This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It’s called Mediterráneo and it’s by the Catalan singer and composer Joan Manuel Serrat. It was first released in 1971.

In 2004 it was nominated the best pop-rock song in the history of music in Spain. This is a chant to the Mediterranean sea and the land that touches it, from a man who loves them both.

I love this song because it’s as far from today’s cynicism as one could ever wish to get. Like all good things, it’s honest, pure and passionate.

If you want to buy the album, you can get it here.

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Here’s the Lesson 1 dialog podcast from my Spanish for Beginners course.

I’m the author and host of this 4-minute podcast. All the Spanish in this podcast has been recorded by native speakers, including myself.

You can see the transcript of the dialog and its translation in this other post and at Spanish Bookworld. There you can also download all my other podcasts in this series.