Today's Tango Is... Roberto Firpo - Honda Tristeza 16-07-1931

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HONDA TRISTEZA - Tango with English translation
Roberto Firpo c. Principe Azul 16-07-1931
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Music: Roberto Firpo
Lyrics: Vicente Planells del Campo

THE STORY OF HONDA TRISTEZA

In 1930, the composer and orchestra leader, Roberto Firpo, abandoned tango. He was at the height of a successful musical career yet he had ambitions to become a cattleman. So, he invested much of the wealth he had earned put it into cattle and he did well but then, floods on the Paraná River destroyed his dream. He turned to the stock market but, in the Great Depression, times were hard and Firpo lost the remnant of his fortune. Thus, he returned to tango with his new composition, Honda Tristeza. With thanks to Zhanna Rabinska.

HONDA TRISTEZA

(recitado)
Y esa tristeza
invade hoy mi alma
al recordar...
(canto)
Que tomándome las manos
fuertemente me apretó,
y unas frases de dolor
tristemente pronunció.
Y en sus frases tan pausadas
un adiós triste me dio,
y se puso a sollozar
y de mí se despidió.

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DEEP SADNESS

(Recited)
And that sadness
Permeates my soul
On remembering...

(Sung)
That taking my hands
You squeezed me tightly
And spoke sadly
Words of sorrow.
And in your faltering words
You made your sad goodbye,
And began to sob
And from me, took your farewell.

English translation by Paul Bottomer ©

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