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Cautivo

Cautivo is a Tango written by Egidio Pittaluga and recorded by Aníbal Troilo in 1941. The Tango Cautivo is written by Egidio Pittaluga, Aníbal Troilo has recorded Cautivo with the singer Francisco Fiorentino.
“Cautivo,” meaning “Captive” in English, is a poignant dance between freedom and constraint. The music weaves through the soul, binding emotion and memory with each note, as if whispering forgotten tales of passion and longing. In its embrace, listeners find themselves willingly entrapped, swaying to a rhythm that speaks to the heart’s deepest secrets.

Tango

Style

Aníbal Troilo

Orchestra

Francisco Fiorentino

Singer

Luis Rubistein

Author

Egidio Pittaluga

Composer

1941/10/9

Date

Francisco Fiorentino
Francisco Fiorentino
Aníbal Troilo
Aníbal Troilo

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Lyrics Translation of the Tango Cautivo

This is the translation of the Tango “Cautivo ” from Spanish to English. The English lyrics of the Tango “Cautivo ” have been done with AI.

Letra del Tango Cautivo

Nunca podré comprender,
ni lo quiero pensar,
qué hay en tu amor.
Niebla sin fin, pena veloz
que abre los rumbos de mi mal.
Cómo quisiera poder
olvidarte y huir !
No verte más para arrancar
este dolor y no sentir
que he de morir así.

Pero siento que no puedo vivir
sin tus manos, tus caricias, tu amor
y que soy un prisionero
de tu desamor.
Vieja angustia de saber que no soy
quien tus sueños enredo en un cantar
y sentir que igual te quiero
para mi mal.

Y es un tormento este amor
que no puedo matar,
ni amordazar.
Sé que al morir me va a seguir
hasta la tumba tu mirar.
Y cuando intento escapar
de este infierno sin fin,
la voluntad me dice sí,
el corazón me grita no!
y para que luchar?

English lyrics of the Tango "Cautivo "

I will never comprehend,
nor do I wish to think,
what lies in your love.
Endless fog, swift sorrow
that opens the paths of my pain.
How I wish I could
forget you and flee!
To not see you anymore, to tear out
this pain and not feel
that I must die like this.

But I feel I cannot live
without your hands, your caresses, your love,
and I am a prisoner
of your unlove.
Old anguish of knowing I’m not
the one your dreams intertwined in a song,
and to feel that I still love you
to my own misfortune.

And this love is a torment
I cannot kill,
nor silence.
I know that as I die, your gaze will follow me
to the grave.
And when I try to escape
this endless hell,
my will says yes,
my heart screams no!
So why fight?

Cautivo by Egidio Pittaluga (Composer)

Cautivo is a Tango written and composed by Egidio Pittaluga.

Story behind the Tango Cautivo

The tango “Cautivo” tells a poignant tale of emotional captivity and unreciprocated love. It explores the yearning and helplessness of a person deeply ensnared in a relationship that brings both joy and torment. The speaker is torn between the desire to escape the haunting presence of their beloved and the inability to imagine life without them. This internal conflict is expressed vividly throughout the song, capturing the essence of being trapped by love.

Symbolism of Cautivo

“Cautivo,” meaning “captive,” serves as a central metaphor for the emotional imprisonment felt by the lover. The lyrics convey a sense of fog (“Niebla sin fin”) and swift sorrow (“pena veloz”), symbolizing the obscured and turbulent path the persona must navigate due to their unrequited love. The mention of hands, caresses, and love (“tus manos, tus caricias, tu amor”) highlights the physical and emotional memories that bind the speaker, while the phrase “prisionero de tu desamor” explicitly captures the essence of being trapped by the beloved’s indifference.

Cautivo in Historic Context

Written in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1941, “Cautivo” reflects the cultural and emotional zeitgeist of its time. The 1940s in Argentina was a period rich with tango music, which often served as an emotional outlet for themes of longing, loss, and urban melancholy. The setting in Buenos Aires, a city renowned for its complex blend of passion and heartbreak inherent in tango culture, provides the perfect backdrop for such a mournful narrative. The emotional struggle depicted may also reflect the broader uncertainties of the world during that era, especially with World War II reshaping global realities.

Egidio Pittaluga

Egidio Pittaluga was a composer known for weaving complex emotional narratives into his tango compositions. His work is celebrated for capturing the poignant spectrum of human emotions inherent in love and loss, typical of Argentine tango tradition.