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Sonatina · Carlos Di Sarli · 1956

Music by Marcelino Hernández. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1956–1956.

Sonatina · Carlos Di Sarli · 1956 was sung by Jorge Durán.†

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19561956

1956: 1

Credit

Music
Marcelino Hernández

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Las copas ya vacías sobre el frío mostrador, en cada copa un sueño, una lágrima, un rencor. Y siguen la rutinas, la vieja sonatina, llorando en la neblina del humo y del licor. La turbia indiferencia del que va para olvidar, la otra indiferencia del que toma por tomar. Reniega de tu pena, gastada pero ajena y al fin te quedas solo, como una copa más. Con tu violín descolorido y con tu alma de arlequín, seguís andando sin olvido, de cafetín en cafetín. Tu vieja y triste sonatina, parece, en cada bodegón, una esperanza que camina bajo un cielo de neblina arrastrando un corazón. Y sigues noche a noche, desnudando tu violín y vas de mesa en mesa con tu alma de arlequín. Tu alma empecinada que nunca encuentra nada, buscando en las cantinas y en cada cafetín. Buscando una sonrisa, una lágrima nomás, buscando quien comprenda la amargura que hay detrás, de cada madrugada cuando solo te quedas mirando las monedas que no te llevarás.

English · machine translation

The glasses already empty on the cold counter, in each glass a dream, a tear, a grudge. And the routines go on, the old sonatina, crying in the haze of smoke and liquor. The murky indifference of the one who goes to forget, the other indifference of the one who takes for the sake of taking. Deny your sorrow, worn but alien and at last you are left alone like one more glass. With your faded violin and with your harlequin soul, you keep on walking without forgetting, from cafe to cafe. Your sad old sonatina seems, in each still life, a hope that walks under a sky of mist dragging a heart. And you go on night after night stripping your violin and you go from table to table with your harlequin soul. Your stubborn soul that never finds anything, searching in the canteens and in every cafe. Looking for a smile, just a tear, looking for someone who understands the bitterness that lies behind of every early morning when you just stand looking at the coins that you will not take with you.

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. Mi romanceRicardo Tanturi, 1941 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. Toda mi vidaAníbal Troilo, 1971 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. Noches correntinasEdgardo Donato, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. AnsiedadJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances

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Singers1

Sung by Jorge DuránSingle source

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Duration1

Duration 03:10Single source

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  1. SonatinaCarlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán1956

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