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| Tango Lyrics in Spanish and English |
| NARANJO EN FLOR |
| Blooming orange tree (1944) |
| LYRICS by: Homero Exposito |
| MUSIC by: Virgilio Exposito |
| TRANSLATION by: Alberto Paz |
| Last updated on: 12/29/09 |
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| Homero
Exposito's merit lies in having incorporated literature, including
metaphors and poetry in his tango lyrics. The impact of his verses
resides in the literary quality and expressive synthesis. This tango is
a true classic. Its subject matter is the disappointment from love and
the suffering it triggers. It is said that the author related his own
experience in this memorable lyrics. |
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Era mas blanda que el agua,
que el agua blanda, era mas fresca que el rio, naranjo en floor... Y en esa calle de estio, calle perdida, dejo un pedazo de vida y se marcho... Primero hay que saber sufrir, despues amar, despues partir y al fin andar sin pensamiento... Perfume de naranjo en flor, promesas vanas de un amor que se escaparon en el viento... Despues, que importa el despues? Toda mi vida es el ayer que me detiene en el pasado, eterna y vieja juventud que me ha dejado acobardado como un pajaro sin luz. Que le habran hecho mis manos? Que le habran hecho para dejarme en el pecho tanto dolor? Dolor de vieja arboleda, cancion de esquina con un pedazo de vida, naranjo en flor.. |
She was softer than
the water,
than the soft water, she was fresher than the river, blooming orange tree... And in that summer street, lost street, she left a piece of life and she left... First you learn to suffer, then to love, then to leave, and finally to walk without thinking... Scent of orange blossoms, empty promises of love that escaped in the wind... After, does it matter the afterwards? All my life is the yesterday that stops me in the past, eternal and ancient youth that has left me unnerved like a bird in the dark. What have my hands done to her? What have they done to her to leave me in the chest so much pain? Pain of an old grove, street corner's song with a slice of life, blooming orange tree... |
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