Cucurrucucú Paloma

About Cucurrucucú Paloma

"Cucurrucucú paloma" (Spanish for Coo-coo dove) is a Mexican huapango-style song written by Tomás Méndez in 1954. The title is an onomatopeic reference to the characteristic call of the mourning dove, which is evoked in the refrain. The lyrics allude to lovesickness. Over the years the song has been used in the soundtrack of several films and has gained international popularity. It initially appeared in the classic Mexican comedy Escuela de vagabundos screened in 1955, where it was sung by the star of the film, Pedro Infante. The song also gave its name to the 1965 Mexican film Cucurrucucú Paloma, directed by Miguel Delgado, in which it was performed by Lola Beltrán, who starred as "Paloma Méndez". In Pedro Almodovar's film Talk to Her (2002) the piece is rendered by the Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso in an art-song style quite different from the mariachi folk-kitsch of its original cinema presentation. Other films in which the song appears include Le Magnifique, The Last Sunset, Happy Together, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done, The Five-Year Engagement, and Moonlight. more »

Year:

2004

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Spanish

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Dicen que por las noches 
Nomas se le iba en puro llorar 
Dicen que no dormía nomas 
Se le iba en puro tomar 
Juran que el mismo cielo se estremecía 
Al oír su llanto como sufrió por ella 
Que hasta en su muerte la fue llamando 
Cucurrucucu paloma 
Cucurrucucu no llores 

Las piedras jamas paloma
Que van a saber de amores
Que una paloma triste muy de mañana le va a cantar 
A su casita sola con sus puertitas de par en par
Juran que esa palomano es otra cosa mas que alma
Que todavia la esperan a que regrese la desdichada 
Cucurrucucu paloma 
Cucurrucucu no llores 
Las piedras jamas paloma
Que van a saber de amores
Cucurrucucu cucurrucucu cucurrucucu 
Paloma ya no le llores

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Rocío Dúrcal (October 4, 1944 – March 25, 2006), born as María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz, was a Spanish singer and actress, known artistically as Rocío Dúrcal. She is the best-selling Spanish solo artist to date with more than 100 million records sold. She died of cancer in 2006. more »

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