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Harry Belafonte Jamaica Farewell Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 8.29/10 [7 votes]Album: Calypso / Original Release Date: 1956Genre: VocalSong Duration: 3 min 04 sec
HARRY BELAFONTE
- Jamaica Farewell Lyrics / with translationsDown the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Akkisai sort fish are nice
And the rum are fine any time a year
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girl swing to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I've had to leave a little girl in the Kingston Town
Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Akkisai sort fish are nice
And the rum are fine any time a year
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girl swing to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I've had to leave a little girl in the Kingston Town
Down the way where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountain top
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Sad to say, I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down, my head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town
Facts about Jamaica Farewell
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Jamaica Farewell is written by Irving Burgie.
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It is first released in 1956 as part of Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, Harry Belafonte's 'Jamaica Farewell' is a song about a person's departure from Jamaica. The person feels sad because he has to part with his loved one in Kingston town. The writer of the song uses very vivid descriptions to talk about the life in Jamaica. Some of the metaphors used are 'nights are gay' and 'sun shines daily on the mountaintop' which are enough to indicate the dilemma of the person who is leaving a place filled with happiness and memories. The message conveyed through Jamaica farewell lyrics is mainly heartbreak, introspection, despair, love, and nostalgia. Concurrently, the song underscores the need of yearning and nostalgia plus the prettiness of jamaica. There is no profanity, adult situations, or anything else in the lyrics that would be unacceptable for children. The subjects are gentle and revolve around the ideas of travel and nostalgia.
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Jamaica Farewell falls under the genre Vocal.
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Jamaica Farewell song length is 3 minutes and 04 seconds.
Who wrote Jamaica Farewell lyrics?
Jamaica Farewell is written by Irving Burgie.
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When was Jamaica Farewell released?
It is first released in 1956 as part of Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Jamaica Farewell lyrics?
When we consider what the writer meant by those haunting lines, Harry Belafonte's 'Jamaica Farewell' is a song about a person's departure from Jamaica. The person feels sad because he has to part with his loved one in Kingston town. The writer of the song uses very vivid descriptions to talk about the life in Jamaica. Some of the metaphors used are 'nights are gay' and 'sun shines daily on the mountaintop' which are enough to indicate the dilemma of the person who is leaving a place filled with happiness and memories. The message conveyed through Jamaica farewell lyrics is mainly heartbreak, introspection, despair, love, and nostalgia. Concurrently, the song underscores the need of yearning and nostalgia plus the prettiness of jamaica. There is no profanity, adult situations, or anything else in the lyrics that would be unacceptable for children. The subjects are gentle and revolve around the ideas of travel and nostalgia.
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Which genre is Jamaica Farewell?
Jamaica Farewell falls under the genre Vocal.
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How long is the song Jamaica Farewell?
Jamaica Farewell song length is 3 minutes and 04 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by arya mukherjee.Songwriter(s): Irving Burgie
Record Label(s): 1992 BMG Entertainment
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