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Pedro Laurenz

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Es mejor perdonar (1942)

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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)

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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 →

Abandono (1937)

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Abandonment (1937) lyrics by Homero Manzi
 music by Pedro Maffia The wind of memory arrives at the corner of my abandonment and amidst yesterday’s dead dust your love has also returned. I don’t know if you lead a happy life or if the world has defeated you and living with no desire to live you … Continue reading →

Recién (1943)

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Just Now lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Osvaldo Pugliese Today, just now, just now, I bring my life close to you again— hiding all my failures, concealing all my wounds. And today as I find the protection of your steady hands just now I realize that it hurts me to know I’ve done you … Continue reading →

Que nunca me falte (1937)

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May I Never Miss… lyrics by Hector Marcó music by Hector Morales The storm of the years has whitened your head, dear bright-eyed mother who lives and breathes for me. And Santa Rosa has come— it’s your Saint’s day and I want to give you a kiss more than I ever have before. A vaporous … Continue reading →

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