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In Good Times and In Bad Times lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo In good times I met you and in bad times I lost you— your love was the flash of a flare, of brief, blue galas. My wallet was the magnet that drew your ambition and you mimicked passion— vampiress of my champagne nights, never forget this: In good … Continue reading
Corners of Buenos Aires (vals) lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Sebastián Piana Corner of a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, the sun and the moon paint on your walls. The winter rains weep for you in the watercolors of my memories. Thirty evenings (moons) know my wounds and a hundred little streets saw us pass by. … Continue reading
Afterwards lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Hugo Gutiérrez Afterwards… the bloody moon and your emotion, knowing that the end is coming on a dark stormcloud. Later… unfathomably, your eyes, so empty, weeping painlessly. And afterwards… the enormous night in the windowpane, and you tire of life and I long to fight. Later… your skin like snow and in an … Continue reading
This Is How to Dance Tango lyrics by “Marvil” (Elizardo Martínez Vilas) music by Elías Randal What do those rich kids, snobs and fashionistas know? What do they know about tango, what do they know about rhythm? Here is elegance: What a look! What presence! What poise! What arrogance! What classy dancing!* This is how … Continue reading
Gaucho’s Nest lyrics by Hector Marcó music by Carlos Di Sarli With shining colors of hope, the countryside puts on its plumage and the wind’s chords throb through the grasses and the flowers. I have my little ranch on the hill where the thrushes nest… daisies and rosebushes have sprouted for you, because one day … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 