Artist: Dino Olivieri
Author: Nino Rastelli/Dino Olivieri
Label: Disco Grammofono
Year: 1937
Instrumental. Music inspired by the 'coro a bocca chiusa' chorus in Madame Butterfly, Puccini's opera (1904).
Covers:
Emilio Livi & Trio Vocale Köln [vocal version]
Dino Di Luca [with choir and orchestra directed by Pippo Barzizza]
Trio Vocale Sorelle Lescano [three Dutch sisters from a jewish circus family (Sandra, Judith & Kitty Leschan), making it in Italy as Andrews Sisters sound-a-likes, accompanied by four singing men (Quartetto Jazz Funaro)]
Jean Sablon [as Soirs d'amour; lyrics: Jacques Larne]
Carlo Buti [for Columbia]
Rina Ketty [as J'attendrai; definitive lyrics by Louis Poterat; hit during WW II; like her song, Rina came from Italy (real name: Cesaria Picchetto)]
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli [in French]
Jean Sablon [idem; crooning]
Bob Scholte [as 'k Wacht Op Jou]
Kees Pruis [idem]
Turner Layton [as Au Revoir]
Rudi Schuricke [als Komm zurück]
Richard Tauber [as Au Revoir]
Hildegarde [as I'll Be Yours]
Crew Cuts [idem]
Cliff Richard [idem]
Rina Pia [as 'k Wacht Op Jou]
Vince Hill [as Au Revoir]
Eddy Wally [as Ik Wacht Op Jou]
Dalida [as J'attendrai]
Mostly considered to be French but the song comes from Italy.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
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