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"Lemon Tree" is a folk song written by Will Holt in the late 1950s. Inspired by a Brazilian song, Meu limão meu limoeiro, originally written in 1930.

"Lemon Tree"
Song by Trini Lopez
from the album The Folk Album
GenreFolk
Songwriter(s)Will Holt

Background


The tune is based on the Brazilian folk song Meu limão, meu limoeiro, arranged by José Carlos Burle in 1937 and made popular by Brazilian singer Wilson Simonal.[1] The song compares love to a lemon tree: "Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat."


Trini Lopez recording


In 1965, Trini Lopez recorded the most successful version of the song which hit number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Middle Road Singles chart.[2][3] “I remember meeting Trini Lopez,” Holt told Portland Magazine in 2013. “He was a sweet guy, really charming. I heard his version of ‘Lemon Tree,’ and I thought, that’s another take of the song.”[4]


Other recorded versions


The song has also been recorded by:




See also



References


  1. "Meu limão, meu limoeiro". Cifrantiga3.blogspot.com. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 149.
  3. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, February 20, 1965. p. 46
  4. "Music Man – Songwriter Will Holt | PORTLAND MAGAZINE". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 654.
  6. "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.




На других языках


[de] Lemon Tree (Will-Holt-Lied)

Lemon Tree ist ein Folksong, den Will Holt in den späten 1950er Jahren schrieb. Die Melodie basiert auf dem brasilianischen Folksong Meu limão, meu limoeiro, der 1937 von José Carlos Burle arrangiert und von dem brasilianischen Sänger Wilson Simonal populär gemacht wurde.[1] Das Lied vergleicht die Liebe mit einem Zitronenbaum: “Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.”
- [en] Lemon Tree (Will Holt song)



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