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And I Lost Her…lyrics by José María Contursimusic by Antonio Rodio She has entombed me in the emptycold of a grey and starless night.And I’m left like a tree without bloom,a field without sun, a lightless afternoon… She was an oasis on my road,she came to beautify my hours.But in the end the stubbornness of … Continue reading
Like That Princesslyrics by José María Contursimusic by Joaquin Mora There is a fading starnear the light of your gaze…Your anguish pains me…it’s because I love you sothat I get sad when I see you so dour, my darling!Beneath the heaven of fleeting fantasiesdrawn in dark circles beneath your eyesI have seen my life destroyedby … Continue reading
Disenchantment [1] lyrics by Cátulo Castillomusic by Aníbal Troilo You’re disoriented and you don’t knowwhich trolley to take to go on. And in this disenchantment with faithyou want to cross the sea and you can’t. The spider you saved has bitten you—What can you do?The man you helped has done you wrong—okay, no more!And all the shouting … Continue reading
It’s Better to Forgive lyrics by José María Contrusimusic by Pedro Laurenz I forgave her when she came backbecause I carried in my heartthe very altar where my soul had suffered.How many sorrows must have tormentedmy poor dear in her desolation! I was speechless when I saw her…I wanted to cry…and I smiled;and as she … Continue reading
A Tango and Nothing More lyrics by Carlos Waissmusic by Armando Lacava/Juan Pomati One more tango, a sparrow from the old neighborhood,arrives, grinding out its cruel disappointment.The memories of my life are swirling around,my grey life that no longer has a song.Where could they be, those who were my companions,my first love in a pale … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 