Volver, Volver

Volver, Volver is a Mexican ranchera song in Spanish, written in 1972 by Fernando Z. Maldonado and popularized by Vicente Fernández in 1973.[1] It has been covered by the artists Ry Cooder and Nana Mouskouri. It is about lost love. "Volver, volver" means “to go back, to go back”.[2][3]

The song is sung by Harry Dean Stanton in the 2017 movie Lucky.

Meaning

The lyrics tell of the singer’s broken hearted passion to return to a lover from whom they have parted in the past. Volver means return in Spanish.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Mexico (Billboard Hits of the World)[5] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Chávez, Denise (2014). The King and Queen of Comezón, Volume 13 of Chicana and Chicano Visions of the Américas Series. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0806147161.
  2. ^ Aethlon, Volume 17, Sport Literature Association, Publisher San Diego State University Press for the Sport Literature Association, 1999
  3. ^ The Great Rock Discography, Martin Charles Strong Edition 2, illustrated, Publisher Canongate Press, 1994 ISBN 0862413850
  4. ^ "Harry Dean Stanton - Volver, volver, English lyrics". Youtube. 2018. Harry Dean Stanton sings - Volver, volver, english lyric subtitles from the film 'Lucky'.
  5. ^ "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 24 March 1973. p. 56. Retrieved 10 October 2022.