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Derrick Del Pilar

Born and raised in Chicago, I came to the tango while studying at the Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires in 2006. In 2008 I earned my B.A. with majors in Creative Writing and Spanish & Portuguese from the University of Arizona, and in 2009 I earned an M.A. in Latin American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. My specialty is the history & literature of early 20th century Argentina.
Derrick Del Pilar has written 155 posts for Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango

Siempre es carnaval (1937)

It’s Always Carnival lyrics by Emilio Fresedo music by Osvaldo Fresedo It’s always Carnival… streamers swirl all around, some are wide and some are thin, they make us wobble, just a bit. And when the mask is gone from the costume that you wear revealing your innocent face, all year long is Carnival! Long live the Carnival! You … Continue reading →

Ilusión azul (1945)

Blue Illusion lyrics by Arquímedes Arci Haughty and conceited, like a pagan goddess you passed by me, showing your spite, and since that day I know that I have lost the ineffable glory of a dream of love. I don’t miss your kisses—those were feigned, nor do I miss your strangely sweet lips… only the … Continue reading →

Como dos extraños (1940)

Like Two Strangers lyrics by José María Contursi music by Pedro Laurenz I was made a coward by loneliness and the deep fear of dying far from you. How I longed to weep when I sensed, so close at hand, reality’s mockery of me. My heart begged me to search for you and bring it … Continue reading →

Remembranza (1934)

Remembrance lyrics by Mario Battistella music by Mario Melfi Every week feels so long when you are not close to me! I don’t know what superhuman powers give my life meaning, so far from you. Now that the light of my hope is dead, I am like a shipwreck at sea. I know that I am lost … Continue reading →

La capilla blanca (1944)

The White Chapel lyrics by Hector Marcó In the white chapel of a town out in the provinces very close to a crystal clear creek, your hands drove me to prayer. Your hands that used to enflame my child’s heart, and at the feet of Christ Our Lord you gave me a drink from the … Continue reading →

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