American tenor and Hollywood star of Italian origin, Mario Lanza sings “Granada”, the famous Mexican song about the Spanish city of Granada, written in 1932 by Agustín Lara. From the 1952 movie “Because You’re Mine“.
Because You’re Mine is a 1952 musical comedy film starring Mario Lanza. Directed by Alexander Hall, the film also stars Doretta Morrow, James Whitmore, and Dean Miller.
Famous opera singer Renato Rossano (Mario Lanza) is drafted into the U.S. Army. His Sergeant, “Bat” Batterson (James Whitmore) is an opera fan who admires Rossano and wishes Rossano to appraise his sister’s (Doretta Morrow) singing voice. The rest of his platoon as well as the company commander disapproves of Batterson’s showing favoritism to Rossano by excusing him from normal training. Rossano also schemes to have Master Sgt Batterson allow him to go to New York supposedly to have his manager appraise Batterson’s sister, Brigit’s singing voice but in reality allowing him to do a performance.
Granada Lyrics
Spanish
Granada
Mi cantar se vuelve gitano
Cuando es para ti.
Mi cantar hecho de fantasía
Mi cantar flor de melancolía
Que yo te vengo a dar.
Granada
En tardes de toros,
Mujer que conserva el embrujo
De los ojos moros.
Te sueño
Cubierta de flores
Y beso tu boca de grana
Jugosa manzana
Que me habla de amores.
Granada
En coplas preciosas,
No tengo otra cosa que darte
Que un ramo de rosas.
De
Que le
Granada
De
De
Related: Juan Diego Flórez sings Granada
English translation
Granada, land of dreams for me
My song becomes gypsy-like
When it is for you.
My song made of fantasy
My song a melancholy flower
That I come to give to you.
Granada, blood-stained soil
In bullfight afternoons
The woman who preserves the enchantment
Of Moorish eyes.
I dream of you rebellious, a gypsy
Covered with flowers
And I kiss your scarlet mouth
Juicy apple
That speaks to me of love affairs
Granada my beautiful sung
In precious verses
I have nothing else to give you
But a bouquet of roses
Of roses of sweet fragrance
That framed the dark virgin.
Granada your land is full
Of lovely women
Of blood and sun
Related: Pavarotti sings Granada (Lara)
Sources
- Because You’re Mine on Wikipedia
- Mario Lanza on Wikipedia
