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 | Schubert - Ave Maria - Deanna Durbin Deanna Durbin, at age 18, singing Franz Schubert's masterpiece. Here is what Schubert had to say about this song, in a letter to his father: "My new songs from Scott's 'Lady of the Lake' especially had much success. They also wondered greatly at my piety, which I expressed in a hymn to the Holy Virgin and which, it appears, grips every soul and turns it to devotion." ________________________________________ Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Ave, ave dominus Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus Et benedictus Et benedictus fructus ventris Tuae, Jesus. Ave Maria Ave Maria Mater Dei Ora pro nobis peccatoribus Ora, ora pro nobis Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus Nunc et in hora mortis In hora mortis nostrae In hora mortis, mortis nostrae In hora mortis nostrae Ave Maria Amen __________________________________________ Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. ______________________________________ The close-ups are of her co-stars in the film: Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Cecilia Loftis, Lewis Howard, Samuel S. Hinds, and the wonderful SZ Sakall (Carl the waiter from Casablanca) in his American film debut. |
 | Deanna Durbin - Danny Boy Performer - Deanna Durbin Lyrics - Frederick Weatherly The famous ballad "Danny Boy", ironically, was written by a man who never set foot in Ireland. Weatherly, an English barrister who was also a prolific poet, had originally set "Danny Boy" to music he had composed. The song was not successful. When he heard the "Londonderry Air", he realized that "Danny Boy" would fit nicely to that tune. Over 100 songs have been set to "Londonderry Air", but "Danny Boy" is the most famous. Band and orchestral musicians will also recognize the tune as Grainger's "Irish Tune from County Derry". Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling, From glen to glen and down the mountain side; The summer's gone, and all the roses falling; It's you, it's you must go, and I must bide. But come ye back when summer's in the meadow, Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow; I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow; Danny boy, Oh Danny boy, I love you so. But if ye come and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be. Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me. And I will know, 'though soft ye tread around me, And then my grave shall richer sweeter be, Then you'll bend down and tell me that you love me, And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me. |
 | Deanna Durbin - Vienna Boys Choir - Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod Deanna Durbin and the Vienna Boys Choir (Wiener Sängerknaben) perform the Bach - Gounod setting of Ave Maria. This performance was filmed in the fall of 1937, when Durbin was 15 years old. The movie it is taken from is "Mad About Music". Thanks for dholl17 for pointing out that the boys choir you see is the St. Luke's Choristers from Long Beach, CA. However they are just mouthing the words that Deanna Durbin and the Vienna Boys Choir had already recorded. *Note - this is the second version I've posted. The earlier version simply had too much distortion. This time, I've made a new master DVD from my original tape and uploaded with a program which allows for higher quality sound transfers, and I hope the listener will now be able to appreciate a little bit more how Miss Durbin sounded. Still, considering the recording was made in 1937 with primitive equipment by today's standards, there is no way to know just how great her voice was.* |
 | Deanna Durbin - Amapola Deanna Durbin, at age 17, sings the popular song "Amapola" by Joseph LaCalle, from the movie "First Love". "First Love" is a wonderful movie adaptation of Cinderella. Deanna Durbin as a modern day (well, 1930s modern) Cinderella is quite charming - this is one of her very best movies. |
 | Deanna Durbin - Loch Lomond Deanna Durbin performs the Scottish folk song which was probably composed in the 1700s. This clip comes from the 1940 movie "It's a Date", filmed when Durbin was 18. By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond. O you'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road And I'll be in Scotland afore ye For me and my true love will ne-er meet again On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond. 'Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen On the steep, steep sides o' Ben Lomond Where deep in purple hue, the hieland hills we view And the moon comin' out in the gloamin'. |
 | Deanna Durbin - The Last Rose of Summer Performer - Deanna Durbin Words - Thomas Moore Music - John Stevenson This is from the movie "Three Smart Girls Grow Up". The song was recorded just before Durbin's 17th birthday, in late 1938. 'Tis the last rose of summer, Left blooming all alone, All her lovely companions Are faded and gone. No flower of her kindred, No rose bud is nigh, To reflect back her blushes, Or give sigh for sigh. |
 | Stephen Foster - Old Folks at Home - Deanna Durbin Performer - Deanna Durbin Composer - Stephen Foster |
 | Judy Garland / Deanna Durbin - Every Sunday 1936 Judy Garland's first appearence before an MGM camera with Deanna Durbin. |
 | Deanna Durbin - Estrellita - Manuel Ponce Durbin performs Estrellita ("little star") by Mexican composer Manuel Maria Ponce. Estrellita del lejano cielo, que miras mi dolor, que sabes mi sufrir. Baja y dime si me quiere un poco, porque yo no puedo sin su amor vivir. ¡Tu eres estrella mi faro de amor! Tu sabes que pronto he de morir. Baja y dime si me quiere un poco, porque yo no puedo sin su amor vivir. (English Translation) Little star of the distant sky, you see my pain, you know my anguish. Come down and tell me if he loves me a little, because I cannot live without his love. You are my star, my beacon of love! You know that soon I shall die. Come down and tell me if he loves me a little, because I cannot live without his love. |
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