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.
Mélodie d'amour
Caterina Valente Lyrics
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Shoo shoo little bird, go and find my love
Melodie d'amour, serenade at her window
Shoo shoo little bird, sing my song of love
Oh tell her I will wait, if she names a date
Tell her that I care, more than I can bear
For when we are apart, how it hurts my heart
This lovers melody will bring her back to me
Melodie d'amour, take this song to my lover
Shoo shoo little bird, go and find my love
Melodie d'amour, serenade at her window
Shoo shoo little bird, tell her of my love
Oh tell her how I yearn, long for her return
Say I miss her so, more than she could know
For when we are apart, how it hurts my heart
So fly oh fly away and say that I hope and pray
This lover's melody will bring her back to me
Melodie d'amour, serenade at her window
Shoo shoo little bird, tell her of my love
The song "Mélodie d'Amour" is a romantic plea by the singer to a little bird to take her song to her beloved. The first stanza says, "Melodie d'amour, take this song to my lover, Shoo shoo little bird, go and find my love." The singer implores the bird to serenade at her lover's window and sing her song of love. The second stanza, "Oh tell her I will wait, if she names a date, Tell her that I care, more than I can bear, For when we are apart, how it hurts my heart, So fly oh fly away and say that I hope and pray, This lovers melody will bring her back to me" contains a message of hope and longing, with the singer promising to wait for her beloved and expressing how much she cares for her.
The chorus is repeated twice, with slight variations in one line, and then the third stanza begins, "Oh tell her how I yearn, long for her return, Say I miss her so, more than she could know, For when we are apart, how it hurts my heart, So fly oh fly away and say that I hope and pray, This lover's melody will bring her back to me." The song retains its plea for the bird to relay the message of the singer's love, while expressing a sense of deep longing for her beloved.
Line by Line Meaning
Melodie d'amour, take this song to my lover
Requesting the melody of love to deliver the song to the lover
Shoo shoo little bird, go and find my love
Asking the small bird to locate the loved one
Melodie d'amour, serenade at her window
Instructing the melody of love to serenade the lover at her window
Shoo shoo little bird, sing my song of love
Asking the small bird to sing the songwriter's love song
Oh tell her I will wait, if she names a date
Requesting the bird to convey that the songwriter will wait for the lover to name a date
Tell her that I care, more than I can bear
Instructing the bird to inform the lover of the songwriter's intense emotions and care
For when we are apart, how it hurts my heart
Expressing the pain felt when separated from the lover
So fly oh fly away and say that I hope and pray
Requesting the bird to fly and convey the songwriter's hope and prayers to the lover
This lovers melody will bring her back to me
Expressing the belief that the melody of love will reunite the songwriter with the lover
Oh tell her how I yearn, long for her return
Requesting the bird to tell the lover how much the songwriter longs for her return
Say I miss her so, more than she could know
Instructing the bird to communicate the songwriter's intense feelings of missing the lover
Melodie d'amour, serenade at her window
Instructing the melody of love to serenade the lover at her window
Shoo shoo little bird, tell her of my love
Asking the small bird to convey the songwriter's strong feelings of love to the lover
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Marc Lanjean, Henri Salvador, Marcel Stellman, Leo Johns
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Please correct the highlighted verse to: "Che diritti hai su di me?". Thanks.