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Humiliation lyrics by Carlos Bahr I knew nothing of the love that kneels, babbling out pleas, tame from conceits. And this was how, with flaws that still humiliate me, that in my delirium, I came to love you. Today as I wake up faced with your half-hearted passion, in my conscience that felt too full of … Continue reading
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
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
You…the Heavens and You lyrics by Hector Marcó music by Mario Canaro Your handkerchief is lukewarm, still— I kept reliving your farewell wave from that shadowy dock. Lukewarm, like the dying afternoon sun, my snowy sun, with no hope and no songbirds. I keep the lukewarm kiss that you left on my lips when you … Continue reading
Poem lyrics by Eduardo Bianco music by Mario Melfi It was a dream of sweet love, hours of joy and of affection. It was yesterday’s poem that I dreamed in golden colors. Vain chimeras that my heart will never be able to decipher again. Our fleeting little nest was a dream of love, of adoration!* When … Continue reading
Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango 