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"Solidão (Canção do Mar)"
Song by Amália Rodrigues
from the album The Lovers of Lisbon (Les amants du Tage)
Released1955
Songwriter(s)Frederico de Brito, Ferrer Trindade
"Canção do Mar"
Single by Tristão da Silva
Released1961
Songwriter(s)Frederico de Brito, Ferrer Trindade
"Canção do Mar"
Single by Dulce Pontes
from the album Caminhos
Released1993
Songwriter(s)Frederico de Brito, Ferrer Trindade

"Canção do Mar" (in English: "Song of the Sea") is a song by Portuguese singer Amália Rodrigues in 1955.[1] It was written by Frederico de Brito and Ferrer Trindade and appeared in a soundtrack by Rodrigues titled "Solidão" (in English: "Solitude") for the 1955 French drama film Les amants du Tage also known by the English title The Lovers of Lisbon.

Tristão da Silva released a version in 1961, using the original title "Canção do Mar".

The song would later be recorded by Valentina Félix on her album of the same name, and by Portuguese singer Dulce Pontes.[2]

Pontes´s version was featured in the 1996 movie Primal Fear,[3] starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton; it was also used as the title music in TV series Southland. In Brazil, the same version was the theme of epic novela adaption of As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor by SBT in 1995.

Language versions

There are many language versions of "Canção do Mar" including:

  • Spanish: "Oye Mar" by Chayanne
  • Spanish: A second version by Chenoa
  • French: "Elle tu l'aimes" by Hélène Ségara
  • German: "Das Ja Zum Leben" by Milva
  • Greek: "Ftes esi" by Mando
  • Persian: "Bargard Be Man" by Shani Rigsbee
  • English: "Harem" by Sarah Brightman.[4]

"Harem"

"Harem"
Single by Sarah Brightman
from the album Harem
ReleasedNovember 4, 2003
LabelAngel Records
Songwriter(s)Frederico de Brito, Ferrer Trindade, Sarah Brightman, Frank Peterson, Roxanne Seeman
Producer(s)Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman singles chronology
"A Whiter Shade of Pale/A Question of Honour"
(2001) 		"Harem"
(2003) 		"It's a Beautiful Day"
(2003)

"Harem" is a song by classical crossover artist Sarah Brightman, released on November 4, 2003 based on the music of "Canção do Mar". It was the first single taken from her 2003 album of the same name. "Harem" ranked number 1 on the Billboard dance/club charts.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Harem (Canção Do Mar)" (Hex Hector Vocal Mix) – 10:02
  2. "Harem (Canção Do Mar)" (Robbie Rivera Vocal Mix) – 6:32
  3. "Harem (Canção Do Mar)" (Manny Lehman Vocal Mix) – 11:05
  4. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Groove Brothers Remix) – 3:28
  5. "Oye Mar" (Chenoa) – 4:50
  6. "Oye Mar" (Chayanne) – 4:59

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amália Rodrigues | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  2. ^ "Dulce Pontes | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ Cancao Do Mar - Dulce Pontes | Song Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-05-03
  4. ^ Harem - Sarah Brightman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-05-03
  5. ^ Sarah Brightman – Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2008.

External links

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