| Besame Mucho is one of the most popular songs of all | | | | original words: |
| time, being recorded by an extraordinarily diverse | | | | And here are the original lyrics by Consuelo |
| range of singers and instrumentalists. | | | | Velazquez: |
| It was written in 1940 by a sixteen-year-old Mexican | | | | Bésame, bésame mucho |
| girl called Consuelo Velasquez. The song was a | | | | Como si fuera esta noche la última vez |
| steamy expression of a young girl\'s longing to be | | | | Bésame mucho |
| kissed. The title of the song means "kiss me alot" and | | | | Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte otra vez |
| it stirred the imaginations of men and women all over | | | | Quiero tenerte muy |
| the world. In 1944 a young American singer named | | | | Cerca, mirarme en tus |
| Kitty Kallen sang the song with Jimmy Dorsey and his | | | | Ojos, verte junto a mí |
| orchestra and it stayed for six weeks on the charts of | | | | Piensa que tal vez |
| Billboard Magazine. | | | | Mañana yo ya estaré |
| Another key figure in the story of Besame Mucho is | | | | Lejos, muy lejos de ti |
| Sunny Skylar, composer and arranger who sang with | | | | Bésame, bésame mucho |
| big bands in the nieteen forties. He wrote music and | | | | Como si fuera esta noche la última vez |
| lyrics for many popular songs including: Amor, And So | | | | Bésame mucho |
| To Sleep Again and Love Me With All Your Heart. | | | | Que tengo miedo perderte, perderte después |
| There are other translations of the song but Skylar\'s | | | | If you are a guitar player and you know how to play |
| seems to be a favorite. Here are the lyrics as | | | | the A minor, D minor, A major and E major chords you |
| interpreted by Sunny Skylar: | | | | will easily be able to play Besame Mucho. |
| Bésame, bésame mucho | | | | As for the composer of the song, she was supposed |
| Each time I cling to your kiss, I hear music divine | | | | to have been a classical concert pianist having learnt |
| Bésame mucho | | | | the piano when she was four years old. Consuelo |
| Hold me my darling and say that you\'ll always be mine | | | | wrote many other popular Mexican songs including: |
| This joy is something new | | | | Amar y vivir, Verdad amarga, Franqueza, Que seas |
| My arms enfolding you | | | | feliz, Cachito and Enamorada. |
| Never knew this thrill before | | | | The list of vocal and instrumental artists who have |
| Whoever thought I\'d be | | | | recorded Besame Mucho goes on and on. Some |
| Holding you close to me | | | | notable ones are: Andrea Bocelli, Artie Shaw, The |
| Whispering "It\'s you I adore" | | | | Beatles, Charles Aznavour, Chris Isaak, Edith Piaf, The |
| Dearest one | | | | Dead Brothers, Leslie Nielsen(!!), Sammy Davis Jr and |
| If you should leave me | | | | Stan Getz. |
| Each little dream would take wing, and my life would | | | | For lovers of acoustic guitar, Besame Mucho is |
| be through | | | | included on an album of latin standards by flamenco |
| Bésame mucho | | | | guitarist, Paco de Lucia. Other tracks on the CD |
| Love me forever and make all my dreams come true | | | | include: Malaguena, Mantilla De Feria, Granada, Manha |
| At the time of writing the song Consuelo insisted she | | | | De Carnaval, Perfidia, La Virgen De La Macarena and |
| had never been kissed but she certainly sounds like | | | | Moliendo Cafe. Paco is one of the world\'s greatest |
| she knew what she wanted. I think Skylar was wise in | | | | guitarists and it would be well worth your while to have |
| not translating the words "besane mucho" into literal | | | | a listen to this excellent CD. Meanwhile, good luck with |
| English like "kiss me much" or "kiss me alot". | | | | your own efforts at playing this luscious song. |
| Just to get the feel of the song, here are Consuelo\'s | | | | |