Angelina
Harry Belafonte Lyrics


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Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea

Yes it's so long since I've been home
Seems like there's no place to roam
Well I've sailed around the Horn
I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay
And I've rode out many a storm

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea

Well I've heard the bawdy tunes
I've been in honky tonk saloons
I took my liquor by the vat
Well I stayed on call for a rousing brawl
Home was where I hung my hat

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea

Now I've courted many a girl
I've been in ports all around the world
But my rambling days are done
I've been from Curacao up to Tokyo
And I've found there's only one





And she is Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea

Overall Meaning

The song "Angelina" by Harry Belafonte is a heartfelt tribute to the singer's love for his wife. The viewer gets a sense that Harry has been away for a while at sea and wants his wife to play him a welcome song. The chorus repeats the line, "Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina/And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea," which evokes emotions of longing for home and a desire for love and familiarity.


In the first verse, Harry expresses that he's homesick and has been sailing for a long time. He mentions that he's been to different places, including San Jose and Baffin Bay, and experienced severe weather conditions. In the second verse, he talks about his experiences in different ports, where he heard bawdy tunes and drank a lot of alcohol. But he adds that there's no place like home and that his heart belongs to one person- Angelina. In the final verse, he conveys that he's done with his rambling days and has realised that Angelina is the only one he wants.


Overall, "Angelina" is a wonderful song that contains vivid imagery of life at sea and the desire for a long-lasting love. The song calls for the simplicity of life and a yearning for something familiar and comfortable, which Angelina represents.


Line by Line Meaning

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
Asking Angelina to play music, specifically the concertina, to welcome him home


And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Asking Angelina to play music to celebrate his return home from being away at sea


Yes it's so long since I've been home
Expressing the amount of time that has passed since he has been home


Seems like there's no place to roam
Feeling like there is nowhere else to go after traveling so much


Well I've sailed around the Horn
Describing his journey of sailing around the southernmost point of South America


I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay
Listing the vast range of places he has visited, from the southernmost point of California to the northeastern coast of Canada


And I've rode out many a storm
Describing the difficulties he has faced while at sea


Well I've heard the bawdy tunes
Referring to the inappropriate songs he has heard in bars


I've been in honky tonk saloons
Explaining the type of bars he has visited


I took my liquor by the vat
Drank heavily, in large amounts


Well I stayed on call for a rousing brawl
Was always ready and willing to fight anyone who challenged him


Home was where I hung my hat
Didn't consider any of the bars he visited as his true home


Now I've courted many a girl
Has had relationships with numerous women


I've been in ports all around the world
Visited many different areas around the world due to his travels


But my rambling days are done
Is done with his wandering and traveling lifestyle


I've been from Curacao up to Tokyo
Lists yet another vast range of places he has visited, spanning from the Caribbean to Japan


And I've found there's only one
Has finally found the one person he considers to be home and love


And she is Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
Reiterating his request for Angelina to play music to welcome him home and show her love for him


And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Stating the reason for his request of music, which is to celebrate his return from sea and to show his love for Angelina




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Written by: Irving Burgie

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Harry Belafonte Lyrics
Track "Harry Belafonte"
on Bandsintown
"Angelina"

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me cause I'll be coming home from sea

Yes its so long since I've been home
Seems like there's no place to roam
Well I've sailed around the Horn
I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay
And I've rode out many a storm

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me cause I'll be coming home from sea

Well I've heard the bawdy tunes
I've been in honky tonk saloons
I took my liquor by the vat
Well I stayed on call for a rousing brawl
Home was where I hung my hat

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me cause I'll be coming home from sea

Now I've courted many a girl
I've been in ports all around the world
But my rambling days are done
I've been from Curacao up to Tokyo
And I've found there's only one

And she is Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me cause I'll be coming home from sea



@cell491

Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
I say, Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Yes it's so long since I've been home
Seems like there's no place to roam
Well I've sailed around the Horn
I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay
And I've rode out many a storm
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Well I've heard the bawdy tunes
I've been in honky tonk saloons
I took my liquor by the vat
Well I stayed on call for a rousing brawl
Home was where I hung my hat
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Now I've courted many a girl
I've been in ports all around the world
But my rambling days are done
I've been from Curacao up to Tokyo
And I've found there's only one
And she's Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea, yes!
Yes it's so long since I've been home
Seems like there's no place to roam
Well I've sailed around the Horn
I've been from San Jose up to Baffin Bay
And I've rode out many a storm
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
All together now!
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Once again!
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
A little softer
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
A little softer
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea
Angelina, Angelina, please bring down your concertina
And play a welcome for me 'cause I'll be coming home from sea



All comments from YouTube:

@akeames

RIP Mr. Belafonte. Thanks for making this world better. 💕

@Lenny096

Heaven, heaven, please bring down your concertina and play a welcome for him.

@mrs.g.9816

This is one of the songs I remember most from my mom's Harry Belafonte records. We had a big floor model stereo record player that she spun the records on. Brings me back to those sunny summer afternoons in my childhood over 60 years ago. Used to dance to the music while helping Mom with housework. I have all Mom's Harry Belafonte records now and play them for myself and my budgies!

@Tiroooooler

RIP from Austria 🇦🇹, what a legend he was! 🤍

@oishanichatterjee1406

Rest in peace, Mr. Belaforte Sir. You will forever be lived within our hearts.

@kiariekamau2077

RIP, the King of Calypso, Harry Belafonte (1927-2023). Award winning singer and actor; key strategist, activist, fundraiser and mediator for the American civil rights movement. You have left indelible footprints on the sands of time.

@jameswest8280

My mom listened to Harry Belafonte all the time while I growing up. This music will always have a special place in my heart.

@Amaiaolazabal580

Mine too. She loved him

@jameswest8280

@@Amaiaolazabal580 I lost my mom a while back. Her ashes were spread in Pine Valley Utah, he favorite place.
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