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Those of you who are frequent visitors to my blog will note that I do not editorialize. I try to keep my comments to a minimum, sometimes inserting footnotes to the lyrics where a literal translation would break the flow of the poetry, or drawing attention to discrepancies between different versions of a song. But … Continue reading
The Bells Cry lyrics by Oscar Rubens They live on endlessly killing my anxiety, the sounds of the bells: “ding dong, ding dong” is their song. How could I have thought that the very day I returned my great love would be dying? When at last I was going to hold her tight in my arms that … Continue reading
Far from Buenos Aires lyrics by Oscar Rubens music by Alberto Suárez Villanueva With a sorrowful grimace, old, sad, and worthless, walking with a slow step I’m carrying my grief. Far from the big city that has seen me flourish, in the strangest streets I feel my soul start to darken. No one sees my … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 