Frenesi
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Lyrics

Some time ago
In the past

I wandered down into old Mexico
I traveled to Mexico

While I was there
During my stay there

I felt romance everywhere
I experienced a romantic atmosphere

Moon was shining bright
The moon was bright

And I could hear laughing voices in the night
I could hear people laughing at night

Everyone was gay
Everyone was happy

This was the start of their holiday
This was the beginning of their celebrations

It was fiesta down in Mexico
A party was taking place in Mexico

And so I stopped a while to see the show
I paused to watch the festivities

I knew that frenesí meant "Please love me"
I was aware that frenesí meant an expression of asking someone to love them

And I could say frenesí
I knew how to say frenesí

A lovely señorita caught my eye
A beautiful young Mexican woman caught my attention

I stood enchanted as she wandered by
I was captivated by her as she walked past me

And never knowing that it come from me
Without realizing it was me who said it

I gently sighed frenesí
I softly whispered the word frenesí

She stopped and raised her eyes to mine
She paused and looked at me

Her lips just pleaded to be kissed
Her lips seemed to ask for a kiss

Her eyes were soft as candle-shine
Her eyes were gentle and bright

So how was I to resist?
I couldn't resist her charm

And now without a heart to call my own
Now that I am in love and belong to someone else

A greater happiness I've never known
I've never been happier

Because her kisses are for me alone
She only kisses me

Who wouldn't say frenesí?
Who wouldn't ask to be loved like this?

Bésame tu a mí
Kiss me

Bésame igual que mi boca te besó
Kiss me like I kissed you

Dame el frenesí
Give me love

Qui mi locura te dió
That made me crazy for you

Quien si no fui yo
Who else but me

Pudo enseñarte el camino del amor
Taught you the path of love

Muerto mi altivez
My pride is dead

Cuando mi orgullo rodo a tus pies
When my ego fell at your feet

Quiero que vivas solo para mí
I want you to live only for me

Why que tu vayas por donde yo voy
And wherever I go, you go

Para que mi alma sea no mas de ti
So that my soul belongs only to you

Bésame con frenesí
Kiss me with passion

Dame la luz que tiene tu mirar
Give me the light in your eyes

Why la ansiedad que entre tus labios vi
And the anxiety I noticed on your lips

Esa locura de vivir why amar
This craziness of living and loving

Que es mas que amor frenesí
That is more than love - it is frenesí

Hay en el beso que te di
In the kiss I gave you

Alma, piedad, corazón
There is soul, compassion, and heart

Dime que sabes tu sentir
Tell me that you feel the same way

Lo mismo que siento yo
That I feel too