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Never knew this thrill before

The list of vocal and instrumental artists who have recorded Besame Mucho goes on and on. Some notable ones are: Andrea Bocelli, Artie Shaw, The Beatles, Charles Aznavour, Chris Isaak, Edith Piaf, The Dead Brothers, Leslie Nielsen(!!), Sammy Davis Jr and Stan Getz.

Bésame mucho

As for the composer of the song, she was supposed to have been a classical concert pianist having learnt the piano when she was four years old. Consuelo wrote many other popular Mexican songs including: Amar y vivir, Verdad amarga, Franqueza, Que seas feliz, Cachito and Enamorada.

Love me forever and make all my dreams come true

Mañana yo ya estaré

Bésame mucho

Quiero tenerte muy

Ojos, verte junto a mí

Holding you close to me

If you should leave me

Whoever thought I'd be

Cerca, mirarme en tus

Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte otra vez

Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte después

Another key figure in the story of Besame Mucho is Sunny Skylar, composer and arranger who sang with big bands in the nieteen forties. He wrote music and lyrics for many popular songs including: Amor, And So To Sleep Again and Love Me With All Your Heart. There are other translations of the song but Skylar's seems to be a favorite. Here are the lyrics as interpreted by Sunny Skylar:

Bésame, bésame mucho

Bésame mucho

Each time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divine

If you are a guitar player and you know how to play the A minor, D minor, A major and E major chords you will easily be able to play Besame Mucho.

At the time of writing the song Consuelo insisted she had never been kissed but she certainly sounds like she knew what she wanted. I think Skylar was wise in not translating the words "besane mucho" into literal English like "kiss me much" or "kiss me alot".

Bésame, bésame mucho

Dearest one

My arms enfolding you

Each little dream would take wing, and my life would be through

Just to get the feel of the song, here are Consuelo's original words:

And here are the original lyrics by Consuelo Velazquez:

Como si fuera esta noche la última vez

Hold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine

This joy is something new

It was written in 1940 by a sixteen-year-old Mexican girl called Consuelo Velasquez. The song was a steamy expression of a young girl's longing to be kissed. The title of the song means "kiss me alot" and it stirred the imaginations of men and women all over the world. In 1944 a young American singer named Kitty Kallen sang the song with Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra and it stayed for six weeks on the charts of Billboard Magazine.

Lejos, muy lejos de ti

Piensa que tal vez

Como si fuera esta noche la última vez

Bésame, bésame mucho

Whispering "It's you I adore"

Bésame mucho

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