Ese eterno wonderful world

El nombre de George David Weiss tal vez no nos diga nada en un primer momento pero la cosa cambia al saber que es el autor de What a wonderful world, que Louis Armstrong convirtió en una de las canciones más famosas del siglo XX.

Este estadounidense ha fallecido hoy a los 89 años, aunque su huella seguirá presente en numerosas canciones como Can't Help Falling in Love de Elvis o The lion sleeps tonight escrita para la banda Tokens.

Sirva como homenaje mi versión favorita de What a wonderful World, a cargo de Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole, no me canso de escucharla.

I see trees of green, red roses too

I see them bloom for me and you

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white

The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces of people going by

I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"

They're really saying "I love you"

I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow

They'll learn much more than I'll ever know

And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world