Overview
Introduction
"Siboney" (Canto Siboney) is a 1929 Cuban song by Ernesto Lecuona. The music is in cut time, originally written in C major. The lyrics were reportedly written by Lecuona while away from Cuba and is about the homesickness he is experiencing (Siboney is also a town in Cuba, and can also refer to Cuba in general).
Siboney became a hit in 1931 when performed by Alfredo Brito and His Siboney Orchestra. Other artists followed suit, including Caterina Valente, Olga Guillot, Xiomara Alfaro, Dizzy Gillespie, René Touzet (1954), Nana Mouskouri and Percy Faith. It was recorded by Connie Francis in 1960, and later included in the film 2046.
English lyrics were written by Dolly Morse, but they bear no resemblance to the original Spanish. The English version of the song was recorded by Bing Crosby on February 11, 1945 with Xavier Cugat conducting the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra. Later in the same decade (1949) it was recorded for Muzak by Alfredo Antonini and his orchestra in collaboration with Victoria Cordova and John Serry Sr..
Film appearances
Grace Moore performed the song in the 1937 film When You're in Love.
In 1942, Gloria Jean sang the English version in the musical Get Hep to Love.
The song inspired the Mexican-Cuban film Siboney, directed by Juan Orol and starring María Antonieta Pons. The film was released in 1938 as a part of the so-called Rumberas film saga of the Mexican Cinema.
The song was used by Nino Rota in the score for Fellini's nostalgic memoir of the 1930s, Amarcord.
Lyrics
西波涅
你象朝霞一样美丽 西波涅
小夜莺 在那月夜
歌唱你呀西波涅
你的嘴唇甜甜蜜蜜
象一朵玫瑰花 引蜜蜂来采它
西波涅
我的幸福就是你呀 西波涅
西波涅
树林日日夜夜都在悄悄谈着你
日夜在谈论着你
西波涅 没有你的爱情我会死去
我离不开你
西波涅 你象树林象海洋
你象朝霞一样
西波涅 天下有谁能比你更美丽？
Siboney
Siboney yo te quiero yo me muero por tu amor
Siboney al arrullo de la palma pienso en ti
Ven a mi que te quiero y de todo tesoro eres tu para mi
Siboney al arrullo de la palma pienso en ti
Siboney de mi sueño si no oyes la queja de mi voz
Siboney si no vienes me moriré de amor
Siboney de mis sueños te espero con ansias en mi caney
Siboney si no vienes me moriré de amor
Oye el eco de mi canto de cristal
Siboney de mis sueños te espero con ansias en mi caney
Siboney si no vienes me moriré de amor
Oye el eco de mi canto de cristal
No te pierdas por entre el rudo Manigual
