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Neighborhood Romance* lyrics by Homero Manzi music by Aníbal Troilo First, a far-off April date— your dark balcony, your old-fashioned garden. Later on the feverish pulse of your letters— lying with “no,” vowing that “yes…” A neighborhood romance, your love and my love, first came desire, then came sorrow— for faults that were never ours, for … 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
Honeysuckle lyrics by Luis César Amadori Old wall of the arrabal, your shade was my companion— in my lackluster childhood, your honeysuckle was my friend. When, trembling, my first love kissed my heart with hopes, at your side, pure and happy, I sang this, my first confession: Honeysuckles in bloom, that watched my birth and … Continue reading
Curtainlyrics by Homero Manzimusic by Lucio Demare Your solitude was a fictionthat burst into my hidden cornerand your tempests swept me away. The role you played so wellwas the sentimental embodimentof an epic novel by Luis de Val.[1] You appeared, feverish and hysterical,and we came together in a miserable dream. My blue song was a beaconthat … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 