G A M E: Name That Tune (1)
I'm a big music fan and I enjoy translating songs. It's great practice, especially because the idioms and phrases in songs don't always transfer well to a new language! While doing this recently I thought it would make a fun and challenging new game series.
For this game, I will post lyrics to a song that I have translated from one language to another. The winner will repost the lyrics in their original language, plus the name of the song and the artist!
Today's lyrics are:
Mi amor, mi querida, he tenido hambre de tu roce por un tiempo largo y solitario, y el tiempo pasa tan lentamente, y el tiempo puede hacer tanto. ¿Aún eres mía?
I've started off with a classic love song here, and I'm referencing the 1965 hit version. The lyrics have been translated from English to Spanish. Can you identify the artist, song name, and original lyrics?
Good luck!
2 Answers
Unchained Melody
Oh my love, my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time,
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much,
Are you still mine?
I need your love,
I need your love
God speed your love to me.
Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea,
To the open arms of the sea, yeah!
Lonely rivers sigh "wait for me, wait for me"
I'll be coming home,
Wait for me.
Chorus:
Oh my love, my darling
I've hungered,
Hungered for your touch
A long lonely time,
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much,
Are you still mine?
I need your love, I...
I need your love
God speed your love to me
According to wikipedia, it is a 1955 popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. Rerecorded in 1965, it became one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages.
The song was sung successfully by The Righteous Brothers (1965 version) (youtube video with lyrics-The Righteous Brothers' version)
That was fast! Well done, Fidalgo! I think I will have to make the lyrics more obscure tomorrow! 
