Remembranzas - Memories

The tango Remembranzas was written in 1940, lyrics by Mario Battisella, music by Mario Melfi.
It was printed on the prayer card for Alberto's service that took place on February 15. Go to the link, the Planet Tango Lyrics Page Alberto created with hundreds of tangos translated from Spanish to English, and often with a link to a recording so you can hear it. We performed to this tango many times, our favorite version by the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese with the singer Jorge Maciel.
Go HERE to listen.

Remembranzas

Como son largas las semanas cuando no estas cerca de mi. No se que fuerzas sobrehumanas me dan valor lejos de ti. Muerta la luz de mi esperanza Soy como el naufrago en el mar, se que me pierdo en lontananza mas no me puedo resignar. Ah!… que triste es recordar, despues de tanto amar, esa dicha que paso, flor de una ilusion, nuestra pasion se marchito. Ah!… olvida mi desden, retorna, dulce bien, a nuestro amor, y volvera a florecer nuestro querer como aquella flor. En nuestro cuarto tibio y rosa todo esta igual, como otra vez y en cada adorno, en cada cosa te sigo viendo como ayer. Tu foto sobre la mesita que es credencial de nuestro amor y aquella hortensia ya marchita que fue el canto de mi dolor.

How long are the weeks when you are not close to me. I don’t know what superhuman strengths give me courage far away from you. The light of my hope having died, I am like the shipwrecked in the sea I know I get lost in the far horizon but I cannot resign myself. Oh! how sad it is to remember after having loved so much that happiness that went by flower of an illusion our passion has withered. Oh! forget my scorn, return, my sweet, to our love and it will bloom again our wanting like that flower. In our warm and rose colored room everything it’s the same as it was and in each ornament, in each thing I continue looking at you like I did yesterday. Your photo on the little table is a witness of our love and that already withered hydrangea which was the song of my pain.

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The recordings of Osvaldo Pugliese were played throughout visitation. La Mariposa, La Yumba, Desde el alma....all of our favorites we danced to. Recuerdo was played as the processional with the pallbearers, six men that loved him including his son and our students and friends.
Go HERE to listen, and say a prayer for Alberto.

If you would like a prayer card please email me your address and I will send you one.