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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
Red Ink lyrics by Cátulo Castillo music by Sebastián Piana A big stone wall, [1] red ink over yesterday’s grey, the emotion of your happy bricks over my little alleyway took a blot and painted the corner and that copper [2] who in the depths of night walked the borders of his beat like a … Continue reading
Old Gateway lyrics by Máximo Orsi music by Hector Palacios Plea of the wind, voices from the plains, anguished prayers, sorrow’s laments. Wandering birds that one spring, a fiery sun scorched with love. The affection was strong as a carob tree— but a blow from time’s axe cleaved it so easily. And today in the long … Continue reading
I Hear Your Voice lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez music by Mario Canaro Afraid of dying, longing to be alive— dreams or reality? Something wants to become a sunrise in my solitude… songs I have forgotten, places I have left, joys I have lost, today with the emotions inside my heart everything returns to me! I … Continue reading
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
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 