"" (; "Let no one know my suffering"), also known as "" (; "Love of my loves") is a song originally composed by that has been recorded by numerous

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artists such as Alberto Castillo,

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and

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. However, it is also known as "" (; "The Crowd"), a

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version with new lyrics written by , popularized by famed

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vocalist

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

and released in 1957.

Origin

The song "", was composed in 1936 by Ángel Cabral, with (Spanish) lyrics by Enrique Dizeo, both of

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origin, as a

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. Peruvian waltz, also known as ("creole waltz"), was a popular genre in

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between the 1930s and 1950s, and the song, initially covered by Argentine singer

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, became a regional hit."Classics of Latin Music: “Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir” by Hugo de Carril and many others"
Eduardo Frajman. Retrieved July 25, 2019 The song relates the story of a singer breaking off ties with an unfaithful lover, yet ashamed that others might find out about how much the singer is suffering.

La Foule

Almost twenty years after the song's initial South American release, during a

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concert tour,

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heard it from the 1953 recording by Alberto Castillo. Piaf recorded a French-language version, with lyrics by Michel Rivgauche, which became a hit itself. Subsequently, the original song was a hit once more, under the title "" ("Love of my loves"), the first line of the chorus in the Spanish version."Histoire de la chanson française et francophone"
Ariela Sillam and Isabelle Taillandier (in French) Michel Rivgauche's lyrics relate the chance meeting between the female singer and a man in the middle of a dense and festive crowd. It is love at first sight, at least on the singer's part, who thanks the crowd for giving her this man. Yet just as quickly as it brought them together, the crowd separates them and she never sees him again. "The crowd acts as a sort of

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(creator), like destiny, playing with the human beings who are helpless against the vagaries of chance."

Cover recordings

Que nadie sepa mi sufrir

* Alberto Castillo released a version of the song in 1953 * Raphael released a version of the song in 1967 *

recorded it in 1968 *

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vocalist

recorded the song on ''

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'' in 1981, his first album to be released in the

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includes a version on their 1988 album ''

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'' *François BERTHELOT alias name PACO recorded and in 1988 and was no.1 hit for 5 weeks in France. *

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ft.

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version on their 1990 album ''La Tropicalisima'' (as "''Que nadie sepa mi sufrir (Amor de mis amores)''") *Cuban group

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recorded it on their 1997 ''Cha Cha Charanga'' album *Sandra Luna, Argentine Tango singer recorded a version on her 2003 album ''Tango Varón'' *

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- ''Fiesta'' (2013, as "''Amor de Mis Amores''") *Puerto Rican musician

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covered it with

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singer

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on his 2006 release ''José Feliciano y Amigos''. This version peaked at #27 on the

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chart) *The

pop/alternative band

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released a version of the song on the album '' Mun Compilado Vol.2'' in 2012. *Ecuadorian singer Julio Jaramillo released a version of the song with the name "Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir"

La Foule

*French jazz singer

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performed the song as part of her Piaf tribute show "Piaf: Her Story, Her Songs" *Canadian-American

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(daughter of folk singers

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and

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, sister of

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) covered it on her 2009 Piaf tribute album, ''Sans Fulils, Ni Souliers, à Paris'' *Quebec blues/folk singer

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covered it (as well as other Piaf classics) on her 2012 tribute album ''Mireille Mathieu chante Piaf'' *French pop singer

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revisited it on the 2012 album ''

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- deux voix, deux destins, un hommage'' *Classical Guitarist Jean-Félix Lalanne performed it as a duo with

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on the 2013 album ''Une Guitare'' *Classical composer and guitarist

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made an performed and arrangement for classical guitar in his Chansons francaise album. *British singer

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recorded a cover version with the

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, which was used as the opening theme to the BBC's coverage of

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Other versions

*Israeli singer

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recorded the song with Hebrew lyrics, written specially to the music (called "Smiles"; חיוכים in Hebrew), which became very famous

References

External links

French lyrics with English translation and video clip
at Ooltra.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Foule Songs about heartache Édith Piaf songs 1936 songs Peruvian songs Spanish-language songs 1957 singles José Feliciano songs 2006 singles