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Quiero verte una vez más (1939)

“I Want to See You One More Time”
lyrics by José María Contursi, music by Mario Canaro 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

Como aquella princesa (1937)

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

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

La madrugada (1944)

Daybreaklyrics by Cátulo Castillomusic by Ángel Maffia The night revolves around the timetableof the sad, sleep-deprivedbell tower clock.The pain of a streetcar rolls ondressed in lonelyblue melancholy…And a phantom mistenvelops the cafewith its delicate gloom.The night weeps in its agony…What am I seeking? Where am I going?I don’t know…I don’t know… Could it be the … Continue reading

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