Besame Mucho.

"Bésame Mucho" (Kiss me a lot) is a song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.^[1]

It is one of the most famous boleros, and was recognized in 1999 as the most sung and recorded Mexican and Latin American song in the world. The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.^[2]

According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time and kissing, as she heard, was considered a sin.^[3][4]

^{She was inspired by the piano piece "Quejas, o la Maja y el Ruiseñor" from the 1911 suite Goyescas by Spanish composer Enrique Granados, which he later also included as Aria of the Nightingale in his 1916 opera of the same name (Wikipedia)}

Please click on each web-link below with speakers on :-

https://youtu.be/83lnl6hOmUw - Besame mucho-Andrea Bocelli with Spanish lyrics, subtitles and English translation

https://youtu.be/Pqgj-Ch4LtE

https://youtu.be/MGaO1oJON88 - Placido Domingo

https://youtu.be/nWUdavQGvPY - Dean Martin

https://youtu.be/j68vN_5ia0w - Guitar

Mike Reed plays "Besame Mucho" on the Hammond Organ

https://youtu.be/5eXtduBn334

"Besame Mucho"

Besame besame mucho
Each time I cling to your kiss I hear music divine
Besame besame mucho
Hold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine

This joy is something new my arms enfolding you, never knew this thrill before
Whoever thought I'd be holding you close to me whispering you I adore
Dearest one if you should leave me
Each little dream would take wing and my life would be through
Besame besame mucho
Love me forever and make all my dreams come true
Besame besame mucho
Love me forever and make all my dreams come true.