José María Lacalle
José María Lacalle (also Joseph M. Lacalle ) (born August 1860 in Cádiz ; † June 11, 1937 in New York ) was a Spanish composer .
His hit Amapola ( Spanish for "poppy"; here a rare first name) from 1924 was a great success, especially in instrumental versions by various guitarists. Deanna Durbin sang the hit 1939 in the film First Love , the English text Amapola, my pretty little poppy , was written by Albert Gamse . Jimmy Dorsey recorded the song in 1941 with his orchestra, the vocals were from Bob Eberle and Helen O'Connell . In Latin America, the song was particularly popular through Ernesto Lecuona and his Cuban Boys . In Germany in 1938 it was sung in Spanish by the master sextet.
In 1964, the Swedish guitar pop group The Spotnicks recorded the song. He is also in the repertoire of Ventures , Shadows , Jørgen Ingmann and Ricky King .
The melody is also known from the film Once Upon a Time in America from 1984. More recent versions were sung by Andrea Bocelli and Paul Potts . There are various versions of the text in German translation.
Amapola (Spanish text)
- De amor en los hierros de tu reja,
- De amor escuché la triste queja.
- De amor que sonó en mi corazón,
- Diciéndome así, con su dulce canción:
- ESTRIBILLO
- Amapola, lindísima amapola
- Será siempre mi alma tuya sola
- Yo te quiero amada niña mía
- Igual que ama la flor la luz del día
- Amapola, lindísima amapola
- No seas tan ingrata y ámame
- Amapola, amapola
- Cómo puedes tu vivir tan sola?
- Valley vez en los hierros de tu reja
- Traidor el amor sintió su queja.
- Amor que en mi amante corazón,
- Sembró por mi mal una dulce ilusión
- ESTRIBILLO
Notes / individual evidence
Web links
- A German text in the vocal version by Nana Mouskouri (text: Michael Kunze , and alternative Spanish + Portuguese version)
- Another German vocal version in the version by Karel Gott
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lacalle, José María |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lacalle, Joseph M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cadiz |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1937 |
| Place of death | New York City |