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.
Wonderful Wonderful
Caterina Valente Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
How wonderful to know you really care,
How beautiful to feel my arms around you,
Kissing your eyes, hearing your sighs, touch your hair.
How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter
That fills my empty heart with love,
To share this life with you and hereafter,
How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter
That fills my empty heart with love divine,
To share this life with you and hereafter,
How wonderful to know that you are mine.
Tag:
To share this life with you and hereafter,
How wonderful to know that you are mine.
The lyrics of Caterina Valente's "Wonderful Wonderful" express the joy and happiness that comes from being loved and cared for by someone special. The singer expresses her delight in being in love and feeling loved by someone who truly cares about her. She expresses this by describing the beauty of feeling her arms around her lover and the pleasure of kissing and hearing her lover's sighs and touching her hair.
As the song continues, she goes on to describe the happiness that comes from sharing life with her partner, as they fill each other's lives with sunshine and laughter. The singer feels as if her heart is no longer empty, but rather full of love. The song concludes with the singer expressing the joy of knowing that her lover is hers, and that they will continue to share their lives together in the hereafter.
Overall, the lyrics of "Wonderful Wonderful" describe the blissful feeling of being in love and having someone special to share life's joy and happiness with.
Line by Line Meaning
How wonderful to know you really love me,
It is an amazing feeling to know that you truly love and care for me.
How wonderful to know you really care,
Knowing that you genuinely care for me is a wonderful feeling.
How beautiful to feel my arms around you,
The feeling of having my arms around you is incredibly beautiful.
Kissing your eyes, hearing your sighs, touch your hair.
The intimate moments of kissing your eyes, hearing your sighs, and touching your hair are magical.
How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter
It is wonderful to experience the warmth of sunshine and the joy of laughter.
That fills my empty heart with love,
These experiences fill my heart with love, erasing all emptiness.
To share this life with you and hereafter,
Being able to share this life and the afterlife with you is incredible.
How wonderful to know that you are mine.
Knowing that you are mine is an amazing and joyful feeling.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KERMIT GOELL, DOMENICO TITOMAGLIO, SALVATORE D'ESPOSITO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Staless74
on Cambia O Lasciami
Please correct the highlighted verse to: "Che diritti hai su di me?". Thanks.