Cantigas numa Língua Antiga - Composition

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Cantigas numa Língua Antiga is an album by the Portuguese fado singer Amália Rodrigues. Recorded in 1977 and released by Columbia, it was her first album of original material for three years.[1] It was also released under the title Songs In an Ancient Tongue,[2] with the track titles translated into English.

Cantigas numa Língua Antiga

Studio album by

Amália Rodrigues

Released

April 28, 1977

Recorded

1977 at Valentim de Carvalho studio, Paço de Arcos, Portugal

Genre

Fado

Length

28:36

Language

Portuguese

Label

Columbia

Amália Rodrigues chronology

Anda o Sol na Minha Rua
(1977)

Cantigas numa Língua Antiga
(1977)

Gostava de Ser Quem Era
(1980)

Track listing

All music is composed by Alain Oulman[3].

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Alfama"	José Carlos Ary dos Santos[4]	2:36
2.	"Rosa Vermelha" (Red Rose)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:08
3.	"Meu Amigo Está Longe" (My Friend Is Far)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:26
4.	"Gondarém" (Gondarem)	Pedro Homem de Mello	2:46
5.	"Amêndoa Amarga" (Bitter Almond)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:34
6.	"O Meu é Teu" (Mine Is Yours)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:19
7.	"Abril" (April)	Manuel Alegre	2:57
8.	"Meu Amor é Marinheiro" (My Love Is a Sailor)	Manuel Alegre	2:11
9.	"Mal Aventurado" (The Unfortunate One)	Bernardim Ribeiro	2:41
10.	"Perdigão" (Partridge)	Luís Vaz de Camões	1:28
11.	"As Facas" (The Daggers)	Manuel Alegre	2:21
12.	"A Minha Terra é Viana" (Song of Viana)	Pedro Homem de Mello	2:52

Personnel

Amália Rodrigues – vocals
Fontes Rocha – Guitarra Portuguesa, Portuguese guitar[3]
Martinho d'Assunção – Viola, Classical guitar[3]

Additional personnel

Augusto Cabrita – photography[3]
Manuel Correia – photography[3]

References

1975-1999 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Amália: uma estranha forma de vida Archived 2008-02-15 at the Portuguese Web Archive. Retrieved on 2011-01-16
Songs in an Ancient Tongue: Amalia Rodrigues, Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-01-16
"pt:Cantigas numa Língua Antiga", Wikipedia (in Portuguese). Retrieved on 2011-01-16
Cantigas Numa Lingua Antiga - Amália Rodrigues, AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-16

v t e Amália Rodrigues
Songs	"Coimbra" "El Negro Zumbón" "Maria Lisboa"
Albums	Amália a l'Olympia (1956) Amália no Olympia (1957) Amália Rodrigues, aka Busto (1962) Fado Português (1965) Fado...The Soul Of Portugal (1966) Fados 67 (1967) Vou Dar de Beber à Dor (1969) Com Que Voz (1970) Amália/Vinicius (1970) Amalia in Italia (1974) Cantigas numa Língua Antiga (1977) Lágrima (1983)
Related articles	A Tribute to Amália Amália Traïda Amália The Art of Amália

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