Gondolier (song)
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"Gondolier" is a French language
popular
song
.
The music was written by Pete De Angelis, the words by Jean Broussolle. It was published in 1957
. It was popularized by Dalida
.
The song was rendered into English
as "With All My Heart
," and became a hit for Jodie Sands
in the United States
and Petula Clark
in the United Kingdom
.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
popular
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
.
The music was written by Pete De Angelis, the words by Jean Broussolle. It was published in 1957
1957 in music
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. It was popularized by Dalida
Dalida
Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
.
The song was rendered into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as "With All My Heart
With All My Heart
"With All My Heart" is a popular song, based on an originally French and Italian language song called "Gondolier." It was written by Peter De Angelis and Bob Marcucci....
," and became a hit for Jodie Sands
Jodie Sands
Jodie Sands was an American popular singer, who hailed from Philadelphia.She had only one major hit, "With All My Heart," which reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Petula Clark
Petula Clark
Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.