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Showing posts with label songs in Spanish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label songs in Spanish. Show all posts

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Our way. 15 Spanish covers of "My Way"

Numerous artists from around the world have recorded their versions of the classic My Way, from Aretha Franklin to The Strokes, including The Three Tenors, Sid Vicious and Kanye West. The melody comes from a French song (Comme d'habitude), and the lyrics were made up by Paul Anka. But if My Way is associated with an artist, that artist would be Frank Sinatra, who played it for the first time and turned it into one of the most popular songs of all time. As we were saying, a great number of artists have sung it and adapted it to different ryhtms ever since. Many of them in English, but others went further and translated it into other languages. Here are 15 covers of My Way (A mi manera) in Spanish, corresponding to different music genres. You can listen to them on Youtube and Spotify:





These are the artists featured on the playlist: 

Siempre Así | Raphael | Il Divo | Gipsy Kings | Julio Iglesias y Paul Anka | Junco | Los Panchos | La Trova | María Martha Serra Lima | Óscar D'León | Estela Raval | Los del fuego | Rayito Colombiano | Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz | Infierno 18

The lyrics to A mi manera aren't the same in all the covers. These are the lyrics to Raphael's version:

El final se acerca ya,
lo esperaré serenamente. 
Ya ves,  que yo he sido así,
te lo diré, sinceramente.

Viví, la inmensidad
sin conocer jamás fronteras,
y bien, sin descansar, y a mi manera.


Jamás tuve un amor
que para mí fuera importante.
Tomé solo la flor
y lo mejor de cada instante.
Viví y disfruté,
no sé si más que otro cualquiera.

Y, sí, todo esto fue a mi manera.

Porque sabrás que un hombre al fin
conocerás por su vivir.
No hay por qué hablar ni que decir,
ni que llorar ni que fingir,
puedo seguir hasta el final
a mi manera.


Tal vez lloré o tal vez reí,
tal vez gané o tal vez perdí.
Ahora sé que fui feliz,

que si lloré, también amé.
Puedo vivir hasta el final
a mi manera.


Bonus track: two special covers
These are not in Spanish (that's why they are not included in the playlist above), but we love the covers by Los Piratas and Andrés Calamaro:



Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Music about the Earth and the environment

Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day. Why don't we celebrate with music? Here are 20 songs in Spanish about the planet and the environment. Discover new rythms and artists and keep practising your Spanish. Various genres are represented: pop, hip hop, flamenco, celtic, gospel... there is even a Disney song:

Macaco - Moving
Macaco - Mamá Tierra
Bebe - Ska de la Tierra
Mägo de Oz - La costa del silencio
Mägo de Oz - La venganza de Gaia
Maná - Dónde jugarán los niños
BSO Pocahontas - Colores en el viento
José Mercé - Amapolas de papel
Los Piratas - La canción de la Tierra
Roberto Carlos - El progreso
La Unión - Hermana Tierra
Geronación - El hombre y la Tierra
Bersuit Vergarabat - Madre hay una sola
Marta Sánchez - Amén
Laura Pausini - Hermana Tierra
Melón Diesel - Planeta verde
Antidoping - Planeta
Café Tacvba - El ciclón
Ana Belén - Planeta agua
Alejandro Lerner - Puedes cambiar el mundo







Monday, April 6, 2015

Zumba playlist

As many of you know, Lourdes, one of our Spanish teachers here at Tía Tula, is also a dance and fitness instructor (you can see her in action here). She is a huge fan of Zumba, the high-energy Columbian dance phenomenon that combines aerobics and elements of Salsa, Samba and Reggaeton, among others. We asked her for the perfect Zumba playlist!

Zumba is the perfect work-out, helping you to burn calories, tone muscles, increase co-ordination and improve cardio-vascular fitness - all while dancing to your favorite tracks. What's more, Zumba can help ease tension, reduce stress and put a smile on your face!

Why not have a listen to our Zumba playlist, available on Spotify?

Youtube playlist is also available, complete with choreographed dance routines. Fancy giving it a try?



 
Click here to see what happened last time Lourdes led a Zumba class at Tía Tula...
If you like the sound of Spanish music we recommend having a listen to our very own Tía Tula playlist, created as part of the UN initiative #HappySoundsLike.