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I recently in Cuba had a memorable encounter with a beautiful woman at a jazz bar. She sang along with a few songs and melted my heart. I'd like to learn the words to some of these classics before a return visit, but have had trouble finding them online. Do you have a suggestion for where I can find the lyrics, in Spanish, to Besame Mucho and Quizas, Quizas, Quizas?
I recently had a similar experience, not in terms of meaning someone at a jazz bar but in trying to find a song I had heard. I went to Guatemala several years ago, and there was a song they were playing on the radio all the time. It was one of those songs I couldn't get out my mind, and I stupidly didn't buy a copy of it when I was there. A few months ago, I thought I'd see if I could find the song, which I knew would be a challenge, because I didn't know even the title, and most of the words I could remember could have fit numerous love songs. It took me a while to find it, but I did, thanks to Google. I don't think I could have found it otherwise.
Have you tried Google yet? It has quickly become my favorite search engine by far. The majority of the time when I'm looking for something, I find what I want on the first page of search results. And unlike some other search engines, Google doesn't discriminate against non-English languages (at least the ones that share our alphabet). You can even give it a Spanish-language interface.
I was able to find lyrics of your two songs readily, simply by typing the titles within quotation marks. Google seems to work almost by magic sometimes.
If a song title won't work, as it won't if it is a very common phrase, simply find some less common phrase you do know from the song, and put the phrase in quotes. If it's online (probably through a copyright violation, by the way), Google will give you the best chance of finding it. Or you might be able to increase your chances by adding the word letra (lyrics) in the search field.
If Google doesn't work, or if you're not sure what you're looking for and want to browse through lyrics, you can check the links on this site's Music page. Or if you remember only enough of the song to describe it, you can ask for help in the bulletin board.
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