Discography
Heart And Soul
(It's No) Sin
Tell Me Why
Heart and Soull
A Garden In The Rain
Strange In Paradise
The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart"
Mr. Sandman
Perfidia
Melody Of Love
Three Coins In The Fountian
I'm Yours
Should I
There Is A Tavern In The Town
You Brought Me Love
In Apple Blossom Time
Dream
So Long
Laughing On The Outside
Organ Gringer's Swing
La Rosita
Just Squeeze Me
I Understand
It's A Woman's World (From Woman's World)
Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine)
A pair of Philadelphia boys, Al Alberts and Dave Mahoney, finding themselves in the North Atlantic in the Navy in WWII, killed time by singing together. Joining two more local boys, Rosario and Louis, they formed the Four Aces, following in the footsteps of the Ames Brothers. Their first hit was "(It's No) Sin," which was shopped to no avail to New York record companies, and finally released by Al, who started his own record company, Victoria Records, to do it. The song peaked on Billboard's charts at #4 in 1951, and the Aces were quickly signed by Decca. The group-written "Tell Me Why," "A Garden in the Rain," "Perfidia," "I'm Yours" and "Heart and Soul" were next to climb high on the charts. Appearing frequently on TV, Aces singles "La Rosita," "Just Squeeze Me," "Laughing on the Outside" and "The Gang that Sang (Heart of My Heart)" were among 8 of the group's hits in 1952. "Stranger in Paradise" went to #2 on the charts, which the Aces finally topped with the theme from the movie "Three Coins in a Fountain." Popular hits "Dream" and "So Long," followed, and "Mr. Sandman" and "Melody of Love" scored in Billboard's top five before the floodgates of Rock 'n Roll opened in 1955, and even that year the Aces had another chart-topper with "Love is a Many Splendored Thing." "Heart" features 24 of the group's (all accompanied) upbeat, romantic tunes in a nicely done package with group history and photos. For smooth quintessential 50s pop harmonies, Four Aces win every time!
perfidia
Four Aces Lyrics
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For I found you, the love my life
In somebody else's arms
Your eyes, are echoing Perfidia
Forgetful of the promise of love
You're sharing another's charms
Are 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 goodbye
Sock to me, baby
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 goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
The song Perfidia by Four Aces conveys a story of unrequited love, heartbreak, and betrayal. The song starts with the singer expressing their sadness and despair by calling out the name of the song, which means "betrayal" in Spanish. They then go on to rhapsodize about their lover, whom they found to be the love of their life. However, they are devastated to see their lover in the arms of someone else, completely forgetting the promise of their love.
The lyrics convey the feeling of being defeated and helpless, as the singer's dreams and hopes for love have been crushed. They express their disillusionment, saying that the gods of love are amused by how foolish we mortals can be to pursue love despite the heartbreak it often entails. Finally, the singer bids goodbye to the perfidious one, taking back their love with a sigh.
In summary, Perfidia poignantly captures the emotional turmoil that comes with loving someone who does not reciprocate those feelings. The lyrics are beautifully crafted, with the use of emotive words and phrases that capture the essence of heartbreak and betrayal.
Line by Line Meaning
To you, my heart cries out Perfidia
My heart weeps for your betrayal, Perfidia
For I found you, the love my life
I believed you were the love of my life
In somebody else's arms
But you were in the arms of another
Your eyes, are echoing Perfidia
Your eyes are betraying me, Perfidia
Forgetful of the promise of love
You have forgotten your promise of love
You're sharing another's charms
You are sharing someone else's love
With a sad lament my dreams
I now mourn my shattered dreams
Are faded like a broken melody
My dreams have faded away like a broken song
While the gods of love look down and laugh
The gods of love mock us foolish mortals
At what romantic fools we mortals be
At how foolish we are to believe in love
And now, I know my love was not for you
I realize my love was misplaced
And so I'll take it back with a sigh
I will reclaim my love with a heavy heart
Perfidious one goodbye
Goodbye, unfaithful one
With a sad lament my dreams
Once again, I mourn my shattered dreams
Have faded like a broken melody
My dreams have been shattered like a broken song
And now, I know my love was not for you
I now understand that you were not meant to be my love
And so I'll take it back with a sigh
I will reclaim my love with resignation
Perfidious one goodbye
Farewell, unfaithful lover
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Contributed by Lucas B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.