Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)

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"Green Eyes" originally written as "Aquellos Ojos Verdes"
Written by	Adolfo Utrera Nilo Menéndez
Lyrics by	(English) Eddie Rivera Eddie Woods
Language	originally Spanish new English lyrics written 1929
Recorded by	Jimmy Dorsey orchestra many other artists; see #Recorded versions

"Green Eyes" is a popular song, originally written in Spanish under the title "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" ("Those Green Eyes") by Adolfo Utrera and Nilo Menéndez. The English translation was made by Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods in 1929.

The song was a hit for the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra. The recording was made on March 19, 1941 with vocals by Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly and released by Decca Records as catalog number 3698. The flip side was "Maria Elena." The record first reached the Billboard charts on May 9, 1941 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. ^[1] Since "Maria Elena" was also a #1 hit, this was a major double-sided hit recording.

Ben Affleck sings "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" in the 2006 movie Hollywoodland.

Allan Sherman recorded a version titled "Green Stamps", a parody of S&H Green Stamps.

Contents 1 Recorded versions 2 Lyrics 3 English lyrics 4 Media 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Recorded versions

• All-Star Orchestra
• Ray Anthony Orchestra
• Desi Arnaz
• Don Barreto
• Big Band All-Stars
• Stanley Black
• Boston Pops Orchestra
• Les Brown
• John Bunch
• Frank Chacksfield and his orchestra
• Nat King Cole
• Ray Conniff
• Los Cordobeses
• Xavier Cugat
• Lou Donaldson
• Jimmy Dorsey orchestra (1941)
• The Dorsey Brothers
• Bob Eberly
• Roy Eldridge
• Les & Larry Elgart
• George Evans
• Bob Florence Big Band
• Connie Francis
• Jane Froman
• Earl Grant
• Benny Green
• Kay Harding
• Gene Krupa
• Abbe Lane
• Steve Lawrence
• Ben Light
• Enoch Light
• Enric Madriguera
• Barry Manilow
• Glenn Miller
• Helen O'Connell
• Anita O'Day
• 101 Strings Orchestra
• Pony Poindexter
• Baden Powell
• The Ravens
• Edmundo Ros
• Harry Roy
• The Sentimental Strings
• Charlie Shavers
• South Shore Concert Band
• Starsound Orchestra
• Conway Twitty
• Lex Vandyke
• The Ventures
• West Coast Swing Time Orchestra
• Ibrahim Ferrer

[edit] Lyrics

Original Spanish Lyrics Aquellos ojos verdes de mirada serena, dejaron en mi alma eterna sed de amar. Anhelos de caricias, de besos y ternuras. De todas las dulzuras que sabían brindar. Aquellos ojos verdes, serenos como un lago, en cuyas quietas aguas un día me miré. No saben las tristezas que en mi alma han dejado Aquellos ojos verdes, que yo nunca besaré. No saben las tristezas que en mi alma han dejado Aquellos ojos verdes, que yo nunca olvidaré. Aquellos ojos verdes, que yo nunca olvidaré. Aquellos ojos verdes serenos como un lago en cuyas quietas aguas un día me miré, no saben las tristezas que a mi alma le dejaron aquellos ojos verdes que ya nunca besaré

English Translation Those green eyes with their serene gaze, they left in my soul eternal thirst to love. yearning for caresses, for kisses and tenderness. for all the sweetness that they knew how to offer. Those green eyes, serene like a lake, in whose calm waters one day i saw myself They do not know the sadness that in my soul they have left Those green eyes, that I never will kiss. They do not know the sadness that in my soul they have left Those green eyes, that I never will forget. Those green eyes, that I never will forget. Those green eyes, serene like a lake, in whose quiet waters one day i saw myself They do not know the sadness that in my soul they have left those green eyes that I never will kiss

[edit] English lyrics

The version written for English audiences varies from the Spanish. The Big Band version typically had a male voice singing these words, followed by a female voice singing the same words, with the exception of the last line. This is one version:

Well, Green Eyes with their soft lights

Your eyes that promise sweet nights,

Bring to my soul a longing, a thirst for love divine

In dreams I seem to hold you, to find you and enfold you

Our lips meet and our hearts, too, with a thrill so sublime

Those cool and limpid Green Eyes

A pool wherein my love lies

So deep that in my searching for happiness

I fear that they will ever haunt me

All through my life they'll taunt me

But will they ever want me?

(Male voice)

Green Eyes, make my dreams come true.

(Female voice)

Green Eyes, I love you.

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Alternate Translation

[edit] References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.