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Yo (1945)

Me…
music & lyrics by Juan José Guichandut Continue reading

Y la perdí…(1947)

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

Es mejor perdonar (1942)

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

Un tango y nada más (1945)

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

Sin palabras (1946)

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

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