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Un tango y nada mas · José Basso · 1986

José BassoEduardo Bordatango
Music by Armando Lacava, Juan Pomati, lyrics by Carlos Waiss. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–1986.

Pinned at 1986 · Revival 1985–1999 · José Basso recordings indexed 1948–1986

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Music
Armando Lacava, Juan Pomati
Lyrics
Carlos Waiss

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1945 to 1986.

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1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Un tango y nada mas · José Basso · 1986 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

Lyrics

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Un tango más, un gorrión de barrio viejo llega moliendo su cruel desilusión. Rodando van los recuerdos de mi vida, mi vida gris que no tiene ya canción. Dónde estarán los que fueron compañeros, mi amor primero de un claro anochecer, y ese silbido llamando de la esquina hacia el calor de aquel viejo café. Quién sabe dónde está lo que perdí, loco de afán. Del tiempo que pasó sólo quedó un tango más. Tan sólo un tango más que trae fracaso de no ser, cansancio de mi andar. La vida que al rodar, sólo dejó, un tango y nada más. Un tango más, un gorrión de barrio viejo tiembla en la sombra doliente del ayer. Un tango más, y el juguete de la luna vuelve a mentir en el triste anochecer. Mi juventud la quemé en la cruz viajera en la quimera de andar, siempre de andar. Buscan mis ansias calor de primavera y sólo hay un tango y nada más.

English · machine translation

One more tango, an old neighborhood sparrow comes grinding its cruel disillusionment. The memories of my life roll by, my gray life that no longer has a song. Where will be those who were my companions, my first love of a clear evening, and that whistle calling from the corner towards the warmth of that old café. Who knows where is what I lost, mad with eagerness. Of the time that passed only one more tango remained. Just one more tango that brings failure of not being, tiredness of my walk. The life that in rolling, only left, a tango and nothing more. One more tango, an old neighborhood sparrow trembles in the sorrowful shadow of yesterday. One more tango, and the toy of the moon returns to lie in the sad nightfall. I burned my youth on the traveling cross in the chimera of walking, always walking. My yearnings seek the warmth of spring and there is only a tango and nothing more.

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