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Cómo se pianta la vida

Cómo se pianta la vida is a Tango written by Carlos Viván and recorded by Osvaldo Pugliese in 1981. The Tango Cómo se pianta la vida is written by Carlos Viván, Osvaldo Pugliese has recorded Cómo se pianta la vida with the singer Abel Córdoba.
“Cómo se pianta la vida” translates to “How Life Slips Away” in English. This evocative title captures the fleeting nature of existence, a reminder of how swiftly moments escape our grasp. Like the notes of a tango, life dances past us with a melancholic grace, leaving behind both the sweet memories and the ache of what is irrevocably lost.

Tango

Style

Osvaldo Pugliese

Orchestra

Abel Córdoba

Singer

Carlos Viván

Author

Carlos Viván

Composer

1981/7/8

Date

Abel Córdoba
Abel Córdoba
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pugliese

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Cómo se pianta la vida recorded by other Orchestras

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1981/7/1 – Quinto ano – Osvaldo Pugliese
1981/7/1 – Tiempo de tranvias – Osvaldo Pugliese
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Como se pianta la vida – 1963/4/30 – Anibal Troilo – Roberto Goyeneche
Como se pianta la vida – 1981/7/8 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Abel Cordoba
Como se pianta la vida – 1942/9/15 – Ricardo Tanturi – Alberto Castillo
Como se pianta la vida – 1950/12/26 – Edgardo Donato – Carlos Almada
Como se pianta la vida – 1940/8/20 – Enrique Rodriguez – Armando Moreno

Lyrics Translation of the Tango Cómo se pianta la vida

This is the translation of the Tango “Cómo se pianta la vida” from Spanish to English. The English lyrics of the Tango “Cómo se pianta la vida” have been done with AI.

Letra del Tango Cómo se pianta la vida

Berretines locos de muchacho rana
me arrastraron ciego en mi juventud,
en milongas, timbas y en otras macanas
donde fui palmando toda mi salud.
Mi copa bohemia de rubia champaña
brindando amoríos borracho la alcé.
Mi vida fue un barco cargado de hazañas
que junto a las playas del mal lo encallé.

¡Cómo se pianta la vida!
¡Cómo rezongan los años
cuando fieros desengaños
nos van abriendo una herida!
Es triste la primavera
si se vive desteñida…
¡Cómo se pianta la vida
del muchacho calavera!

Los veinte abriles cantaron un día
la milonga triste de mi berretín
y en la contradanza de esa algarabía
al trompo de mi alma le faltó piolín.
Hoy estoy pagando aquellas ranadas,
final de los vivos que siempre se da.
Me encuentro sin chance en esta jugada…
La muerte sin grupo ha entrado a tallar…

English lyrics of the Tango "Cómo se pianta la vida"

Crazy whims of a froggy boy
dragged me blind in my youth,
in milongas, gambling and other messes
where I lost all my health.
My bohemian cup of blonde champagne
toasting to love affairs, drunk, I raised.
My life was a ship full of feats
that I grounded on the shores of evil.

How life fades away!
How the years complain
when fierce disappointments
start to open a wound!
Spring is sad
if lived faded…
How life fades away
for the reckless boy!

Twenty springs once sang
the sad milonga of my whim,
and in the counter dance of that uproar
the top of my soul ran out of string.
Today I’m paying for those mistakes,
an end common to the wise.
I find myself without a chance in this play…
Death sculpts without a group…

Cómo se pianta la vida by Carlos Viván

Cómo se pianta la vida is a Tango written by Carlos Viván and composed by Carlos Viván.



Story behind the Tango Cómo se pianta la vida

The tango “Cómo se pianta la vida” narrates the life of a man reflecting on his youth, marked by reckless adventures and misadventures in love and leisure. The tone conveys deep regret and a poignant recognition of the consequences of a life of excess. The lyrics reveal how youthful frolics in milongas (dance events), card games, and other frivolities led the protagonist to lose his health and peace.



Symbolism of Cómo se pianta la vida

In Viván’s lyrics, significant symbolism is used to deepen the emotional impact. Phrases like “Mi vida fue un barco cargado de hazañas” (My life was a ship loaded with exploits) metaphorically depict life as a journey fraught with bold, yet perhaps misguided, exploits that ultimately lead to despair, highlighted by the ship running aground. The recurring theme of colors fading (“si se vive desteñida”) symbolizes the loss of vibrancy and joy in life. This fading color metaphor coupled with the phrase “¡Cómo se pianta la vida!”—literally “How life fades!”—emphasizes a somber acceptance of life’s irreversible turn towards darkness due to past choices.



Cómo se pianta la vida in historic Context

The tango was written in 1981, a period for Argentina marked by political upheaval and the prelude to the return of democratic governance. Amidst such societal transitions, the personal reflections in “Cómo se pianta la vida” resonate with broader themes of lament and the desire to reclaim a past marred by errors. The cultural setting of Argentina, known for its rich tango tradition that often explores themes of despair, nostalgia, and introspection, forms a fitting backdrop for such expressions of life’s trials and misfortunes.



Carlos Viván

Carlos Viván was a renowned Argentine poet and tango lyricist whose works often delve into themes of life, love, and regret.