Mireille Mathieu - La Paloma (The Dove)

The song ’La Paloma’ (The Dove) was composed and written by Spanish composer Sebastián Iradier (Yradier) around 1836 after he visited Cuba in song was a favorite of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico (1832-1867). In the 1939 film Juarez, Emperor Maximilian requests that the song ’La Paloma’ be played during his execution. Lyrics Wenn rot wie Rubin die Sonne im Meer versinkt ein Lied aus vergangener Zeit in den Herzen klingt. Das Lied es erzählt von einem der ging an Bord und da sagte er zur Liebsten ein Abschiedswort: