Volver volver
Volver Volver ( Spanish for Back Back ) is a song written by the composer Fernando Z. Maldonado , which was named "Song of the Year" in 1973 in Mexico . It was recorded in German under the title Mehr und mehr by Nana Mouskouri and appeared on her album Ich Hab Laugh, Ich Hab Geweint , published in 2004 .
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The song tells the story of a past love, the failure of which is only now painfully realized by the narrator ( Nos dejamos hace tiempo pero me llegó el momento de perder ; dt. We separated long ago, but I am only now aware of the pain of loss ) and who dearly longs for his past love back ( Y me muero por volver y volver volver volver a tus brazos otra vez ; dt. roughly And I am longing for you and want to go back to your arms ).
Recordings
The song has been recorded by numerous well-known Mexican and international artists. The original version was recorded by Vicente Fernández in 1972 and the official video clip has already been viewed more than 117 million times on YouTube .
Further recordings (selection)
- Camilo Sesto (1973)
- Chavela Vargas (1973)
- Lola Flores (1974)
- Pedro Vargas (1974)
- Antonio Aguilar (1975)
- María Dolores Pradera (1976)
- Nana Mouskouri (1987)
- Luis Miguel (1989)
- Linda Ronstadt (1991)
- Texas Tornadoes (1991)
- The Mavericks (1995)
- Plácido Domingo (1997)
- Lucero (1999)
- Ana Gabriel (2004)
- Shaila Dúrcal (2006)
- Concha Buika (2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biografía de Fernando Z. Maldonado at SACM (Spanish)
- ↑ Nana Mouskouri: I Laughed I Cried at discogs.com
- ↑ Vicente Fernández: Volver Volver at discogs.com
- ↑ Vicente Fernández: Volver Volver (official music clip on YouTube)
- ↑ Camilo Sesto at lafonotoeco.net (Spanish; article from November 23, 2011)
- ↑ Chavela Vargas en diez canciones (Spanish; article from August 6, 2012)
- ↑ Lola Flores: Valentino - Volver Volver (Single) at discogs.com
- ↑ Pedro Vargas Con el Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan: El Rey at discogs.com
- ↑ Personajes: Antonio Aguilar (Spanish; article from June 20, 2016)
- ↑ Maria Dolores Pradera: Maria Dolores Pradera at discogs.com
- ↑ Nana Mouskouri: Tierra Viva at discogs.com
- ↑ Luis Miguel: Volver Volver (official video clip on YouTube)
- ↑ Linda Ronstadt: Canciones de mi padre on Amazon
- ↑ Texas Tornados: Zone of Our Own at discogs.com
- ↑ The Mavericks: All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down at discogs.com
- ↑ Plácido Domingo: De Mi Alma Latina 2 at discogs.com
- ↑ Lucero: Un Lucero En La Mexico at discogs.com
- ^ Ana Gabriel: Tradicional on discogs.com
- ↑ Shaila Dúrcal: Recordando at discogs.com
- ^ Concha Buika: Niña de fuego at discogs.com