Santiano (song)

"Santiano"
Single by Hugues Aufray
Released1961
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Jacques Plante, Dave Fisher

"Santiano" is a 1961 song, inspired by the sea shanty "Santianna", which uses the same tune. The song tells of a ship from Saint Malo bound to San Francisco, which is described as a place of great wealth. The French-language version was popularized first in the 1960s by Hugues Aufray.