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"Cielito Lindo" is a Mexican folk song or copla popularized in 1882 by Mexican author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (c. 1862 – 1957). [1] 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".
There are several different choruses for this song. One of the most popular in the United States of America is sung to the tune of the traditional Mexican song, "Cielito Lindo" and usually goes like this: I-Yi-Yi-Yi, In China, they never eat chili So here comes another verse worse than the other verse So waltz me around again, Willie. [2]
"You, Me, and Us" is a popular song published in 1956, with music based on the Mexican traditional folk song, "Cielito Lindo". [1] The song is credited to John Jerome for both words and music, but undoubtedly only the lyrics were actually his creation. A recording made by Alma Cogan was popular in 1957.
His interest in music eventually led him to study arranging and composition at the Grove School of Music in Hollywood 1979 to 1982. Hernández is owner of the Mexican cuisine restaurant Casa del Sol [8] in Tustin, California (formerly Cielito Lindo Restaurant in South El Monte, California), established in 1986. [9]
Bust of composer Quirino Mendoza y Cortés with plaque showing measures of "Cielito Lindo" and its lyrics. Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (May 10, 1862 – 1957) was a Mexican composer of the famous traditional songs "Cielito Lindo" and "Jesusita en Chihuahua". He was born in Santiago Tulyehualco, Xochimilco, Mexico City in 1862. [1]
It was released as a single on EMI's Columbia label, catalogue number DB 4750, in October 1961; the label text states "Theme from the BBC T.V. Series" as it was used as the theme song to the series Stranger on the Shore. The UK B-side was "Take My Lips" whereas the US flipside was "Cielito Lindo".
One of the songs featured on his Ranchera albums, "Ranchera Jam" featured a mashup of him performing New Mexico style version of Mexican staples like "Cielito Lindo" and Tito Guízar's "Allá en el Rancho Grande" and Country music classics Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and Hank Williams' "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)".
"Jesusita en Chihuahua" came to be known by some as the "J.C. Polka" for short, and over time this developed into the "Jesse Polka" (or the "Jessie Polka").Texas swing band Cliff Bruner and the Texas Wanderers started playing the piece in 1938 under the "Jessie Polka" name, bringing it great popularity.