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Perfidia
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Lyrics
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For I found you, the love of my life,
In somebody else's arms
Your eyes are echoing "Perfidia,"
Forgetful of our promise of love,
You're sharing another's charms
With a sad lament, my dreams
Have faded like a broken melody
While the gods of love look down and laugh
At what romantic fools we mortals be
And now I know my love was not for you
And so I'll take it back with a sigh,
Perfidious one, good-bye.
The lyrics of "Perfidia" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra speak of a heartbreak caused by unfaithfulness. The singer addresses his beloved, who has broken their promise of love and is now seeking another's attention. He expresses the pain he feels in seeing the person he loves in somebody else's arms and echoes this agony with the use of the word "Perfidia," which in Spanish signifies treachery. He laments that his dreams of a future with his lover have been shattered like a broken melody. Meanwhile, the gods of love look down and mock the tragedy of human love. In the end, the singer resigns himself to the realization that his love was not meant for the unfaithful one and leaves with a sigh, bidding the treacherous one farewell.
Line by Line Meaning
To you my heart cries out "Perfidia,"
I feel betrayed by you, so my heart is calling out "perfidy," which means betrayal.
For I found you, the love of my life,
I thought that you were the one I was meant to be with forever because I loved you so much.
In somebody else's arms
But now, I see you with someone else, holding you and embracing you, which causes me great pain and distress.
Your eyes are echoing "Perfidia,"
Your eyes are showing me that you have forgotten about the love we once shared, and you are now enjoying the arms of another person.
Forgetful of our promise of love,
You have forgotten the love we promised to each other, and how important that love was to us.
You're sharing another's charms
You are now sharing the charms and love of someone else, which hurts me a great deal.
With a sad lament, my dreams
I feel sad and depressed about this situation because I know that my dreams of us being together are over.
Have faded like a broken melody
My dreams and hopes for us have dissipated and disappeared, like a melody that fades when a musical instrument is broken.
While the gods of love look down and laugh
It seems like the gods of love find our situation to be amusing, as if we are foolish mortals for believing in love that is not meant to be.
At what romantic fools we mortals be
We are foolish and naive to think that love will always work out in our favor, especially when we have been betrayed and hurt by someone we loved.
And now I know my love was not for you
I realize now that you were not the right person for me, and that our love was not worth fighting for.
And so I'll take it back with a sigh,
I will take back my love for you and move on from this heartbreak, but not without a sigh of sadness for what could have been.
Perfidious one, good-bye.
I must say goodbye to you, the one who betrayed me and broke my heart, and move on to find love and happiness elsewhere.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ALBERTO DOMINGUEZ, MILTON LEEDS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@albertoacedo9079
Esta canción,es una de mu-
chas hechas por grandes
compositores mexicanos.
Alberto Domínguez (el com-
pósitor)era parte de una fa-
milia de músicos y compo-
sitores del estado de Chiapas
y eran 8 o 10 hermanos y to-
dos tocaban mínimo 2 instru-
mentos.Dos de sus hermanos
más famosos fueron Abel y
Armando("chamaco").Tenían
un grupo llamado "La Lira de
San Cristóbal" desde los 30s.
hasta los 70s. Saludos desde
Mexicali,B.C.
@davidsaul8048
I’m an aging widower of 87, had the pleasure of hearing Benny Goodman in live concert back in the 1950s. Wish the big band era were still with us today.
@hofico6
Hey David, I’m a widower of 64. I wish I’d seen Benny live as you did... you and I will keep this music alive. Cheers!
@alcamerc9923
Like you I grew up with this melody. My grown-ups listened to this music all the time. But it’s just a memory. Those times will never come back, that way of life will never be part of us, the simple heart inside each of us back then now transformed into a piece of metal. I long for the gone-by era, the times when we knew the value of the constitution and all else which represented our way of life. I’m sorry it’s gone, as I will too one day. I hope remembering this music helps you cope.
@mikeengland7468
Some musical experiences never leave, do they? Cheers, Mike.
@robertvanruyssevelt7159
Try this Catalonian (youth) big band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8R6nLqujKw or this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xmkhPNOfC8
@RevRedmondFarrier
I envy my elders who had the opportunity to see these bands in concert. Nearly all of these great band leaders have passed on by now, but in a way the big band era is still with us today with these recordings. If it were not so I, at a relatively young 44, would not be so in love with this music. On a rare occasion I will revisit the music of my youth, but I always go right back to the music of the 30's and 40's.
@christopherfisher7805
I can picture my late parents dancing to this. Dad looking smart in his dark blue suit, white shirt, dark blue tie and dancing pumps. Mum in a lovely cream silk blouse, black pleated skirt. Black stocking and black dancing shoes. Both are young, healthy and happy. Life is good for them!
@rustinaginger9502
I am a young 67, love Big Band music, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Rock n' Roll.
Big Band Music is the best !
@jovitacojab1686
Hola, yo soy jovita de mexico y tengo 83 años y me facina esta cancion, es maravillos. Gracias
@earllutz2663
This is one of my favorite still photo videos & recordings. I was born in 1948 and am now 75 but my father raised me on just about all of the big bands and helped cultivate , encourage & manage my interests in music. I have played the Tenner Sax for the last 60 years & the Alto Sax 3 years before that. In addition I performed in numerous bands & fronted my own group. To me this recording showed the beauty of a young Helen Forest with a lovely voice to match her beauty along with the great sound of the celebrated sound of Benny Goodman. I have often wished that I wasn't so young and could have played in one Big Band Great Orchestras. Thank you for letting me see this again.