The band's launch was an immediate success with the covers of "Pavasariniai žiedai" (Spring Blossoms) and "Svetimi" (Strangers). Mango continued to achieve impressive milestones throughout their career, releasing nine albums that collectively sold over 310,000 copies. The band was recognized as the Band of the Year by Radiocentras Awards in 2000 and 2001 and by Bravo Awards in 2000.
In 2004, Mango faced a significant change when Asta Bridikytė left the group and was replaced by Lina Kaklytė. Despite the change, the band continued to produce music and entertain their audience. However, in 2007, Mango announced their retirement after releasing their third compilation of their best songs. They embarked on a farewell tour across Lithuania, including special appearances for Lithuanian communities in England, Ireland, and the United States. The final concert took place on March 31, 2008, at Šiauliai Arena, bringing an end to the band's ten-year career.
In 2014, Mango singer Rima Petrauskytė-Paulauskienė and the Bendžius brothers reunited MANGO with new members and continued releasing music under the new name "MAN-GO". Their return was a welcome development for their fans who had missed their music.
In 2018, Mango reached a significant milestone - their 20th anniversary in the Lithuanian music industry. This was a remarkable achievement for the band, and to commemorate the occasion, they released their 11th studio album, "2020". The album was an embodiment of Mango's signature sound, combining traditional Lithuanian folk music with contemporary pop beats and lyrics that celebrated love, life, and the human experience. "2020" was met with widespread acclaim from Mango's loyal fanbase and music critics alike, cementing the band's position as one of the most influential and enduring acts in Lithuanian music history.
Mango is also the stage name of a popular italian singer, born in Lagonegro, in Southern Italy (6 November 1954 – 8 December 2014). He was known for his style which fuses pop, rock, folk, world music and for his extensive vocal range. He is best known for the song "Oro", from his 1986 breakout album release Odissea. Other hits include "Lei verrà", "Mediterraneo", "Bella d'estate", "Amore per te", "Come Monnalisa", "Nella mia città" and "La rondine".
Mango has been defined by Italian music author Mario Luzzatto Fegiz as an "authentic innovator of Italian pop music" and AllMusic considers him an "Italian rock fusion innovator". He wrote songs for Italian artists such as Patty Pravo, Loredana Bertè, Andrea Bocelli, Mietta. Part of his repertoire was performed by Italian and foreign musicians, including Mina, Mia Martini, Leo Sayer, Hélène Ségara and Eleftheria Arvanitaki.
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Mango Lyrics
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De las luces que a lo lejos
Van marcando mi retorno
Son las mismas que alumbraron
Con sus palidos reflejos
Hondas horas de dolor
Yo aunque no quise el regreso
Siempre se vuelve al primer amor
Tuya es su vida tuyo es su querer
Bajo el burlon mirar de las estrellas
Que con indiferencia hoy me ven volver
Volver con la frente marchita
Las nieves del tiempo platearon mi sien
Sentir que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte anos no es nada
Que febril la mirada errante en las sombras
Te busca y te nombra
Vivir con el alma aferrada
A un dulce recuerdo
Que lloro otra vez
Tengo miedo del encuentro
Con el pasado que vuelve
A enfrentarse con mi vida
Tengo miedo de las noches
Que pobladas de recuerdos
Encadenan mi sonar
Pero el viajero que huye
Tarde o temprano detiene su andar
Y aunque el olvido que todo destruye
Haya matado mi vieja ilusion
Guardo escondida una esperanza humilde
Que es toda la fortuna de mi corazon
Volver con la frente marchita
Las nieves del tiempo platearon mi sien
Sentir que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte anos no es nada
Que febril la mirada errante en las sombras
Te busca y te nombra
Vivir con el alma aferrada
A un dulce recuerdo
Que lloro otra vez.
The lyrics of Mango's song Volver speak about the bittersweet emotions and memories that arise when returning to a place from the past. The song expresses the singer's mixed feelings, as he revisits a street that was once his, only to find it has changed, yet still hold fond memories. The lyrics suggest that the person has lived through difficult times, with deep pain, but now feels inclined to return to his first love. The singer highlights that the same lights that guided him when he left town, now bring him back to his first love.
The song talks about the streets giving the impression of nostalgia, the way in which life is fragile and short, and how fast time passes when it is measured in memories. It talks about the fear of meeting the past and facing the consequences of decisions that were once made. The song touches on the idea that even though we cannot go back to the past, we still hold onto the hope that things might not be as we remembered.
Overall, the lyrics of Mango's song Volver capture the sadness, hope, and fear that arise when revisiting the past, and how life is too short to waste time holding onto the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo adivino el parpadeo
I can sense the flicker
De las luces que a lo lejos
Of the lights in the distance
Van marcando mi retorno
That mark my return
Son las mismas que alumbraron
They are the same that illuminated
Con sus palidos reflejos
With their pale reflections
Hondas horas de dolor
Deep hours of pain
Yo aunque no quise el regreso
But even though I did not want to return
Siempre se vuelve al primer amor
One always returns to their first love
La vieja calle donde el eco dijo
The old street where the echo said
Tuya es su vida tuyo es su querer
Yours is its life, yours is its desire
Bajo el burlon mirar de las estrellas
Under the mocking gaze of the stars
Que con indiferencia hoy me ven volver
That now see me returning with indifference
Volver con la frente marchita
Returning with a weary brow
Las nieves del tiempo platearon mi sien
The snows of time have silvered my temples
Sentir que es un soplo la vida
To feel that life is a breath
Que veinte anos no es nada
That twenty years is nothing
Que febril la mirada errante en las sombras
That the wandering gaze in the shadows is feverish
Te busca y te nombra
It searches for you and names you
Vivir con el alma aferrada
To live with the soul clinging
A un dulce recuerdo
To a sweet memory
Que lloro otra vez
That makes me cry once again
Tengo miedo del encuentro
I am afraid of the encounter
Con el pasado que vuelve
With the past that returns
A enfrentarse con mi vida
To confront my life
Tengo miedo de las noches
I am afraid of the nights
Que pobladas de recuerdos
That are filled with memories
Encadenan mi sonar
That chain my dreams
Pero el viajero que huye
But the traveler who flees
Tarde o temprano detiene su andar
Sooner or later stops walking
Y aunque el olvido que todo destruye
And although oblivion that destroys everything
Haya matado mi vieja ilusion
May have killed my old dream
Guardo escondida una esperanza humilde
I keep hidden a humble hope
Que es toda la fortuna de mi corazon
That is all the fortune of my heart
Contributed by Ellie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Cisa Malfoy
🇺🇾 Recién descubro ésta joya del inolvidable maestro Mango 🖤
Loredana Verdegiglio
Oltre alla voce del paradiso di Pino questa mano fatata alla chitarra di chi è?
Maura Sala
Alla chitarra c'è Flavio Sala, orgogliosamente mio fratello <3
KostaF64
Bello ma è la cover della versione di Estrella Morante e non dell'originale tango di Carlos Gardel.