Lisbon Antigua

"Lisbon Antigua"
Song
Sheet music cover. This uses the modern spelling antiga.

"Lisboa Antiga" (pronounced [liʒˈβoɐ ɐ̃ˈtiɣɐ]; Portuguese for 'Old Lisbon') is a Portuguese popular song that was originally written in 1937, with music by Raul Portela and Portuguese lyrics by José Galhardo and Amadeu do Vale.[1] The song was recorded, among others, by Hermínia Silva and Amália Rodrigues. The version of song that ended being popular in the United States in the 1950s is called "Lisbon Antigua".

  1. ^ "The European Song Cover". Spaceagepop.com. Retrieved 2011-11-22.