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Adiós Arolas · Juan D'Arienzo · 1961

Music by Ángel D'Agostino. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1953–1961.
1953: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times
1953’601961
records made· our catalogue

1953: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0

Credit

Music
Ángel D'Agostino

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1950’60

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez · RCA Victor · Aug 41961
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoEarliest we holdRuben Cané · RCA Victor · Aug 101953

Lyrics

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Con tu bandoneón querido, Eduardo Arolas te fuiste, enfermo de amor y triste en busca de olvido. No se apartó de tu lado aquel amor del que huías y al escapar te seguía una sombra de mujer. El veneno verde del pernod fue tu amigo de bohemia, y tu triste inspiración floreció en tu bandeneón como flores de tu anemia. Y una noche fría de París, pobre Arolas te morías, cuarto oscuro de pensión, una lluvia fina y gris y la muerte tras cartón. Aquella noche en Montmartre estaba en copas, de fiesta, y vos oyendo tu orquesta pensando sanarte. Las notas de un tango tuyo desde el cabaret llegaban y el bandoneón te rezaba un responso .

English · machine translation

With your beloved bandoneon, Eduardo Arolas you left, sick with love and sad in search of oblivion. He did not leave your side that love from which you fled and when you escaped it followed you a woman's shadow. The green poison of the pernod was your bohemian friend and your sad inspiration blossomed in your bandeneon like flowers of your anemia. And one cold night in Paris poor Arolas you died, dark room of a boarding house, a fine gray rain and death behind cardboard. That night in Montmartre I was in drinks, partying, and you listening to your orchestra thinking to heal you. The notes of a tango of yours from the cabaret came and the bandoneon prayed to you a compadroneón responso.

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