
All of you as long as you live
(As long as you live)
Everything you want this love to be
I want all of you
All that you can give
In return (in return) I wanna give you...
Let me give you
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Originally posted by Amber:
My best of this gentleman :

When I need you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPYcvDNrMbM

Thanks Ambs:

THE VIDEO:6) WHEN I NEED YOU

When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so wanna give you
Is only a heartbeat away

When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day

Miles and miles of empty space in between us
The telephone can't take the place of your smile
But you know I won't be travelling forever
It's cold out
So hold out
And do like I do

When I need you
I just close my eyes and I'm with you
And all that I so wanna give you
Is only a heartbeat away

It's not easy when the road is your driver
Honey that's a heavy load that we bear
But you know I won't be travelling a lifetime
It's cold out
So hold out
And do like I do
When I need you

When I need love
I hold out my hands and I touch love
I never knew there was so much love
Keeping me warm night and day

When I need you
I just close my eyes
And you're right by my side
Keeping me warm night and day
I just hold out my hand
Hold out my hand
And I'm with you
All I wanna give you
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7) AMOR AMOR AMOR:

Amor
Amor
Amor
Nacio de ti
Nacio de mi
De la esperanza
Amor
Amor
Amor
Nacio de Dios
Para los dos
Nacio del alma

Sentir que tus besos anidaron en mi

Igual que palomas mensajeras de luz
Saber que mis besos se quedaron en ti

Haciendo en tus labios la senal de la cruz

Amor
Amor
Amor
Nacio de ti
Nacio de mi
De la esperanza
Sentir que tus besos anidaron en mi

Amor
Amor
Amor
Nacio de ti
Nacio de mi
De le esperanza

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8) CRAZY:

Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
I knew, you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new
Worry, why do I let myself worry
Wonderin', what in the world did I do
Crazy, for thinkin' that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for tryin', I'm crazy for cryin'
And I'm crazy for lovin' you

Crazy, for thinkin' that my love could hold you
I'm crazy for tryin', I'm crazy for cryin'
And I'm crazy for lovin' you

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Originally posted by Amber:
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y despuÃĐs de ÃĐl viene de mí:

ASJ u mi amor no tienen nada de quÃĐ preocuparse con el rey del romance, pero mi corazÃģn hacer un poco de ritmo rÃĄpido cada vez que veo el nombre Sunil. Cool


Ambs, tÚ eres mi ÃĄngel de la guarda, Sunil estÃĄ tratando muy duro

Big Grin

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(CBS)
Julio Iglesias doesn't really mind going home, and who can blame him when home is a six-acre compound in the resort town of Punta Cana in the Caribbean Island nation of the Dominican Republic.

Iglesias humorously admits to doing nothing there.

"Sometimes to do nothing, for me, is to have two hours of floating in the water, which is quite a paradise, and thinking, 'Oh God, what a lucky man I am,'" says Iglesias.

CBS News Correspondent Rita Braver reports that Iglesias, at age 60 (now 65) and almost four decades in show business, is still an international superstar. Iglesias is the top selling Latino singer in history. And, he's just made his 77th album. The first day of the release of that album in Spain, the record went double platinum.

Iglesias laughs at the numbers and says, "Julio, my father buy half of them."

In fact, Iglesias' father, a prominent doctor in Madrid, Spain, never expected his son to be a musician. Young Julio couldn't even get into the school choir.

"I remember the priest, who made the examinations to me, said to me, 'I think it's better if you play football," says Iglesias.

So, the young man went into sports. And sports in Europe, translates into football, a sport known as soccer in the U.S. Iglesias played soccer in college and then as a goalkeeper on the famous professional team Real Madrid.

But, something happened that made Iglesias stop playing.

"I had a car accident, very, very strong car accident," remembers Iglesias. I had what they call paraparexia, which is not a paraplegic. It's a compression in the cord, in the sense of the neck â€Ķ my spinal cord, and I was very, very ill for three years."

Doctors thought the young man would never walk again. But slowly, he started to recover. And to increase dexterity in his hands, he began to play the guitar.

Iglesias eventually started to write little melodies and lyrics, which, he says, his mother and father used to love.

ln 1968, Iglesias entered an important singing and song writing contest in Spain, which he won. That led to a recording contract, which led to an album that was a No. 1 album in Spanish speaking countries.

He soon became known as one of the most romantic singers in the world, for several reasons.

Iglesias is known for his music and he carries the reputation of being the ultimate Latin lover.

"Latin lover," Iglesias huffs. "It's like we are insulting the rest of the world. You know, because it looks as if you are not the Latin, you cannot be a lover. I am a lover for sure. I love to be loved."

But, how many did this lover loved? Many articles have reported Iglesias slept with more than 3,000 women.

"That probably was until 1976, so they didn't count the other women," laughs Iglesias.

The singer says the label of "lady lover" hasn't hurt his career. In fact, he says, it, like anything else, helps his life.

But there's no question that Iglesias' reputation helped make "To All the Girls I've Loved Before," the duet with Willy Nelson, another guy who's been around a lot, a huge hit in 1984. That song was Iglesias' breakthrough song in the United States.

It led to more duets, with everyone from Diana Ross to Frank Sinatra to Dolly Parton.

And then there was "Crazy," his hit version of Patsy Klein's trademark song.

"When you record something historical like Patsy Klein and "Crazy," you know that you asked permission to them in heaven first," says Iglesias. "What you try to do is the best you can, because you love the song so much."

Iglesias passed his love of music down to his three children, from his first and only marriage, which ended in divorce. His sons Julio and, especially, Enrique have prospered in the family business.

Some say Iglesias wasn't close to his sons, but the father says that is not true.

"I talk with Julio yesterday," says Iglesias. "With Enrique, I talk with him last time four months ago. Because life is like this. And the love for my kids that I have for them is impossible to replace. You know, they are my kids and it will be a time that we will have time to get together."

These days, Iglesias spends plenty of time with the four young children he has with Miranda Rijnsburger, a Dutch woman he met 14 years ago.

Rijnsburger admits to have been intimidated by Iglesias' "lady lover" reputation.

"Who wouldn't be," Rijnsburger says. "But, you know, I fell madly in love with him, and I think he did with me too. And it's better every year."

But, Rijnsburger has been the one putting off marriage, waiting, she jokes, for their twin daughters to get old enough to bridesmaids. And that has apparently happened, because Julio told Sunday Morning something, he's says, he's never made public before -- that Rijnsburger has finally accepted his proposal in marriage.

"I think the only problem she has, she has to give me half the money," laughs Iglesias. "I think we will get married this year."

But Iglesias has more than marriage on his mind these days. He is also become something of a business mogul. He's part owner of the Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic. Iglesias is also developing golf courses and hotels in several other countries.

And, of course, there's his musical career. Iglesias is constantly on tour all over the world -- pouring his heart into each song. The singer pushes himself as hard as he did when he first began.

"My life is to sing," says Iglesias. "I will not give up to sing until the people say it's enough. I hope it will be very late."

Courtesy CBS:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...day/main617636.shtml

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12) "HEY"

Hey!
It's wonderful to see you once again
to see your smile and hear you call my name
there is so much to say.

Hey!
It isn't accidental that we met
your love is something that I can't forget
so I wander your way.

Hey!
If one of us won't try to dry the tears
tomorrow is the world of yesteryears
let us live for today.

Hey!
Although we played a game of love and lost
I wouldn't change a single dream because
if you loose you must pay.

It's true
I've have so many others loves to share
but I will close my eyes and you'll be there
no matter where I go, you're ev'rywhere Er, Er...

If you
come back to me and see how much I care
I only want to live if you are there
to give your love to me.

Hey!
Don't let me spend another day alone
remember all the happiness we've known
lets relive yesterday.

Hey!
We've known a world of loneliness and pain
we'll never make the same mistakes again
may if only you'll stay.

It's true
I've have so many others loves to share
but I will close my eyes and you'll be there
no matter where I go, you're everywhere Er, Er...

If you
come back to me and see how much I care
I only want to live if you are there
to be with you I'd travel anywhere Er, Er

It's true...

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In 1968, he won the Benidorm International Song Festival, a songwriter's contest in Spain, and signed a contract with Discos Columbia, the Latin music label of the Columbia Records company. He represented Spain in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, earning fourth place, after Northern Irish singer Dana Scallon, and the Welsh singer Mary Hopkin. His entry was the song 'Gwendolyne', his first recording. Notable albums from this decade are A Flor de Piel (1974, with the European hit 'Manuela'), El Amor (1975), and Soy (1978). He also sang in French. One of his popular song is Je n'ai pas changÃĐ

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In 1978, he signed a contract for CBS International, adding English, French, Portuguese, and German to his languages repertoire. Iglesias released the album De NiÃąa 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 canciÃģn me recuerda aquel ayer
A song reminds me of yesterday,
cuando se marchÃģ en silencio un atadecer
when she left in silence at dusk.
se fuÃĐ con su canto triste a otro lugar
She went somewhere else, with her sad song.
dejÃģ como compaÃąera mi soledad.
She left behind my solitude

Una paloma blanca me canta al alba
A white dove sings to me at dawn.
viejas melancolías, cosas del alma
Old melancholies, things of the soul,
llegan con el silencio de la maÃąana
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.

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

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

se fuÃĐ con su canto triste a otro lugar
She went somewhere else, with her sad song.
dejÃģ como compaÃąera mi soledad.
She left behind my solitude

Una paloma blanca me canta al alba
A white dove sings to me at dawn.
viejas melancolías, cosas del alma
Old melancholies, things of the soul,
llegan con el silencio de la maÃąana
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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For the first time, legendary singer Julio Iglesias posed with his 18-month-old son Guillermo for a magazine spread! The cover of Hola this week proudly displays the two, with the headline, “with the love and tenderness of a proud father.” Be sure to pick up the issue if you can!
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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 carmín encendido
And it is flaming crimson
Mi verso es un verde claro
My verse is light green
y de un carmín 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 mÃĄs 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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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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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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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 GuantÃĄnamo") is perhaps the best known Cuban song and that country's most noted patriotic song.
Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia:

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FM
The story behind Guantanamera:

Original lyrics
The original lyrics to the song, as written by JosÃĐ FernÃĄndez, relate to a particular woman from GuantÃĄnamo, with whom he had a romantic relationship, and who — if the lyrics are to be believed — eventually left him. The alleged real story behind these lyrics (or at least one of many versions of the song's origin that FernÃĄndez 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 â€Ķ / Guajira Guantanamera â€Ķ") is quite similar to this one: García 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 GuantÃĄnamo) 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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FM
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"
FM
THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

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 GuantÃĄnamo, with whom he had a romantic relationship, and who — if the lyrics are to be believed — 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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FM
THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS




16) "CANT HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU"


Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you

Shall I stay ?
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you ?

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things are meant to be

Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help
Falling in love with you

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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

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 carÃĄcter 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 enamorÃĐ, al verla por primera vez
I fell in love at first view
Yo que jurÃĐ, ya nunca mÃĄs 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 sonreír
Again I have to smile
Yo nunca había querido así.
I never wanted this
Ella es mi mar, mi montaÃąa
This is my sea, my mountain
Ella es mi tempestad y mi calma
She is my and my quiet storm
Ella es un sueÃąo 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 enamorÃĐ, al verla por primera vez
I fell in love at first view
Yo que jurÃĐ, ya nunca mÃĄs 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 sonreír
Again I have to smile
Yo nunca había querido así.
I never wanted this
Ella es mi mar, mi montaÃąa
This is my sea, my mountain
Ella es mi tempestad y mi calma
She is my and my quiet storm
Ella es un sueÃąo 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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FM
Asj, where are you getting these translations? They are not done very well. The poetry is lost and at times the translation appears mechanical. I love this language and I think it is quite poetical but your lyrics makes it sterile. I will translate the above as I think the lyricist intended later on in the day.
FM
Second part

Me enamorÃĐ, al verla por primera vez
I loved her from the first time I saw her
Yo que jurÃĐ, ya nunca mÃĄs 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 sonreír
( because) she makes me smile over and over again
Yo nunca había querido así.
Never before have I loved someone as this
Ella es mi mar, mi montaÃąa
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 sueÃąo 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
FM
THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

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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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

Since 2000

Iglesias returned to the headlines in October, 2003, when he went to Argentina and kissed show host Susana GimÃĐnez 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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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

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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THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS



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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FM
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 niÃąa camina)
como me gusta el bacalao mira (da un pasito mas)
el bacalao con papas (camina niÃąa camina)

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

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FM
quote:
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 niÃąa camina)
como me gusta el bacalao mira (da un pasito mas)
el bacalao con papas (camina niÃąa 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!
FM
THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

quote:
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:

THE MANY LOVES OF JULIO IGLESIAS

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 niÃąa camina)
como me gusta el bacalao mira (da un pasito mas)
el bacalao con papas (camina niÃąa camina)
FM

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