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Farolito de papel · Aníbal Troilo · 1943

Music by Mario Lespés, Teófilo Lespés. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1951.

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Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19291951

1929: 1, 1943: 1, 1944: 1, 1951: 1

Credit

Music
Mario Lespés, Teófilo Lespés

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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En tus grupos me ensarté y en tu arrullo me dormí y dormido me quedé solo, pato... y hecho un gil. Esta noche me encontré la cartita del adiós en la almohada donde ayer me juraste eterno amor. Farolito de papel, que alumbraste mi bulín con la luz amiga y fiel de amoroso berretín. Otro lado alumbrás hoy, te apagaste para mí. Y yo a oscuras aquí estoy, solo, pato... y hecho un gil. Solo quedé... ¡Yo no tenía más que a vos!... Pato... porque ¡eras mi mundo de ilusión! Vuelvo a prender el triste pucho del ayer, para aliviar esta amargura brava que hoy me das... Vos sos linda, vos tenés pinta fina... y engrupís. Vos un mundo prometés y sin dar te despedís. Vos el traje te adornás con mi otario corazón, y los de otros, que al pasar tu reflejo encandiló... Pero, al fin, apenas sos Farolito de Papel y una noche en lo mejor chamuscada has de caer. Cargarás también tu cruz cuando sepan que tenés mucho humo y poca luz, Farolito de Papel...

English · machine translation

In your groups I strung myself and in your cooing I fell asleep and I fell asleep alone, duck... and made a fool of myself. Tonight I found the goodbye letter on the pillow where yesterday you swore eternal love to me. Little paper lantern you illuminated my bulín with the friendly and faithful light of loving berretín. Another side you light up today, you went out for me. And here I am in the dark, alone, duck... and a fool. I'm alone... I had nothing but you!... Duck... because you were my world of illusion! I light again the sad cigarette of yesterday to relieve this bitterness that today you give me... You are pretty, you have you look fine... and you are a great person. You promise a world and without giving you say goodbye. You adorn your costume with my heart, and those of others, that in passing your reflection dazzled... But, in the end, you are just Paper Lantern and one night in the best scorched you will fall. You will also bear your cross when they know that you have a lot of smoke and little light, Paper Lantern...

Every recording

4 recordings by year · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. Farolito de papelFrancisco Canaro1929
  2. Farolito de papelAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1943
  3. Farolito de papelJosé Garcia · Alfredo Rojas1944
  4. Farolito de papelAlberto Marino1951

Sung by1

Sung by Alberto Marino1943-06-02Single source

Timeline

  1. 1943-06-02

    Sung by Alberto MarinoSingle source