Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango

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Corazón encadenado (1942)

Enchained Heart
lyrics by Ivo Pelay
music by Francisco Canaro

I know everyone says I already forgot about you…
I know everyone thinks my love is dead
I know they all think that, from my past,
from your caresses, there’s no memory left.
I know that you, like everyone else, believe that I forgot,
you don’t know that I live only for you,
staring down your memory, with your image facing me.

If you ask the night,
it will tell you who I pine for.
If you ask the winds,
they will tell you who I sigh for.
The birds hear me whisper your name
and the hours know my hallucinations.
I live imprisoned by your dark eyes
which have enchained my poor heart…

I know that to the world, it’s all over…
I know that they whisper that I don’t love you anymore…
I know that you, like everyone else, think I’ve erased
all our promises from my thoughts.
I know that the red cup of your cool lips
will give off the aroma of memory and feeling,
that was sealed by that hidden kiss on your balcony…

Orquesta Francisco Canaro, singer Eduardo Adrián (1942)

Orquesta Pedro Laurenz, singer Juan Carlos Casas (1942)

Orquesta Domingo Federico, singer Armando Moreno (1955)

(Spanish original after the jump)

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