Caterina Valente (born January 14, 1931 in Paris) is an Italian-born singer… Read Full Bio ↴Caterina Valente (born January 14, 1931 in Paris) is an Italian-born singer, dancer, and actress. She comes from an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown. She had three siblings, of whom Silvio Francesco was also active in show business.

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.

Melodia D'Amore
Caterina Valente Lyrics

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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,

Sing my song of love.

Oh tell her I will wait (I will wait)
If she names the date! (names the date)
Tell her that I care (how I care)
More than I can bear. (i can bear)

For when we are apart,
How it hurts my heaert!
So fly, oh fly away,
And say that I hope and pray
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, (how I yearn)
Long for her return, (her return)
Sai I miss her so, (miss her so)
More than she could know! (she could know)

For when we are apart,
How it hurts my heaert!
So fly, oh fly away,
And say that I hope and pray
This lovers' melody
Will bring her back to me.

Melodie d'amour,
Serenade at her window;

Shoo shoo little bird,
Tell her of my love.

Overall Meaning

The song 'Melodie D'Amour' by Caterina Valente is a romantic serenade that it is sung to a little bird. The song is about a lover who is yearning for his partner and is sending a message of love through the bird. The lyrics say, "Take this song to my lover; Shoo shoo little bird, Go and find my love." The lover is asking the bird to deliver the song of love to his partner and to serenade her at her window with it.

The song expresses the lover's intense love and devotion to his partner. He is willing to wait for her and declares that he cares for her more than he can bear. The lyrics reveal the deep pain of their separation, "For when we are apart, How it hurts my heart!" The lover is hopeful that the melody of their love will bring her back to him. The song ends with the lover asking the little bird to go and tell his partner of his love and how much he misses her.

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Melodia D'Amore
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