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I Have But One Heart

The song is adapted from the traditional Italian song "O Marenariello." Sergio Franchi used this song, both alone and in a medley with Speak Softly Love from The Godfather.

Larry Kusik

He is perhaps best known for writing the lyrics for the tune Speak Softly Love, the love theme from the 1972 film The Godfather, however he has also written lyrics to many other movie themes, including A Time for Us from the 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, Murder on the Orient Express, Mommie Dearest, Rosemary's Baby and Serpico.


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