"VAYA CON DIOS WAS COMPOSED IN 1953 BY LARRY RUSSELL, BUDDY PEPPER, AND INEZ JAMES.
LES PAUL AND MARY FORD WERE THE FIRST TO RECORD THE SONG WHICH WAS AN INSTANT HIT
ON ALL CHARTS AND "THE HIT PARADE."
HANK SNOW, PERRY COMO, AND FREDDIE FENDER ALSO RECORDED "VAYA CON DIOS"
THEY ALSO HAD A #1 HIT.
IN 1996, THE NEW IRISH SINGING DUO,
DANIEL O'DONNELL AND MARY DUFF ADDED "VAYA CON DIOS" TO THEIR NEW
"TIMELESS" ALBUM.
THEY ARE SINGING THE SONG FOR
THIS WEB PAGE.
Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping,
Now the time has come to part, the time for weeping! Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
Vaya Con Dios, my love .
Now, the village mission bells are softly ringing,
If you listen with your heart you'll hear them singing. Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
Vaya Con Dios, my love .
Where ever you may be, I'll be beside you,
Although you're many million dreams away!
Each night I'll say a prayer, a prayer to guide you,
To hasten every lonely hour of every lonely day.
Now, the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow.
Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
Vaya Con Dios, my love.
Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
Vaya Con Dios, my love.
(May God be with you, my love.)
