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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 149 posts for Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango

Que nunca me falte (1937)

May I Never Miss… lyrics by Hector Marcó music by Hector Morales The storm of the years has whitened your head, dear bright-eyed mother who lives and breathes for me. And Santa Rosa has come— it’s your Saint’s day and I want to give you a kiss more than I ever have before. A vaporous … Continue reading

Nada (1944)

Nothing lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti music by José Dames I’ve arrived at your house— I don’t know how I managed to, since they’ve told me you’re not here, that you will never return, since they’ve told me that you’re gone. There’s so much snow in my soul, there’s such silence at your door! When I … Continue reading

Malena (1942)

Malena lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Lucio Demare Malena sings the tango as no one else can, and she pours her heart into every verse. Her voice is scented with suburban weeds, Malena feels the pain of the bandoneón. Perhaps in her distant youth, her lark’s voice took on that dark back-alley tone, or perhaps … Continue reading

Mañana zarpa un barco (1942)

Tomorrow a Ship Sets Sail lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Lucio Demare We touch unchanging shores when we drop anchor, a hundred ports gift us the music of the sea, sad doe-eyed girls always wait for us, and the drinks always seem to taste the same. Only here in your port do I feel … Continue reading

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