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These Tangos, Valses, and Milongas were recorded around the same time. Take a look to discover what else this orchestra—or others—may have recorded during the same week or even on the exact same day.
Abandono (Amarguras) is a Tango written by Homero Manzi and composed by Pedro Maffia.
In “Abandono (Amarguras),” Homero Manzi explores themes of loss, remembrance, and regret. The poignant lyrics describe a speaker haunted by memories of a former love, reflected through the metaphor of an abandoned, dusty corner. The winds of memory revisit the sorrowful solitude of the speaker, mingling past affection with present desolation. This tango deals with the speaker’s internal confrontation with his failures and the ever-encroaching shadow of what once was. This is not just a narrative of personal grief but a lament of unresolvable yearning for a past that will never return, and perhaps was never as ideal as remembered.
The lyric “llega el viento del recuerdo aquel” (the wind of that memory arrives) symbolizes the powerful, sometimes uncontrollable nature of memory that invades the quiet spaces of our minds. “En la cruz del abandono” (in the cross of abandonment) hints at suffering and martyrdom, deepening the theme of emotional torment and solitude. Throughout the tango, memories are depicted as “voces muertas” (dead voices) that stubbornly persist, an echo of the past that seems to haunt the present, suggesting that past actions and relationships continue to influence and linger, long after they have ended.
“Abandono (Amarguras)” was written in 1937, a time when Argentina was experiencing significant political and social changes. This period was marked by the influence of the Infamous Decade, characterized by political corruption and economic instability. Such a backdrop makes the tango potent with a sense of melancholy and introspection about personal and collective disillusionment. The personal sorrow and regret expressed in the tango could be seen as a reflection of the broader societal atmosphere, where there is a pervading sense of loss and the desire to forget the irretrievable ‘golden past’.
Homero Manzi was an influential Argentine lyricist, famous for his poignant and evocative tangos that often captured the spirit of the Buenos Aires urban landscape and its multifaceted socio-cultural aspects.