- Perfidia
"Perfidia" (Spanish for "", as in "faithless, treacherous or false") is a popular Mexican song written by Alberto Domínguez (1913–1975) about love and betrayal . Aside from the original Spanish, other renditions exist, including English and instrumental versions. The English lyrics are by
Milton Leeds . The song was published in 1939 and became a hit forXavier Cugat in 1940. This version was used by directorWong Kar-wai in his films "Days of Being Wild ", "In the Mood for Love ", and "2046"."Perfidia"' has been recorded by many artists, including
Olavi Virta ,Café Tacuba ,Glenn Miller ,Nana Mouskouri ,King Tubby ,Phyllis Dillon ,The Shadows ,The Ventures ,Linda Ronstadt ,Nat King Cole ,Lawrence Welk ,Luis Miguel , mandolinistDave Apollon ,The Four Aces ,Olivia Molina ,Perez Prado ,Ibrahim Ferrer , andBen E. King . An English arrangement of "Perfidia" was also the founding song of thePrinceton Nassoons ,Princeton University 's oldesta cappella group.ee also
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Bolero Perfidia means betrayal in love.
The song was played in the movie CASBLANCA [Warner Bros1942] when Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart danced in the Paris nightclub, in the flashback sequence of their romance there.
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