Aquellos Ojos Verdes
Nat "King" Cole Lyrics
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De mirada serena
Dejaron en mi alma
Eterna fe de amar
Anhelos de caricias
De besos y ternuras
De todas las dulzuras
Aquellos ojos verdes
Serenos como un lago
En cuyas quietas aguas
Un día me miré
No saben la tristeza
Que en mi alma dejaron
Aquellos ojos verdes
Que nunca olvidaré
Aquellos ojos verdes
Serenos como un lago
En cuyas quietas aguas
Un día me miré
No saben la tristeza
Que en mi alma dejaron
Aquellos ojos verdes
Que nunca olvidaré
The lyrics of Nat "King" Cole's song Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes) describe the lasting impact that someone's green eyes had on the singer's soul. The first stanza expresses the serene and loving gaze that the green eyes possessed, which left an eternal faith in the power of love in the singer's heart. The second stanza speaks to the yearning for tenderness, kisses, and sweetness that the eyes inspired. The third stanza describes the sadness and heartache that the eyes left in the singer's soul, as they could never forget the serene green eyes that once looked at them.
The song is a classic bolero, a slow-tempo Latin American ballad that often carries romantic themes. Aquellos Ojos Verdes was written by Cuban composer Nilo Menéndez in 1929 and was first recorded by the Mexican trio Los Panchos in 1954. Nat "King" Cole covered the song in 1959, which became an American hit and helped popularize the bolero genre internationally.
Line by Line Meaning
Aquellos ojos verdes
Those green eyes
De mirada serena
With a calm gaze
Dejaron en mi alma
They left on my soul
Eterna fe de amar
An eternal faith in love
Anhelos de caricias
Longing for caresses
De besos y ternuras
Of kisses and tenderness
De todas las dulzuras
Of all the sweetness
Que han podido brindar
That they have been able to offer
Aquellos ojos verdes
Those green eyes
Serenos como un lago
Calm as a lake
En cuyas quietas aguas
In whose still waters
Un día me miré
I looked one day
No saben la tristeza
They don't know the sadness
Que en mi alma dejaron
That they left in my soul
Aquellos ojos verdes
Those green eyes
Que nunca olvidaré
That I will never forget
Writer(s): Nilo Menendez, Adolfo Perez Utrera Fernandez
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