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“You”
lyrics by José María Contursi
music by José Dames Continue reading
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
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
Tobacco lyrics by José María Contursi music by Armando Pointier Your voice rose from the shadows like a distant rebuke. Your voice weeps and calls my name while the phantoms of this night loom stranger still. My eyes are shut against the terror of silence my heart, torn apart because I still haven’t forgiven myself … Continue reading
No Words [1] lyrics by Enrique Santos Discépolo music by Mariano Mores It was born from you, in search of a song to bring us together, now I know that it’s cruel—brutal, even— my punishment for you. With no words this music will still wound you, wherever your betrayal may hear it… On the most absurd night, on the … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 