Music of the Day - Cucurrucucú Paloma

The other day I watched the Pedro Almodovar movie "Habla Con Ella" and there's a very beautiful performance by the Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso. The song Cucurrucucú Paloma is actually an old Mexican song and has been performed and recorded by many musicians, including Harry Belafonte who sang it at his famous Carnegie Hall concert. I became very fond of the song and was curious to hear a Mexican version of it. I found that the most original rendition is considered to be by the Mexican singer Lola Beltrán.I share with you both renditions of the song. Caetano Veloso's recording is the version featured on "Hable Con Ella". There are many different versions recorded by Lola Beltrán. I'm choosing a version that seems more obscure (in other words: not included on every single best-of compilation) and that I found had a lot of depth.

Caetano Veloso's version:

Lola Beltrán's version:

Dicen que por las noches no mas se le iba en puro llorar, dicen que no comía no mas se le iba en puro tomar; juran que el mismo cielo se estremecía al oír su llanto Cómo sufrió por ella, que hasta en su muerte la fué llamando:

Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, lloraba, ay, ay, ay, ay, gemía, ay, ay, ay, ay, cantaba de pasión mortal moría.

Que una paloma triste muy de mañana le va a cantar a la casita sola con sus puertitas de par en par; juran que esa paloma no es otra cosa mas que su alma, que todavía la espera a que regrese la desdichada.

Cucurrucucú, paloma, cucurrucucú, no llores. Las piedras jamás, paloma qué van a saber de amores.

Cucurrucucú, cucurrucucú, cucurrucucú, paloma no llores