"" (; "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, Julio Jaramillo 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 Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (), was a French singer and lyricist best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popu ...

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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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."

Notable cover recordings

Que nadie sepa mi sufrir

recorded it in 1968 *In 1992, Colombian-Mexican

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group

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released a Cumbia version of the song with a different time signature (4/4), becoming one of the group's signature songs. *Puerto Rican musician

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covered it with Mexican singer Alicia Villareal on his 2006 release ''José Feliciano y Amigos''. This version peaked at number 27 on the

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chart) *Alejandro Marcovich recorded a version of this song on his 2024 EP ''La Gente Como Quiera Baila''.

La Foule

*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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*Richard Carter remixed the song as "Le Monde" in 2023 for the movie '' Talk to Me''

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 Songs in Spanish 1957 singles José Feliciano songs 2006 singles