Mam swoistą obsesję dotycząca kolekcjonowania niektórych utworów w najróżniejszych wykonaniach.
"Begin the beguine" do takich utworów należy. Moja kolekcja liczy kilkadziesiąt różnych interpretacji. Ponieważ Cole Porter skomponował to w roku 1935 to wykonań jest cała masa.
Chciałbym zaprezentować dwa.
Staroć z roku 1938, czyli aranżacja Artie Shawa, oraz interpretacja Sheryl Crow z filmu biograficznego o Cole Porterze (De Lovely).
When they
begin The Beguine
It brings
back the sound of music so tender
It brings
back a night of tropical splendour
It brings
back a memory evergreen
I'm with
you once more under the stars
And down by
the shore an orchestra's playing
And even
the palms seem to be swaying
When they
begin The Beguine
To live it
again is past all endeavour
Except when
that tune clutches my heart
And there
we are, swearing to love forever
And
promising never, never to part
What
moments divine, what rapture serene
Till clouds
came along to disperse the joys we had tasted
And now
when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted
I know but
too well what they mean
So don't
let them begin The Beguine
Let the
love that was once afire remain an ember
Let it
sleep like the dead desire I only remember
When they
begin The Beguine
Oh yes, let
them begin The Beguine, make them play
Till the
stars that were there before return above you
Till you
whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you!"
And we
suddenly know what heaven we're in
When they
begin the Beguine
When they
begin the Beguine
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