What is your favourite song in another language? Right now

[applegrove]

I like "la Mer" by Julio Iglesias

Or

Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry -" 7 Seconds"

[pscot]

1. My alltime favorite

[zbdent]

2. Louie Louie ...

[Marie Marie]

18. Tee Hee.

I finally looked up the lyrics to that song on line - not at all what I thought. Not. Even. Close!!!

[fNord]

22. That's not another language so much as sacred gibberish.....

Passed down from drunken guitar players to one another.

I could tell you what it's about, but you would be tragically let down.

"I never think I make it home...."

[kwassa]

3. "Burbujas de Amor" Juan Luis Guerra

one of the most beautiful ballads I've ever heard.

[Art_from_Ark]

4. Der Hoelle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen

[applegrove]

6. There are little bits in my ear that were vibrating that had never been touched before.

Amazing. Thanks.

[Art_from_Ark]

9. It is amazing how anyone can reach those high notes with their voice

[applegrove]

10. And so clear. If I tried to reach a note that high it would sound

like a cat forced to take a bath.

[yuiyoshida]

5. Oh it has to be this one!!

Goodbye Happyness - Utada Hikaru

[applegrove]

11. I really like that song.

[yuiyoshida]

13. Me too...

gets stuck in my head, but I don't really mind

[Art_from_Ark]

7. Chiisai aki mitsuketa ("I found a little bit of autumn")

[rurallib]

14. There are some really good songs on here but this one gets my vote

lyrical I would say.

[Kaleva]

8. Ojibwe Prayer Song

Here's some children's songs in Ojibwe:

[applegrove]

12. Sweet.

[Bertha Venation]

15. Does Latin count?

Ubi Caritas

and

O Magnum Mysterium

Tomorrow I'll find vids to post (I'll try to remember, anyway).

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. I love La Mer

written and originally recorded by Charles Trenet and later translated into English as Beyond The Sea. It's such an uplifting song.

Some others I like: Près des remparts de Séville from the opera Carmen (starts at the 5:00 mark).

And also from Carmen, the extraordinary Flower song.

[applegrove]

25. They used "la mer" in the movie tinker tailor soldier spy. I couldn't

follow most of the movie. Even though I had read the book 35 years previous. I loved that song though. It really hit a nerve with me. All I got out of that movie. I ordered the movie soundtrack just to get "la mer". Turns out it isn't even on the soundtrack. So I looked for it online.

[eShirl]

17. "Dragostea Din Tei" (in Romanian)

[Initech]

19. Here's a couple from opposite sides of the globe:

Cypress Hill feat. Mark Anthony - Armada Latina

Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Lyrical Symphony

[Aristus]

20. "Nur du" - 'Only you', by Glashaus.

The intro is a distortion of the opening notes of Mozart's Requiem.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

21. Right now? Victor Jara - Zamba del Che

I just finished reading "Reminiscences of the Cuban revolutionary war", by Che, and am now almost done "The Murder of Salvador Allende, and the death of socialism in in Chile"

Some profoundly moving stuff.

[GReedDiamond]

23. Here are two:

and

[oregonjen]

38. Your post got me to wonder what happened to Kyu Sakamoto

I looked up on Wiki and found that he died in one of the largest planes crashes in history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines_Flight_123

[GReedDiamond]

41. I did not know that...

...I am sorry to hear about that.

[fNord]

24. Really? No one picked 99luft ballons? Anyway: An Die Freude (Ode To Joy)

The lyrics are beautiful and uplifting when translated and the vocals in the original German sound so passionately positive even without knowing what there so happy about.

A few hon. ment. :

Me Gustas Tu. by Manu Chao

Ben Bem Maria. by The Gypsy Kings

Mussolini vs. Stallen by Googole Bordello

Cucarachas enojadas by Tito Y Tarantula

[mimi85]

26. OMG, I was just going to post Manu Chao also

We have most of the other albums you mentioned as well. We've seen Gogol Bordello twice. Kick ass show. They've changed some personnel and haven't seen them since then, but Eugene is the main attraction. I sure wouldn't want to be his liver!

Me Gustas Marijuana, Me Gustas Tu I don't even smoke anymore, however my husband's brain will be donated to science. I would LOVE to see Manu Chao, but he doesn't come to the US much.

[barbtries]

27. i've got 3 off the top of my head

1 in japanese, 1 in chinese, 1 in spanish

[a la izquierda]

28. My favorites...

Yann Perreau

Maná

[intaglio]

29. So many

Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill / Pearl Fishers Duet

Offenbach Barcarola Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca

Trio Los Panchos - la malagueña -

And many more

[JeffHead]

30. Quartetto Cetra - Crapa Pelada

Thanks to Breaking Bad for this one.

And from the Majority Report with Sam Seder

Michel Polnareff - La poupee qui fait non

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

37. Half of Led Zeppelin plays on La Poupee Qui Fait Non

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Polnareff went to London in 1966 to record the tune he wrote and Jimmy Page (12 string guitar) and John Paul Jones (bass) were among the session players at the recording studio.

I always liked these Polnareff tunes:

[HappyMe]

31. I like this -

[dipsydoodle]

32. Original 1946 French version here

Charles Trenet wrote it.

[dipsydoodle]

33. Back to the plot : 99 Balloons.

I was tempted to say Old Joe Clark which is Beethoven but that's just the music - no lyrics.

[valerief]

34. Chez Les Ye Ye and Malambo No 1

[Rambis]

35. Hi Gradh Ho Gradh' Julie Fowlis

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jh95b


Nena - 99 Luftballons

[cyberswede]

40. Good song!

Nice to see you here.

[benld74]

36. Dominic

My dad loved it too


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUHhyyRByuJ0&ei=3QdYUo3VEMXNrQHosoGIDw&usg=AFQjCNH9reoihJ4gyOotjYfS0BI_DfoqPw&sig2=tcrzfUV4yWRi2SYEi8pJlg&bvm=bv.53899372,d.eWU

[cyberswede]

39. "An Seanduine" by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Danú

The song starts at :20

and "Waidmanns Heil" by Rammstein

[Xyzse]

42. I still like

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

43. a few more

If you like La Mer, maybe you'll like La Montagne, the big 60s hit of Jean Ferrat about how young people were abandoning the countryside and the old ways close to nature and moving into towns with crowded apartment buildings and eating hormone-raised chickens.

I always loved this tune for its beautiful melody.

Love this melody, too.

And when I spent a year in France as a young boy in 1965, I thought France Gall was really hot.

And Francoise Hardy, too. What a babe.

[nuxvomica]

44. My favorite is "Boum!" by the fellow that wrote "Le Mer"

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

49. This is my favorite Trenet song - his tribute to Paris

"Boum" is a lot of fun. Trenet wrote other quirky songs like these. He was known as "le fou chantant" (the singing crazyman).

[MattBaggins]

45. 99 Luftballoonen

It would seem Nena is winning this informal best of.

[MattBaggins]

46. I just accidentally had two youtube videos going

99 Luftballoons and Gangnam Style.

Strange mashup

[applegrove]

48. I tried to listen. It is such a pretty song. Unfortunately the 1980s

were not a fun time for me.

[Brother Buzz]

47. Soundtrack from the film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968) ("Svezia, inferno e paradiso) sauna scene

Truth be told, I don't know if it's Italian or Swedish, but it's a catchy tune

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

50. I love this fun tune from the 60s

by Dalida and the dancers with their 60s outfits and hair styles make it even more entertaining on this video.

[kwassa]

51. Gangnam Style

oh, sexy lady!

[Kaleva]

52. OSS 117 Bambino

[Adsos Letter]

53. "Beau Soir" performed by Gerard Souzay

Can't find a link to it on YouTube.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

54. A wonderful old Russian song

about the crazy days of idealistic youth. It was translated into English and became a hit for Mary Hopkin in the late 60s (produced by Paul McCartney) with the title "Those Were The Days' (my friend, we thought they'd never end). Here it's sung in the original Russian by Ivan Rebroff, a German of Russian extraction who was a mega star in Europe in the 60s (Rebroff had the most amazing vocal range I've ever heard). Rebroff sang this song in several languages as well and had a hit across Europe.

[BlueJazz]

55. mi buen corazon

[Demo_Chris]

56. I want this sung at my funeral.

Pretty sure I'd explode from my coffin ready to kick some ass.

[Paladin]

57. I'll go with your Iglesias version of "La Mer"......

....simply because that's the background tune for the conclusion of "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," a movie I just can't seem to get enough of, these days. Lots of runner-up candidates......

[zanana1]

58. Ne quitte me pas

My favorite version is by Nina Simone, but even Sting sang it at one point.

[BuddhaGirl]

59. Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder - Gomni

from the Amazing album "Talking Timbuktu" - the entire album is fantastic...wonderful African blues from one of the best!!

[canoeist52]

60. "Oye Como Va" - Santana

[No Vested Interest]

61. "Volare" - Nel blu dipinto di blu - Domenico Modugno

1958 - Just out of college.
The song had just come out
Took "Mauritania" to Ireland, then joined college-age tour group for 8-10 weeks around Europe, some parts still recovering from WWII.
Everywhere we traveled, 'Volare" blasting over the airwaves.
Wonderful time of life.
Unforgettable.

(Unfortunately, I am unable at this time post the Youtube version).

[No Vested Interest]

62. I have to add one more-

Guantanamera-

Joan Baez, Pete Seegar, Jose Feliciano - take your choice - all great!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

63. I remember that

I was a young boy then living in Germany (my dad was stationed there in the Air Force) and you did hear it a lot. Great tune.

This Italian tune from 1962, Guarda Come Dondolo (look at how I swing) is one I've listened to very often because it appears in one of my favorite movies of all time, Dino Rissi's masterpiece, Il Sorpasso. This film is incredible, hysterically funny and tragic as well and has been hailed as the first buddy road picture featuring rock music of the era, predating Easy Rider by several years. Vittorio Gassman gives the absolute best performance of his life as the loveable asshole who lives by his sheer audacity and effrontery.

I have to second your choice of Guantanamera. Fantastic choice. But the version I prefer is the one I first heard as a boy on the radio in the 60s, by The Sandpipers (even though they sing it with a slight American accent). I love the background singing voices.

[No Vested Interest]

66. Thanks for not only backing up my choices, but also posting

the recordings.
Yes, Sandpipers are good. So many choices on Guantanamera!

[PassingFair]

64. What no love for Piaf? Non Je Ne Regrette Rien.

[mulsh]

65. "O Pato"

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here's a version in English and Portugese

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edited to add another version

[BainsBane]

67. Neither version appears in your post.

[Mosby]

68. Novalima

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Se Me Van

Ruperta

Coba Guarango

I love this group.

I gotta include Eljuri, her album En Paz was one of the best albums of 2008, regardless of the language, check out Peligrosa, Tierras, Yo Soy and Una Ola, she is quite a talent.

[BainsBane]

69. Really hard question. I love Brazilian music

I really can't say absolute favorites, but here are a few that come to mind right now.


Maria Bethania and Jeanne Moreau, Poema dos olhos da amada (in French and Portuguese)

Caetano Veloso, Você é linda

Margarete Menezes, Pout pourri Samba Reggae

Olodum, Rosa

[Kaleva]

70. Fooly Cooly -Ride on Shooting Star by the Pillows

[loli phabay]

71. ,sosnica i love this song, my daughter sings it all the time

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

72. Gorgeous Corsican folk songs

"Lamentu Corsu": in the Corsican language with a following verse translated into French sung by the incomparable Tino Rossi. Rossi's voice in the 1930s was considered so sweet and soothing that they would play his records in asylums for the violently insane to calm down the inmates.

"Lamentu Di U Banditu"

"Ciucciarella"

"Dio Vi Salvi Regina" (traditional Corsican National Anthem)