| The breeze and I are saying with a sigh
| La brisa y yo estamos diciendo con un suspiro
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| That you no longer care;
| que ya no te importa;
|
| The breeze and I are whispering goodbye
| La brisa y yo nos susurramos adios
|
| To dreams we used to share.
| A los sueños que solíamos compartir.
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| Ours was a love song
| Lo nuestro era una canción de amor
|
| That seemed constant as the moon,
| que parecía constante como la luna,
|
| Ending in a strange, mournful tune;
| Terminando en una melodía extraña y triste;
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| And all about me,
| Y todo sobre mí,
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| They know you have departed without me And we wonder why,
| Saben que te has ido sin mí Y nos preguntamos por qué,
|
| The breeze and I The breeze andI
| La brisa y yo La brisa y yo
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| The original tune, Andaluza, was part of the
| La melodía original, Andaluza, formaba parte de la
|
| 1929 (?) Andalucia Suite by Cuban composer Lecuona.
| 1929 (?) Suite Andalucía del compositor cubano Lecuona.
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| Stillman wrote the lyrics later. | Stillman escribió la letra más tarde. |
| Composer and Lyricist
| Compositor y Letrista
|
| met only once. | se reunió una sola vez. |
| Stillman said: Lecuona didn’t speak
| Stillman dijo: Lecuona no habló
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| English and I didn’t speak Spanish. | Inglés y yo no hablaba español. |
| We had a very
| Tuvimos una muy
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| short conversation.
| breve conversación
|
| Words:
| Palabras:
|
| Al Stillman
| Al Stillman
|
| Music:
| Música:
|
| Ernesto Lecuona
| ernesto lecuona
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| Published:
| Publicado:
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| 1928 Edward B. Marks Music Corp.
| 1928 Edward B. Marks Music Corp.
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| Copyright renewed 1976 same
| Copyright renovado 1976 mismo
|
| Source:
| Fuente:
|
| Reader’s Digest Treasu
| Tesoro del Reader's Digest
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| ry of Best Loved Songs 1972
| ry de Best Loved Songs 1972
|
| From:
| Desde:
|
| Dilly | Dilly |