Love Songs In Spanish For Enjoyment And Learning [Paperback]

This book contains 24 love songs in the Spanish language. All have been carefully selected for their depth and beauty. You will find songs from Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Panama, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. These songs cover a wide range of emotion, from ecstasy to despair, and they are interpreted on the CD (included free of charge) by several outstanding artists including the likes of Placido Domingo, Carlos Gardel and Lola Beltran. For each song you will find a reliable Spanish version, an accurate translation and notes on the essentials: explanations of the grammar, verb tenses, and idioms plus interesting information on the composer, the recording artist/s, and the historical background and cultural underpinning of each song. Love Songs was written for readers who are charmed by this music and seek the added pleasure of understanding, in all their refinement, the lyrics. The book was also written for students of Spanish who wish to improve their accent, immerse themselves in the poetic rhythms of Spanish, expand their vocabulary and gain insight into Latin ways of seeing and expressing love. If you teach Spanish you will find the eleven pages of teaching suggestions useful. The format of the book is 8.5 by 11 inches and it has a coil spine which enables the book to lie nice and flat as you follow the words. Comes with a free CD containing all 24 songs by first-rate recording artists although the book is viable even without the CD--all you have to do is go to Youtube and find the song you are interested in. This book contains suggestions of relevant movies and books to enjoy.