Cantigas numa Língua Antiga

Cantigas numa Língua Antiga is an album by the Portuguese fado singer Amália Rodrigues. Recorded in 1977 and released by Columbia, it was her first album of original material for three years.[1] It was also released under the title Songs In an Ancient Tongue,[2] with the track titles translated into English.

Cantigas numa Língua Antiga
Studio album by Amália Rodrigues
Released	April 28, 1977
Recorded	1977 at Valentim de Carvalho studio, Paço de Arcos, Portugal
Genre	Fado
Length	28:36
Language	Portuguese
Label	Columbia
Amália Rodrigues chronology
Anda o Sol na Minha Rua (1977) Cantigas numa Língua Antiga (1977) Gostava de Ser Quem Era (1980)

Track listing

All music is composed by Alain Oulman[3].

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Alfama"	José Carlos Ary dos Santos[4]	2:36
2.	"Rosa Vermelha" (Red Rose)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:08
3.	"Meu Amigo Está Longe" (My Friend Is Far)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:26
4.	"Gondarém" (Gondarem)	Pedro Homem de Mello	2:46
5.	"Amêndoa Amarga" (Bitter Almond)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:34
6.	"O Meu é Teu" (Mine Is Yours)	José Carlos Ary dos Santos	2:19
7.	"Abril" (April)	Manuel Alegre	2:57
8.	"Meu Amor é Marinheiro" (My Love Is a Sailor)	Manuel Alegre	2:11
9.	"Mal Aventurado" (The Unfortunate One)	Bernardim Ribeiro	2:41
10.	"Perdigão" (Partridge)	Luís Vaz de Camões	1:28
11.	"As Facas" (The Daggers)	Manuel Alegre	2:21
12.	"A Minha Terra é Viana" (Song of Viana)	Pedro Homem de Mello	2:52

Personnel

• Amália Rodrigues – vocals
• Fontes Rocha – Guitarra Portuguesa, Portuguese guitar[3]
• Martinho d'Assunção – Viola, Classical guitar[3]

Additional personnel

• Augusto Cabrita – photography[3]
• Manuel Correia – photography[3]

References

1. 1975-1999 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Amália: uma estranha forma de vida Archived 2008-02-15 at the Portuguese Web Archive. Retrieved on 2011-01-16
2. Songs in an Ancient Tongue: Amalia Rodrigues, Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-01-16
3. "pt:Cantigas numa Língua Antiga", Wikipedia (in Portuguese). Retrieved on 2011-01-16
4. Cantigas Numa Lingua Antiga - Amália Rodrigues, AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-01-16