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Flores del alma (1942)

Soul Flowers  lyrics by Alfredo Lucero Palacios & Lito Bayardo Memories of a joyous night that bloom in my soul once again, memories that faded with time— I can feel that they will live again. Just like that far-off night is this one, in my bitter loneliness. The moon in the blue sky lights me up like … Continue reading

Toda mi vida (1941)

My Whole Life lyrics by José María Contursi music by Aníbal Troilo Today, after such a long time without seeing you, without speaking to you, I’m so tired of always, always searching for you, and I feel like I am dying, slowly, because you have forgotten me. And you will not leave a single kiss on … Continue reading

Nostalgias (1936)

Nostalgias lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo I want to get my heart drunk so I can snuff out a crazy love that more than love, is just suffering… and I come here for this, to erase the old kisses with kisses from other mouths… If her love was a one-day bloom what’s the reason that I … Continue reading

Amarras (1944)

Moorings lyrics by Carmelo Santiago I wander like a suffering shadow beneath this gray veranda I reflect on myself and I am nothing… I am like my little coal skiff that stays shored up— it lives tied fast to the shore. And so I too, tied fast to my past am an anchored ship and I feel … Continue reading

Tu diagnóstico (1941)

Your Diagnosis lyrics and music by José Betinotti Your diagnosis is simple, but I know that I don’t have a cure— and I know that I’m terminally desperate for your hope and your yearning. What are we going to do, oh my darling? I will adore my memories of you, I will beg you to … Continue reading

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