Forming "The Royal Canadians" in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven." The Lombardos are believed to have sold between 100 and 300 million phonograph records during their lifetimes.[1]
Serenade
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians Lyrics
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And she smiled while I softly played my Penny Serenade
Si, si, si, you can hear it for a penny
Si, si, si, just a Penny Serenade
In her eyes shone the tender dawn of love and sweet surrender
As for me, in my heart I played a lover's serenade
Si, si, si, hear my love song for a penny
Si, si, si, just a Penny Serenade
For that night so divine she was mine, no word had been spoken
When I woke from my dream she was gone, my poor heart was broken
Still I pray that wherever she may be she will remember
In her heart she will always hear my Penny Serenade
Si, si, si, hear my love song for a penny
Si, si, si, just a Penny Serenade
In Guy Lombardo's song "Penny Serenade," the singer recounts a night where he stood beneath the window of a beautiful Spanish woman. He plays a soft serenade on his penny whistle, and the woman smiles down at him. As he looks up at her, he is struck by the tender hint of love and surrender in her eyes. In response, he plays a lover's serenade on his penny whistle, hoping to capture her heart. Despite never speaking any words, the night feels divinely perfect, until the singer wakes up from his dream and realizes that the woman has disappeared. The song ends on a bittersweet note, with the singer acknowledging that he will never see this woman again, but hoping that she will remember his penny serenade forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Once I strayed beneath the window of a lovely señorita
One day, I wandered under the window of a beautiful lady.
And she smiled while I softly played my Penny Serenade
She smiled while I played my sweet love song for her.
Si, si, si, you can hear it for a penny
Yes, for only a penny, you can hear my song.
Si, si, si, just a Penny Serenade
Yes, this is just a Penny Serenade.
In her eyes shone the tender dawn of love and sweet surrender
I saw the soft beginning of love and surrender in her eyes.
As for me, in my heart I played a lover's serenade
In my heart, I played a sweet love song for her.
For that night so divine she was mine, no word had been spoken
That night was divine, and she was with me without saying a word.
When I woke from my dream she was gone, my poor heart was broken
When I woke up, I realized she had left and left me with a broken heart.
Still I pray that wherever she may be she will remember
I hope that wherever she is, she will remember me.
In her heart she will always hear my Penny Serenade
I hope she will always remember my sweet love song in her heart.
Si, si, si, hear my love song for a penny
Yes, for only a penny, you can hear my sweet love song.
Si, si, si, just a Penny Serenade
Yes, this is just a Penny Serenade.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HAL HALLIFAX, MELLE WEERSMA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lorren Lindevig
great tune! I hear it just fine
Mark n Victoria Macham
Hello Lorren Lindevig, Your a funny man. Nice hat..thanks so much for stopping by,checking it out and commenting. Have a nice night.Peace.
Railscenes
If you would prefer to listen to a decent quality digital recording of this same version of Penny Serenade by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, choose the one by the78prof in the You Tube search list. Unfortunately You Tube, like Face Book, does not weed out poor quality.
brenda f
volume too low
Lorren Lindevig
Turn it up...it's a knob on your speaker...lol
Railscenes
Yes the volume is low because the people who made the digital recording did not use a good quality system to transfer from an old record on an old worn out phonograph with a worn out needle. So turning up the volume just makes the sound worse and is an insult to the original artists who worked hard to produce a quality musical recording.
Railscenes
The music is great! Love it! BUT who ever made this poor quality digital recording makes it a disgrace to the original artists and wasting our time trying to listen. Unless you love to hear a digital recording of an old 78 rpm record playing on a worn out record player as the old needle scratches it’s way thru the worn out grooves in the old record. I have heard this same song, Penny Serenade, by Guy Lombardo and his band recorded by someone who values quality recording and will guarantee it is much better volume and tone without the extra noise from someone’s home. My 5 year old grandson loves it.