Spanish Is the Loving Tongue

Bob Dylan

About Spanish Is the Loving Tongue

"Spanish is the Loving Tongue" is a song based on the poem "A Border Affair" written by Charles Badger Clark in 1907. Clark was a cowboy poet who lived throughout the American West, and was named the Poet Laureate of South Dakota in 1937. The poem was set to music in 1925 by Billy Simon. Over the years, the song was recorded by many top recording artists, including Bob Dylan, Ian and Sylvia, Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, Marianne Faithfull, Emmylou Harris, Michael Martin Murphey and The Chad Mitchell Trio (under the name "Adios, mi Corazon"). Spanish is the lovin' tongue Soft as springtime, light as spray There was a girl I learned it from Living down Sonora way Now I don't look much like a lover Yet I say her love words over Late at night when I'm all alone "Mi amor, mi corazon"There were nights when I would ride She would listen for my spurs Fling that big door open wide Raise those laughing eyes of hers And how those hours would get to flyin' Pretty soon, I'd hear her cryin' "Please don't leave me all alone 


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Broke her heart, lost my own
Adios mi corazón

Spanish is the loving tongue
Soft as music, light as spray
'twas a girl I learned it from
Living down sonora way
Well I don't look much like a lover
Still I say her loved words over
Mostly when I'm all alone
Mi amor, mi corazón

Haven't seen her since that night
I can't cross the line, you know
They want me for the gamblin' fight
Like as not it's better so
Still I've always kind of missed her
Since that last sad night I kissed her
Broke her heart, lost my own
Adios, mi corazón
Broke her heart, lost my own
Adios, mi corazón
Adios, mi corazón

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Bob Dylan ( /ˈdɪlən/; born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and artist. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of Dylan's early songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving his initial base in the culture of folk music behind, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" has been described as radically altering the parameters of popular music in … more »

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Written by: CHARLES CLARK, MARC WILLIAMS ELLIS

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10 facts about this song

Origin of the Song
"Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" is an old cowboy song that traces its roots back to the American West in the late 1800s.
Songwriter
The song was written by Charles Badger Clark, a South Dakota poet and songwriter, who moved to the West as a young man and wrote many poems and songs about his experiences there.
Bob Dylan’s Version
Dylan recorded the song at his first studio session after his motorcycle accident in 1967. But it wasn't released until 1970 on his album titled "Self Portrait."
Live Performance
Bob Dylan's version of "Spanish is the Loving Tongue," was performed live for the first time on June 12, 1988. After that, he played the song occasionally in concerts.
First Published
The song was first published in a book, "Sun and Saddle Leather," by Badger Clark in 1915.
Judy Collins's Version
Judy Collins included the song on her 1970 album "Whales & Nightingales".
Alternate Versions
Bob Dylan recorded multiple versions of the song. One version included just him and his piano while another version included a full band.
Song Interpretation
"Spanish Is the Loving Tongue" is a love ballad that tells the story of a cowboy who falls in love with a Mexican girl, which highlights the cultural diversity of the American West during that time.
Pop Culture Reference
The song is referenced in Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow, with a character singing two lines from the song.
Traditional Influence
Despite being an original composition by Clark, the song draws from the tradition of western and cowboy songs, both in terms of melody and lyrical theme.

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