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La Maritza
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Wikipedia article
"'La Maritza'" is a song by Sylvie Vartan from her 1968 album 'Sylvie Vartan' (also known as 'La Maritza'). It was also released as an EP and as a single.
Background and writing
The song was written by Jean Renard and Pierre Delano.
Sylvie Vartan, who was born in Bulgaria, sings her nostalgia for her homeland, especially the Maritsa River.Laurent Van Roey. La Maritza, c'est sa rivire. Le Soir, 19 septembre 2005. [https://www.lesoir.be/art/la-maritza-c-est-sa-riviere%20t-20050919-001C96.html Read in line]
Commercial performance
In France the song was released on an EP ('La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup / Jolie poupe').
In Wallonia (French Belgium) the EP charted as a double A-side "La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup". It spent 19 weeks in the singles chart, peaking at no. 4.
The song "La Maritza" also reached at least in the top 4 in Finland in 1970 (according to the chart, courtesy of INTRO, published by U.S. 'Billboard' magazine in its "Hits of the World" section).
Track listings
'7" EP "La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup / Jolie poupe"' (RCA Victor 87.074 M in France, RCA Victor TP-455 in Portugal)
:A. "La Maritza" (3:42)
:B1. "Un p'tit peu beaucoup" (2:30)
:B2. "Jolie poupe"
'7" single "La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup" RCA Victor 3 10372' (Spain)
:A. "La Maritza" (3:42)
:B. "Un p'tit peu beaucoup" (2:30)
Charts
; "La Maritza" / "Un p'tit peu beaucoup"
Cover versions
Sylvie Vartan herself recorded the song also in Italian (under the title "La Maritza") and in German (under the title "Lied ohne Wiederkehr").
Also the song has been covered, among others, by Seija Simola (in Finnish under the title "Maritza"), Bart Kall (in Dutch under the title "Maritza"), Elisa Tovati and Nawel Ben Kraem, Jitka Molavcov and Hana Hegerov (in Czech under the title "Co mi d").
In 2012, the song was covered by symphonic metal band Therion on their cover album Les Fleurs du Mal (Therion album). The song has been streamed over 1,7 million times at Spotify and is one of the most popular Therion songs at this platform.
In 2014, this song has also been covered by [https://www.facebook.com/scarecrowfinland/ Scarecrow], a Finnish horror punk band. It was released on their 2014 7" EP "Amores de Vampiros".
Seija Simola's version reached at least the top 6 in Finland in 1970 (according to the chart, courtesy of INTRO, published in the "Hits of the World" section of the 21 January 1978 issue of U.S. 'Billboard').
References
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