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Gota de lluvia

Music by Félix Lipesker, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1956.

Gota de lluvia was composed by Félix Lipesker.†† The lyrics of Gota de lluvia are by Homero Manzi.†

Credit

Music
Félix Lipesker
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1930’40’50

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdJorge Omar · RCA Victor · Jan 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1939
  2. Héctor VarelaMost dancedArgentino Ledesma, Rodolfo Lesica · Aug 1
    14 dances
    1956
  3. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueTita Galatro

Lyrics

Español

Las sombras de la tarde vendrán trayendo tu evocación. Las voces de la brisa dirán tu nombre como un rumor. Y en el jardín del alma renacerá una flor, y temblarán las manos al presentir tu amor. Será más puro el cielo, más fresco el aire, más tibio el sol. Los pájaros del bosque imitarán tu voz. Y pasará un cortejo de risas y de cantos por el camino blanco que me traerá tu amor. Te buscó mi fe en la oscuridad sin saber por qué. Te soñó mi afán en la soledad sin querer soñar. Te llamó mi voz y tu voz me respondió y en tu voz hallé fe para esperar tu amor. Pero si tu amor sólo fue visión de mi soledad. Si mi afán de luz me llevó a soñar con tu irrealidad. Si jamás vendrás hasta mi rincón feliz, cuando no llegués llorará un zorzal morirá un jazmín. Estás en la penumbra cuando en la tarde se duerme el sol. En la canción del ave que arrastra el viento como un dolor. En la gota de lluvia que recogió una flor. En el temblor del ala que el vendaval golpeó. Por eso si tus labios no llegan nunca con su canción, las cosas más hermosas te llorarán mi amor. Y pasará un cortejo de cantos enlutados por el camino blanco que tanto te esperó.

English · machine translation

The shadows of the afternoon will come bringing your evocation. The voices of the breeze will say your name like a rumor. And in the garden of the soul a flower will be reborn, and hands will tremble at the presentiment of your love. The sky will be purer, the air fresher, the sun warmer. The birds of the forest will imitate your voice. And a procession of laughter and songs will pass by along the white road that will bring me your love. My faith sought you in the dark without knowing why. My eagerness dreamed of you in solitude without wanting to dream. My voice called you and your voice answered me and in your voice I found faith to wait for your love. But if your love was only a vision of my loneliness. If my eagerness for light led me to dream with your unreality. If you will never come to my happy corner, when you don't arrive a thrush will cry a jasmine will die. You are in the twilight when the sun goes to sleep in the afternoon. In the song of the bird that drags the wind like a pain. In the raindrop that picked a flower. In the tremor of the wing that the gale struck. That is why if your lips never come with its song, the most beautiful things will mourn you my love. And a procession of mournful songs will pass by along the white road that waited so long for you.

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1956 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2024: 2, 2026: 4

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Félix Lipesker

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370014155

Single source

MusicBrainz · 55b7330a-40ca-4b70-99d6-8cc6f6d73f25source

Single source

TodoTango · tema/279

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

Single source

Listen

  1. Gota de lluviaFrancisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · no clip yet1939
  2. Gota de lluviaHéctor Varela · Argentino Ledesma, Rodolfo Lesica1956

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