In 1952 she married juggler Erik van Aro (Gerd Eric Horst Scholz). He recognized her talent and accompanied her in her initial years of worldwide success, although they later divorced. In 1953, she made her first recordings with Kurt Edelhagen. Soon afterwards she achieved great success with songs like "Malagueña", "The Breeze and I", and "Dreh dich nicht um" with the Werner Müller orchestra. In 1955 she was featured on the "Colgate Comedy Hour" with Gordon MacRae. Between 1966 and 1972 she was a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Show. In 1972, she married the British pianist Roy Budd; they had a son, Alexander, but they divorced in 1979.
In Germany she was a major performer of Schlager music. There she recorded Cole Porter's "I love Paris" i.e. "Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe", which sold more than 500,000 copies in (1954.) Like in other countries where she was popular, some in Germany mistakenly consider her a German singer.
Over the years, she has recorded or performed with many international stars, including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Herman, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Buddy Rich, Sy Oliver, Claus Ogerman, and Chet Baker.
In 2001, she released a new album Girltalk with harpist Catherine Michel. She is also the mother of singer Eric van Aro, Jr.
April In Portugal
Caterina Valente Lyrics
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When we discovered romance, like we never knew.
My head was in the clouds, My heart went crazy too,
And madly I said: "I love you."
Too soon I heard you say:
"This dream is for a day"
That's Porugal and love in April!
Those tears I know so well,
They told me it was spring fooling me.
I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like I never knew.
Then morning brought the rain,
And now my dream is through
But still my heart says "I love you."
This sad reality, To know it couldn't be,
That's Portugal and love in April!
The music and the wine convinced me you were mine,
But it was just the spring fooling me.
I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like I never knew.
Then morning brought the rain,
And now my dream is through
But still my heart says "I love you."
The lyrics to Caterina Valente's song "April in Portugal" describe the romantic dream that the singer and her lover experienced when they discovered love in Portugal during the month of April. The singer gleefully exclaims about how she had found her April dream in Portugal with him, and how she had never before experienced romance the way she did with him. The song describes how the singer's head was in the clouds, and her heart went crazy as she fell madly in love with him. However, the dream was short-lived when her lover told her that the dream could only last for a day.
As the rain began falling, the singer was hit with the sad realization that her dream was over - that it was just the spring fooling her. The lyrics describe the disappointment the singer felt when her lover left, and how she was left to face the sad reality that their love could not last. However, despite the end of the dream, the singer's heart still says that she loves her lover.
Overall, the lyrics of "April in Portugal" describe a romantic fling that did not improve with time. Searching for and finding love in a foreign country, only for it to be short-lived, is a common theme in many love songs.
Line by Line Meaning
I found my April dream in Portugal with you
I discovered my ideal vision of a perfect scenario with you in Portugal during April
When we discovered romance, like we never knew
We experienced a passionate and affectionate relationship that we had never encountered before
My head was in the clouds, My heart went crazy too
I was swept off of my feet and lost in a state of infatuation and strong emotions
And madly I said: "I love you."
I expressed my intense feelings towards you by confessing my love in a passionate and unrestrained manner
Too soon I heard you say: "This dream is for a day"
You quickly told me that our perfect scenario was only temporary and would not last beyond that moment
That's Porugal and love in April!
This is the typical fleeting and seasonal romance that occurs in Portugal during the month of April
And when the showers fell, Those tears I know so well, They told me it was spring fooling me.
As the rain began to fall and I experienced all too familiar feelings of sadness and disappointment, I realized that the initial excitement and joy was merely an illusion created by the temporary nature of springtime in Portugal
Then morning brought the rain, And now my dream is through
After realizing that my dream was nothing more than a temporary fantasy, my newfound reality brought feelings of sadness and disillusionment
But still my heart says "I love you."
Despite everything, my heart is still filled with love and affection towards you
This sad reality, To know it couldn't be, That's Portugal and love in April!
The realization that our passionate relationship was not meant to last and was merely a temporary result of the season in Portugal created a sad and disappointing reality
The music and the wine convinced me you were mine, But it was just the spring fooling me.
The atmosphere, the music, and the wine all contributed to the illusion of our love being real, but it was merely a result of the temporary season in Portugal
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jimmy Kennedy, Raul Ferrao
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