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Goodbye, Buenos Aires lyrics by Leopoldo Torres Ríos I must depart from this much belovèd land, I must depart, though my heart begins to bleed. Like a poet, I must say before I leave: goodbye Buenos Aires, my dear friends, goodbye. Porteña nights that knew all my greatest joys today stand as mute witnesses to my pain, every corner stirs another memory … Continue reading
Searching for You lyrics by Eduardo Scalise Wandering… exhausted by my endless ambling, the bitter sadness of being alone, tremendously eager to arrive. Perhaps you know… that I have gone through life searching for you, that I broke my dreams without meaning to, that I left them behind at some crossroads. I hurried my stride, in … Continue reading
Ding Dong lyrics by Evaristo Fratantoni Today the bells of my heart they go “ding,” they go “ding dong” stealthily. Could they know that they toll for love, this “ding,” this oh-so-eloquent “ding dong”? Sometimes it’s like a song, it’s just that I am loving so much— Could it be real or is it imaginary, … Continue reading
Blue Illusion lyrics by Arquímedes Arci Haughty and conceited, like a pagan goddess you passed by me, showing your spite, and since that day I know that I have lost the ineffable glory of a dream of love. I don’t miss your kisses—those were feigned, nor do I miss your strangely sweet lips… only the … Continue reading
Landscape lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Sebastián Piana I bought you one afternoon, distant landscape, with your golden frame and your autumnal theme. I hung you on the wall across from her portrait, across from her portrait that’s no longer there. Perhaps that’s why I was upset just now by your muted tone, your shadow, … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 