COIMBRA (E UMA LIÇÃO DE AMOR)
Created on 06/06/2001Latest update on 17/11/2023
Artist: Alberto Ribeiro
Author: Raul Ferrâo/José Galhardo
Label: Produtores Associados
Year: 1947
Sung as a serenade to co-star Amalia Rodrigues in Armando de Miranda's movie Capas Negras, named after the black capes of the university student population of Coïmbra. Title means Coïmbra Is A Lesson In Love. Ribeiro first recorded it on the Copacabana label in '51. The melody was already written in '39, but repeatedly rejected in revista theaters.
Covers:
- 1950:
Amália Rodrigues [live in Dublin; where Yvette Giraud asked for the sheet; Amalia's first recording was on her first album in '54]
- 1950:
Yvette Giraud [as Avril au Portugal; French lyrics: Jacques Larue]
- 1951:
- 1952:
Les Baxter [n°2 US as April In Portugal, inspiring the Portuguese government to adopt the song (and Amalia) for touristic propaganda reasons]
- 1952:
- 1952:
Eddy Christiani [as April In Portugal; Dutch version]
- 1953:
- 1953:
- 1953:
- 1953:
- 1969:
- 1973:
- 1985:
Julio Iglesias [as Abril en Portugal]
- 1994:
- 1996:
- 1999:
José Galhardo is also the original lyricist of Lisboa Antigua, which became a n°1 US in '55 for Nelson Riddle as Lisbon Antigua. There's a VA-album with 24 versions of Coimbra and derivatives (cd Roots), including Ribeiro's.
