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The English language rendition "Carnival" was first recorded for a May 1960 single release by [[the Ames Brothers]], the lyrics being written by the single's producers [[Hugo & Luigi]] collaborating with [[George David Weiss]]. [[Ginny Arnell]] would have a single release of the song in June 1960, and [[Nina & Frederik]]'s self-titled [[extended play|EP]] release (December 1960) would feature "Carnival", as would the 1963 [[Cliff Richard]] EP release ''Holiday Carnival''.
The English language rendition "Carnival" was first recorded for a May 1960 single release by [[the Ames Brothers]], the lyrics being written by the single's producers [[Hugo & Luigi]] collaborating with [[George David Weiss]]. [[Ginny Arnell]] would have a single release of the song in June 1960, and [[Nina & Frederik]]'s self-titled [[extended play|EP]] release (December 1960) would feature "Carnival", as would the 1963 [[Cliff Richard]] EP release ''Holiday Carnival''.


"Carnival" has since served as an album track for such vocal acts as [[Perry Como]] (''The Songs I Love''/ 1963), [[Smothers Brothers|The Smothers Brothers]] ("[[It Must Have Been Something I Said!]]"/ 1964), [[Joanie Sommers]] with guitarist [[Laurindo Almeida]] (''Softly, The Brazilian Sound''/ 1964), [[Marilyn Michaels]] (''Marilyn Michaels''/ 1965), [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)#The Ray Charles Singers|the Ray Charles Singers]] (''Songs for Latin Lovers''/ 1965), the [[Hugo & Luigi]] Chorus (''Cascading Voices''/ 1965), [[Eddie Fisher]] (''Games That Lovers Play''/ 1966), [[Cher]] (''[[Backstage (album)|Backstage]]''/ 1968), [[Tom Springfield]] (as "Manhã De Carnaval") (''Sun Songs''/ 1968), and [[John Farnham]] (''Johnny Farnham Sings Hits From The Movies''/ 1974).<ref>https://secondhandsongs.com/work/11536/versions</ref>
"Carnival" has since served as an album track for such vocal acts as [[Perry Como]] (''The Songs I Love''/ 1963), [[Smothers Brothers|The Smothers Brothers]] ("[[It Must Have Been Something I Said!]]"/ 1964), [[Joanie Sommers]] with guitarist [[Laurindo Almeida]] (''Softly, The Brazilian Sound''/ 1964), [[Marilyn Michaels]] (''Marilyn Michaels''/ 1965), [[Ray Charles (musician, born 1918)#The Ray Charles Singers|the Ray Charles Singers]] (''Songs for Latin Lovers''/ 1965), the [[Hugo & Luigi]] Chorus (''Cascading Voices''/ 1965), [[Eddie Fisher]] (''Games That Lovers Play''/ 1966), [[Cher]] (''[[Backstage (album)|Backstage]]''/ 1968), [[Tom Springfield]] (as "Manhã De Carnaval") (''Sun Songs''/ 1968), [[John Farnham]] (''Johnny Farnham Sings Hits From The Movies''/ 1974),<ref>https://secondhandsongs.com/work/11536/versions</ref> and [[Jacintha Abisheganaden|Jacintha]] (as "Manhã de Carnival") (''Lush Life''/ 2002).


In addition [[Tori Amos]] contributed a rendition of "Carnival" to the [[Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)|soundtrack of the 2000 cinematic release ''Mission: Impossible 2'']].<ref>[http://www.thedent.com/carnival.html "Carnival"] from ''Mission: Impossible 2'' soundtrack</ref>
In addition [[Tori Amos]] contributed a rendition of "Carnival" to the [[Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack)|soundtrack of the 2000 cinematic release ''Mission: Impossible 2'']].<ref>[http://www.thedent.com/carnival.html "Carnival"] from ''Mission: Impossible 2'' soundtrack</ref>

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"Manhã de Carnaval" ("Carnival Morning"), often referred to as "Black Orpheus", is a song by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá and lyricist Antônio Maria.

"Manhã de Carnaval" was featured as a principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film Orfeu Negro[1] by French director Marcel Camus. The film's soundtrack also included songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, as well as the composition by Bonfá "Samba de Orfeu". "Manhã de Carnaval" is heard in the film,sung or hummed by both the principal characters: Orfeu and Euridice, and also as an instrumental:[2] therefore "Manhã de Carnaval" is considered to be the main musical theme of the film.[3] In the portion of the film in which the song is sung by the character Orfeu, portrayed by Breno Mello, the song was dubbed by Agostinho dos Santos. "Manhã de Carnaval" was initially rejected for inclusion in the film by Camus, but Bonfá was able to convince the director that the music for Manhã de Carnaval was superior to the song Bonfá composed as a replacement.[3] Orfeu Negro was an international success (winning, for example, an Academy Award in 1960),[4] and brought the song to a large audience.

"Manhã de Carnaval" became one of the first bossa nova compositions to gain popularity outside Brazil.[3] Particularly in the United States, the song is considered to be one of the most important Brazilian Jazz/Bossa songs that helped establish the bossa nova movement in the late 1950s. "Manhã de Carnaval" has become a jazz standard in the U.S., while it is still performed regularly by a wide variety of musicians around the world in its vocalized version or as an instrumental. In the U.S., the song is also known as "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "Carnival", "Theme from Black Orpheus", or simply "Black Orpheus". In France, the song is also known as "La Chanson d'Orphée". All versions of foreign texts were written by lyricists other than Antônio Maria, using Bonfá's original music.

Recordings

All recordings listed below were released under the title of "Manhã de Carnaval" and sung in Portuguese, except where noted.

Vocal renditions in languages other than Portuguese

English-language versions

Carnival

The English language rendition "Carnival" was first recorded for a May 1960 single release by the Ames Brothers, the lyrics being written by the single's producers Hugo & Luigi collaborating with George David Weiss. Ginny Arnell would have a single release of the song in June 1960, and Nina & Frederik's self-titled EP release (December 1960) would feature "Carnival", as would the 1963 Cliff Richard EP release Holiday Carnival.

"Carnival" has since served as an album track for such vocal acts as Perry Como (The Songs I Love/ 1963), The Smothers Brothers ("It Must Have Been Something I Said!"/ 1964), Joanie Sommers with guitarist Laurindo Almeida (Softly, The Brazilian Sound/ 1964), Marilyn Michaels (Marilyn Michaels/ 1965), the Ray Charles Singers (Songs for Latin Lovers/ 1965), the Hugo & Luigi Chorus (Cascading Voices/ 1965), Eddie Fisher (Games That Lovers Play/ 1966), Cher (Backstage/ 1968), Tom Springfield (as "Manhã De Carnaval") (Sun Songs/ 1968), John Farnham (Johnny Farnham Sings Hits From The Movies/ 1974),[7] and Jacintha (as "Manhã de Carnival") (Lush Life/ 2002).

In addition Tori Amos contributed a rendition of "Carnival" to the soundtrack of the 2000 cinematic release Mission: Impossible 2.[8]

Where Did It Go

Carmen McRae made the only apparent recording of an English-language rendering of "Manhã de Carnaval" entitled "Where Did It Go? (Manhã de Carnaval)", whose lyrics were written by Ruth Batchelor. The track is featured on McRae's 1964 album release Second to None.

A Day in the Life of a Fool

"A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manhã De Carnival)"
Single by Jack Jones
from the album Jack Jones Sings
B-side"The Shining Sea"
ReleasedSeptember 1966
Recorded1966
StudioUnited Recording (LA)
GenreEasy listening
Length2:20
LabelKapp Records
Songwriter(s)Carl Sigman, Luis Bonfa
Producer(s)Michael Kapp
Jack Jones singles chronology
"The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"
(1966) 		"A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manhã De Carnival)"
(1966) 		"Lady"
(1967)

Evidently written seven years after the release of the parent film of the Black Orpheus theme, a lyrically modified version entitled "A Day in the Life of a Fool" would largely supersede "Carnival" as the standard English-language rendering of "Manhã de Carnaval". The lyrics of "A Day in the Life of a Fool" were written by Carl Sigman, a veteran lyricist who largely specialized in anglicizing songs originally formatted with Continental European-language lyrics, such as "Answer Me", "Till", "What Now My Love", and "You're My World". Although renditions of "A Day in the Life of a Fool" are often subtitled - and occasionally main-titled - "Manhã de Carnaval" or "Black Orpheus", Sigman's lyrics were completely original rather than being to any degree a translation of the song's original Portuguese lyrics.

The earliest evident recordings of "A Day in the Life of a Fool" - both subtitled "Manhã De Carnival" - were those by the Arbors and by Jack Jones. Jones' version was taken from his album release Jack Jones Sings recorded in the summer of 1966 and given a September 1966 single release to peak at number 62 on the Hot 100 singles chart in Billboard magazine, with a peak of number 4 afforded by Billboard's Easy Listening hit listing. The Arbors' version was featured on the group's December 1966 album release A Symphony for Susan.

"A Day in the Life of a Fool" has since served as an album cut for such vocal acts as Steve Lawrence featuring the song's composer: guitarist Luiz Bonfa (Bonfa and Brazil by Steve and Eydie/ 1967), Harry Belafonte (Belafonte Sings of Love/ 1968), Frank Sinatra (My Way/ 1969), Jim Nabors (The Jim Nabors Hour/ 1970), Arthur Prysock (Arthur Pryock '74/ 1974), Nana Mouskouri (Hollywood - Chansons de mes films préférés/ 1993), Julia Migenes (as "Manhã de carnaval (A Day in the Life of a Fool)") (Smile/ 1994), Kenny Rankin (Here in My Heart/ 1997), Rosemary Clooney with guitarist John Pizzarelli (Brazil/ 2000), Cassandra Wilson with guitarist Marvin Sewell (as "Black Orpheus") (Loverly/ 2007), and B.J. Thomas with guitarist João Bosco (Once I Loved - O Amor em Paz/ 2010). Vocalist Gwyneth Herbert was featured on the rendition of "A Day in the Life of a Fool" featured on the Yasuharu Konishi (aka Pizzacato One) album release One And Ten Very Sad Songs (2011).

Southern European-language versions

Northern European-language versions

  • Finnish "Yön väistyessä" (lyricist Sauvo Puhtila): recorded by Eila Pellinen (1960), Topi Sorsakoski & Agents (album In Beat/ 1986), Tapani Kansa (album Öinen Tuuli Valvoo/ 1989), Kari Tapio (album Kuin Taivaisiin/ 2007), Jari Sillanpää (album Al Ritmo Latino!/ 2008).
  • German "Das Glück kam zu mir wie ein Traum" (lyricists Ernst Bader, Hans Ewer): recorded by Alexandra (1970), Peter Kraus (with Till Brönner) (album Idole/ 2022).
  • German "Orfeo (Der Morgen Bricht An)" (lyricists Ernst Bader, Hans Ewer): recorded by Dalida (1960).
  • German "Rosen im Schnee" (lyricist Wolfgang Mürmann: recorded by Sylvia Vrethammar (album Frei wie Wind und Wolken/ 1977).
  • Icelandic "Um þig" (lyricist Ólafur Gaukur): recorded by Elly Vilhjálms (album Lög úr söngleikjum og kvikmyndum/ 1966).
  • Swedish "Jag vet att vi möts snart igen" (lyricist Olli Bergman): recorded by Gunnar Wiklund (album Min egen väg/ 1974).

Asiatic-language versions

  • Arabic "Shu Bkhaf" (lyricist Ziad Rahbany): recorded by Fairuz (album Wala Kif/ 2002).
  • Hebrew "Haia, o ulai lo haia" (lyricist Eli Mohar): recorded by Gidi Gov (with Ophira Josefi) (album Shyrym melaylah Gov - Hahosef hasheny/ 1997), Gidi Gov (album Rikud yareakh/ 2003).
  • Vietnamese "Bài ngợi ca tình yêu" (lyricist Pham Duy): recorded by Thanh Hà (album Một Đời Xin Nhớ Mãi/ 1994), Bằng Kiều (album Lại Gần Hôn Anh/ 2011), Khánh Hà (album Tu Muon Kiep Truoc/ 2021).

Instrumental/ non-lingual versions

Guitarist Luiz Bonfá recorded his composition under the title "A Day in the Life of a Fool" for his 1967 instrumental album Luiz Bonfá Plays Great Songs.

Trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded "Manhã de Carnaval" for his 1962 instrumental album Trumbone Jazz Samba.

See also

References

  1. ^ Black Orpheus at IMDb
  2. ^ Black Orpheus Original Soundtrack (CD). Verve Music. 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music. Backbeat Books. p. 911. ISBN 9780879306274.
  4. ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. ^ Video of Luiz Bonfá with Perry Como performing, "Manhã de Carnaval" Archived 2008-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, live, on the NBC program Kraft Music Hall, 1963.
  6. ^ "Пьеха Эдита - Manha De Carnaval - Listen on Online Radio Box". OnlineRadioBox.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/work/11536/versions
  8. ^ "Carnival" from Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack



Category:Brazilian songs Category:Songs with music by Luiz Bonfá Category:1959 songs Category:1950s jazz standards

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