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Corners of Buenos Aires (vals) lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Sebastián Piana Corner of a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, the sun and the moon paint on your walls. The winter rains weep for you in the watercolors of my memories. Thirty evenings (moons) know my wounds and a hundred little streets saw us pass by. … Continue reading
Afterwards lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Hugo Gutiérrez Afterwards… the bloody moon and your emotion, knowing that the end is coming on a dark stormcloud. Later… unfathomably, your eyes, so empty, weeping painlessly. And afterwards… the enormous night in the windowpane, and you tire of life and I long to fight. Later… your skin like snow and in an … Continue reading
Out All Night lyrics by Santiago Adamini music by Armando Baliotti Out all night like every skull who doesn’t see what’s coming, who doesn’t know where he’s going. I used to ignore all your advice, my friend— we almost became enemies because you were honest with me. They always were my best companions, the milonguero boys, gamblers … Continue reading
Heart lyrics by Hector Marcó music by Carlos Di Sarli Heart, you are deceiving me… Heart, why are you crying? You don’t see that I’m dying to your rhythm, from this pain. Though you know that she’s no longer mine, that she has surrendered to another’s arms, try not to faint yet, be as firm as I am. Give … Continue reading
I’d Advise You to Forget Me lyrics by Jorge Crui music by Pedro Maffia I received your last letter in which you wrote to me: “I’d advise you to forget me, everything we had is dead. I just want my portrait and all of my letters back— you know it’s not fair that you’re still keeping all … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 