Music by: Agustin Lara
Written by: Dorothy Dodd
From the Album: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings
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Granada, I'm falling under your
spell,
And if you could speak, what a
fascinating tale you would tell.
Of an age the world has long
forgotten,
Of an age that weaves a silent
magic in Granada today.
The dawn in the sky greets the
day with a sigh for Granada.
For she can remember the
splendor that once was Granada.
It still can be found in the
hills all around as I wander along,
Entranced by the beauty before
me,
Entranced by a land full of
flowers and song.
When day is done and the sun
touch the sea in Granada,
I envy the blush of the
snow-clad Tierra Novada,
Soon it will welcome the stars
While a thousand guitars play a
soft Carbinera.
Then moonlit Granada will live
again,
The glory of yesterday, romantic
and gay.
(musical interlude)
And soon it will welcome the
stars
While a thousand guitars play a
soft Carbinera.
Then moonlit Granada will live
again,
The glory of yesterday,
romantic, gay Granada.
And these are the Spanish lyrics
as sung by Placido Domingo:
Granada tierra soniada por mi.
Mi cantarse vuelve hitana cuando
es para ti.
Mi cantar hecho de fantasia.
Mi cantar flor de melancholia
que yo te vengo adar.
Granada tierra ensangrentada de
sangre de toros.
Mi bello conserva el embrujo de
los ojos moros.
Resuello rebelde hita0no y lleno
de flores, y beso tu boca de grana,
Tu blanco manzana que habla de
amores.
Granada manola hitana de coplas
preciosas.
No tengo otra cosa que darte que
un rama de rosas.
De rosas de suave fragancia que
alleje amargo la virgen morena.
Granada tu tierra esta llena de lindas mujeres de sangre del sol..