Procol Harum

Beyond
the Pale 

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Non-English versions of Procol Harum songs

We'll add the non-English texts as-and-when we acquire them; please help!

Italian language versions

Recorded by

Il Tuo Diamante
(Shine on Brightly)

Procol Harum

Fortuna
(Repent Walpurgis)

Procol Harum

Senza Luce
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Bats (Pats) / Dik Dik / Fausto Leali / Wess / 
Buddy (Kappa-O ES20129) / 
Premiers (Musical 101 PA)

Senza Luce
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

See a short clip of the (Italian-based) Cuban movie star Tomas Milian singing Senza Luce. The backing group also features another popular Italian actor of the '70s, Ray Lovelock.

L'Ora dell'Amore
(Homburg)

Camaleonti / Ricky Gianco / Marco Polo e il suo Complesso / Antonio e i Criceti (GR 6090, 1967)

Confessioni
(Pilgrims' Progress)

Dik Dik

C'era una Strada
(Homburg)

Diabolici

Il Marinaio
(A Salty Dog)

Fratelli / The Beans / Massimo Ranieri

I Giorni Sono Lunghi
(A Salty Dog)

Beati

Cieli Azzurri
(Something Following Me)

Uh!

Storia di una Bottiglia
(A Rum Tale)

Mimmo Locasciulli

Sul Tetto degli Abissi
(Repent Walpurgis)

Clan Free (Tide Record 002, 196?)

Senza Luce
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Al Bano on the album Albano Carrisi
(WEA - 1999)

Un angelo in più
(A Salty Dog)

The group Oro on a mini-CD released in 1994 (Italian version by Giliath).

Un angelo in più
(A Salty Dog)

The Italian group Camaleonti on their album 2001 e oltre (Nar records 2001- Italian version by Alibani)

Nel Così Blu
(A Salty Dog)

Zucchero

Much of this is from Piccolo Dizionario delle Cover del Bitt (Little Dictionary of Beat Covers) by Fulvio Beretta (Arcana Editrice); thanks also to Antonio Costa Barbé and Pierangelo Valenti and Enrico Mercuri


French language version

Recorded by

Souvenir d'Amsterdam
(A Souvenir of London)

Les Cloportes

Le Jour du Dernier Jour
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

César et les Romains
(French Canadian words by Jean-Loup Chauby)
Comme un bateau
(Wreck of the Hesperus)

René Joly
(translation by Guy Bontempelli)

Toi l'exilé, toi le proscrit
(A Salty Dog)

 Romain Perry
(translation by R Chabrier)


 

Danish language version

Recorded by

En souvenir fra Malmø
(A souvenir of London)

Frede Fup
Song credited solely to Frede Fup!


 

German language version

Recorded by

Tränen im Gesicht
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Buddy Caine
Translated words by M Kunze / R Siegel jr

Immer im selben Boot
(A Salty Dog)

Karel Gott
German text by Heinz Korn

 

Japanese language version

Recorded by

Blue Shadow
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Words and recording
by Angela Aki

 

Swedish language version

Recorded by

Då Är Hon Åter Lika Blek
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

The Telstars
Translated words Lars Tennander

 

Portuguese language versions

Recorded by

A Salty Dog

Guilherme Arantes

A Hora do Amor
Homburg

Agnoldo Timoteo

Ao Meu Lado Outra Vez
A Whiter Shade of Pale

Daniel


 

Spanish language version

Recorded by

Conquistador

Conjunto Jardín (2004) with partly Spanish words by Jorge Mijangos, Sonia Kroth and Libby Harding. Available on From Shadow to Shadow by the Palers' Project: order here

Con Su Blanca Palidez
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Charly Garcia might record it!

Con Su Blanca Palidez
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Different words, same title: sung by Francisco Carreras

Con Su Blanca Palidez
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Different words again, same title: sung by Los Rebeldes with words by Carlos Segarra

Con Su Blanca Palidez
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Different words again again, same title: sung by Sergio Denis, with Spanish words by Ben Molar

Con Su Blanca Palidez
(A Whiter Shade of Pale)

Different words again again again, same title: sung by Noemi (Popstars 3)

Homburg
(Homburg)

The same title as the original record, but very different sense to the words of this recording by Los Gatos Negros


 

Finnish language versions

Recorded by

Hermes 
Pandora's Box

Alpo Juvonen & Jussi-Pekka Koskiranta, 1978
(Finnish lyrics by Hector)

Hermes 
Pandora's Box

Markku Hannula 1976 
(Finnish lyrics by Hector)

Hermes 
Pandora's Box

Pepe Willberg, 1976 
(Mp3, and Finnish lyrics by Hector)

Hulluuteni Syksy
In the Autumn of My Madness

Saara (2004) with Finnish words by Kirsti Gibbs. Available on From Shadow to Shadow by the Palers' Project: order here

Kuin Juudas 
As Strong as Samson

Hector, 1975 
(Mp3s, and Finnish lyrics by Hector)

Kun uin kolpakkoon 
A Rum Tale

Seppo Närhi, 1975 
(Mp3, and Finnish lyrics by Hector)

Mahtava mies 
Conquistador

Kisu, 1973
(Finnish lyrics by Chrisse Johansson)

Merimies 
A Salty Dog

Maarit, 1973 
(Finnish lyrics by Antti Aronen)

Merimies 
A Salty Dog

Pepe Willberg, 1969 
(Mp3s, and Finnish lyrics by Antti Aronen)

Merisairaat kasvot 
A Whiter Shade of Pale

Pepe Willberg, 1987
(Finnish lyrics by Jyrki Lindström)

Merisairaat kasvot 
A Whiter Shade of Pale

Tapani Kansa, 1986
(Finnish lyrics by Jyrki Lindström)

Merisairaat kasvot 
A Whiter Shade of Pale

Topmost, 1967 
(Mp3, and Finnish lyrics by Jyrki Lindström)

Old Manhattan Melodies

Eero & Jussi, 1980

Pandora's Box  (instrumental) 
Pandora's Box

Hurmio, 2000

Tuhkaa 
Homburg

Eddy, 1968, and Pate Mustajärvi, 1985 
(Finnish lyrics by Pertti Reponen)

Tuhkaa 
Homburg

Pate Mustajärvi, 1984
(Finnish lyrics by Pertti Reponen)

Tyhjä tarina
A Rum Tale

Harri Marstio, 1989
(Finnish lyrics by Jukka Itkonen)

Valloittaja
Conquistador

Kirka, 1977
(Finnish lyrics by Juha Vainio)

Vieraat 
Pilgrim's progress

Pepe Willberg, 1971
(Finnish lyrics by Antti Aroneni)

Source: Database of Finnish popular music 1946 - 1976 by Olli-Pekka Puranen. 

Thanks, Asko Hurtig, Jukka Voudinmäki and Rainer Frilund, who adds: 'All of the Finnish versions I've heard try to imitate the original songs/arrangements as well as the artists (at that time) could.'
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