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En la buena y en la mala (1940)
In Good Times and Bad Times lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo In good times I met you and in bad times I lost you— your love was the flash of a flare, of brief, blue galas. My wallet was the magnet that drew...
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Bajo un cielo de estrellas (1941)
Beneath a Star Filled Sky lyrics by José María Contursi music by Enrique Francini & Héctor Stamponi A long time after leaving I return to the neighborhood that I left behind, anxious to see its...
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La bruja (1938)
The Witch lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo Drowning this scream that rises up from my chest, and arrives on my lips charged with malice, I return to your side, with my hands tied, but only to tell you that...
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Buscándote (1941)
Searching for You lyrics by Eduardo Scalise Wandering… with the fatigue of my endless ambling, the bitter sadness of being alone, enormously anxious to arrive. Perhaps you know… that I have gone...
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Bajo el cono azul (1944)
Under the Blue Halo lyrics by Carmelo Volpe [spoken] From my table I contemplate memory’s dance: Paris with its grandeur drowning my desires, the lost lover who you carry like a cross, the dance that...
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Balada para un loco (1969)
Ballad for a Lunatic lyrics by Horacio Ferrer (1933-2014) music by Ástor Piazzolla (spoken) The afternoons in Buenos Aires have a certain… ¿qué se yo? [1]—y’know? I’ve just left home, headed down...
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Buenos Aires (1923)
Buenos Aires lyrics by Manuel Romero Buenos Aires, the Queen of the Plata, Buenos Aires, my beloved land, listen now to my song— my whole life has gone into it. In my most orgiastic, fevered hours,...
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Boedo y San Juan (1943)
Boedo & San Juan music & lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo From here, the corner of Boedo and San Juan, I’m going to sing a sad, heartfelt tango because I want to honor and to remember the...
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