Heavenly Night
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"Heavenly Night" is a popular
song, with music based on the Mexican
traditional folk song, "Cielito Lindo
". Melody of the song was adapted by Sebastian Yradier and Neil Wilson to create "Heavenly Night".
It was recorded by Bing Crosby and many others as well.
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, with music based on the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
traditional folk song, "Cielito Lindo
Cielito Lindo
"Cielito lindo" is a popular Ranchera song from Mexico, written in 1882 by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés . It is roughly translated as "Lovely Sweet One". Although the word "cielo" means sky or heaven, it is also a term of endearment comparable to sweetheart or honey. "Cielito" can thus be translated as...
". Melody of the song was adapted by Sebastian Yradier and Neil Wilson to create "Heavenly Night".
It was recorded by Bing Crosby and many others as well.