Caterina Valente - La Golondrina (The Swallow)

Whither so swiftly the timid swallow?
What distant bourne seeks her untiring wing?
To reach it safe, what needle does she follow
When darkness wraps the poor wee storm tossed thing?
To build her nest near to my couch
I'll call her;
Why go so far skies bright and warm to keep;
Safe would she be;
No evil should befall her,
For I'm an exile sad, too sad to weep
My fatherland is dear but I too have left it;
Far am I from the spot where I was born;
Cheerless in life, fierce storms joy bereft it;
Made me an exile life-long and forlorn
Come then to me, sweet feathered pilgrim stranger;
Oh! let me clasp you to my loving breast
And lest your warbling safe from danger,
Unwanted tears bring relief and rest.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Caterina-Valente
• La
• Golondrina
• The
• Swallow

[MrSidTaylor]

This is used for a demonstration of latin dancing by Donnie Burns and Gaynor Fairweather - see the YouTube clip.

[orwashepushed]

@MrSidTaylor..... Thanks Mr T

So it is.... "Donnie Burns and Gaynor Fairweather 1991" very well spotted !!

[ByeBabyBey]

Oh God, Steve! Of course I like it! This is a Mexican symbol!

thank you very much, you really are lovely! Go to my favorites! 100 *

Thanks, thanks, thanks! Ari *:))

[007esq]

How does one comment and do justice to this? Will SUBLIME suffice?

[kdk782]

It is hard to believe that this was written in 1883, by Mexican composer Narciso Serradel Sevilla, the spanish lyrics using the image of a migrating swallow to invoke sentiments of longing for home!!! So beautiful...

[Jimbo92506]

Such a haunting melody-God, it so reminds me of my own youth and my beloved daughter who passed away over a year ago-it does bring me to tears whenever I hear it sung or played-no one can ever know or will ever know the pain I feel when I hear this beautiful song....

[abfabinri]

I think this is the most recorded song in history. There must be a few hundred versions. This one is very nice!

[zefiroism]

que maravilloso,magnifico este version,muchas gracias la grande Caterina

[Comofan100]

Utterly Fantastic!

[wordsmith52]

Me encantado.

[GonzalesLanguages]

Hermosa cancion, hermosa cantante. Que lastima que apenas la estoy conociendo.

[abelsincain]

Bautiful simplicity in CV's interpretation.