A-side Wa ya yay Recorded 1981 | B-side Llorando se fue Length 4:03 | |
Released 1982
August 29, 2006 (Digital) Genre Afro-Bolivian Saya, Andean pop | ||
"Llorando se fue" (English: Crying [he/she] went away) is a Bolivian folk song recorded by Los Kjarkas in 1981 on the album Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo and released as a B-side of the "Wa ya yay" single in 1982. The song has been very popular in Latin America since the 1980s and has been covered several times. It obtained international fame with artists such as Wilkins in 1984, Argentine singer Juan Ramón in 1985, Brazilian singer Márcia Ferreira in 1986 and the French pop group Kaoma in 1989. Kaoma's cover "Lambada" was an unauthorized translation of the song and based on the music of Cuarteto Continental group and Márcia Ferreira's Portuguese version that led to a successful lawsuit against Kaoma's producers Olivier Lorsac and Jean Karakos. Recently, the song was adapted by several artists including Ivete Sangalo, Jennifer Lopez for her 2011 single "On the Floor", Don Omar's "Taboo" and Wisin & Yandel's "Pam Pam".
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The song is alternately titled "Lambada" in several cover versions. Its translated title in Portuguese is "Chorando se foi".
History
According to Gonzalo Hermosa, Los Kjarkas had based "Llorando se fue" from a small, nostalgic Andean melody. Their song in Spanish was written in a sad and slow Saya rhythm, which is a type of Afro-Bolivian music. By 1990, Los Kjarkas authorized the translation of the song to 42 languages. They have also performed a Spanish-Japanese bilingual version of the song (keeping the Saya rhythm) in concerts and for the music video made in 1990. The bilingual version was recorded on their 1996 album Sentimiento Andino, Volume 2 and on their 2001 compilation album 30 Años Sólo Se Vive Una Vez, Volume 1. Los Kjarkas has also re-recorded "Llorando se fue" as an upbeat dance version for their 1991 album Tecno Kjarkas (Tecno Andino) and in 2010 with the Bolivian group Voltaje.
France 7" 45 RPM
Label: B.M. Productions/CBS (1989)
- "Llorando se fue" (Saya) — (G. Hermosa, U. Hermosa) — 4:03
- "Tata Sabaya" (Huayno) — (U. Hermosa) — 2:28
Japan 3" (8cm) CD
Label: Polydor (1990)
- "Llorando se fue" — (G. Hermoza, U. Hermoza)
- "Wa ya yay" (Huayño) — (U. Hermoza)
Kaoma version
This version made the song internationally famous. It is much faster than the original version. The lead singer of the French band Kaoma was Brazilian.
Other covers
Prior to Kaoma's 1989 release of the song, several covers of "Llorando se fue" had been released as dance tracks:
In 1984 an upbeat version of the song introducing the accordion was released by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental, whose arrangements (produced by Alberto Maravi) were later purchased by Kaoma. The first Portuguese translation and recording of "Llorando se fue" - as "Chorando se foi" - was released by Brazilian singer-songwriter Márcia Ferreira (with co-writer José Ari) in 1986 under her third album.