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El pensamiento

El pensamiento is a Tango written by José Martínez and recorded by Héctor Varela in 1957. Héctor Varela has recorded El pensamiento as an instrumental Tango.
“El pensamiento,” translated to English as “The Thought,” is a musical introspection that dances between the realms of longing and reflection. Each note unfurls like a delicate whisper of memories that drift through the mind, invoking both yearning and solace. As the melody unfolds, it weaves a tapestry of silent conversations within the soul, an echo of introspective musings.

Tango

Style

Héctor Varela

Orchestra

Instrumental

Singer

Francisco García Jiménez

Author

José Martínez

Composer

1957/5/3

Date

Instrumental
Instrumental
Héctor Varela
Héctor Varela

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El pensamiento recorded by other Orchestras

El pensamiento recorded by other Orchestras

1957/4/29 – Arrabalero – Alfredo De Angelis
1957/4/29 – Cielo de sombra – Alfredo De Angelis
1957/5/8 – Llegando a puerto – Juan D-Arienzo
1957/5/8 – Andate por dios – Juan D-Arienzo
1957/4/26 – Don Goyo – Hector Varela
El pensamiento – 1945/7/26 – Juan D-Arienzo – Instrumental
El pensamiento – 1969/5/1 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Instrumental
El pensamiento – 1957/5/3 – Hector Varela – Instrumental
El pensamiento – 1932/1/1 – Adolfo Carabelli – Carlos Lafuente
El pensamiento – 1942/1/1 – Julio De Caro – Instrumental

Letra del Tango El pensamiento

Al releer tristemente

Páginas de honda ternura,

Rueda a mis pies el cadáver de una flor

Que yacía entre palabras suyas.

Flor que lució noblemente

Con pintoresca hermosura,

Prueba de afecto profundo en el ayer…

Y hoy fantasma del fugaz querer.



Muerto pensamiento, que ella un día me ofreció,

Otro pensamiento, ha perdurado tu existir,

El de mi mente, siempre vivo

Que en los recuerdos está cautivo.

Horas que entre dichas amorosas vimos ir,

Guarda el pensamiento, vuestro aroma embriagador,

Eterna flor que yo cultivo

Con cálido fervor.



En mi soledad

Mi mente emprende un vuelo,

Rehuye la cruel verdad

Y otra vez hasta los cielos

Donde puso sus anhelos… se va.

Soy feliz así

A solas con mis sueños,

Que en ese mundo aun soy dueño

Del bien que en este mundo ya perdí.

English lyrics of the Tango "El pensamiento"

Sadly rereading

Pages of deep affection,

At my feet rolls the corpse of a flower

That lay among her words.

A flower that shone nobly

With picturesque beauty,

A proof of deep affection in the past…

And now a ghost of fleeting love.

A dead thought she once offered me,

Another thought, your existence has endured,

The one in my mind, always alive

Captive in the memories.

Hours we saw pass among loving joys,

Preserve the thought, your intoxicating scent,

Eternal flower that I cultivate

With warm fervor.

In my solitude

My mind takes flight,

Avoids the cruel truth

And again to the heavens

Where it placed its longings… it goes.

I am happy this way

Alone with my dreams,

For in that world I still own

The good that in this world I’ve lost.

El pensamiento by Francisco García Jiménez

El pensamiento is a Tango written by Francisco García Jiménez and composed by José Martínez.



Story behind the Tango “El pensamiento”

The lyrics of “El pensamiento” resonate with a deep, nostalgic sorrow. They tell a story of remembrance and loss. A person reflects on past moments of deep affection, symbolized by the pages of tender words and a flower, once a lively symbol of love but now merely a decaying remnant of the past. The tango captures the aching beauty of memories and the painful reality of their impermanence.



Symbolism of “El pensamiento”

The decaying flower in the tango acts as a poignant metaphor, representing once-vivid moments now faded. The contrast between the flower’s past beauty and its current state symbolizes how temporal and fragile love can be. The recurring theme of “thought” or “pensamiento” in both senses – as a flower and as a mental act – emphasizes a reflection on past love and the ongoing impact of these memories on the narrator’s life. These lyrics evoke the eternal struggle between clinging to the past and moving forward.



“El pensamiento” in Historic Context

Recorded in 1957, a period marked by social and political change in Argentina, “El pensamiento” might also reflect the general sense of nostalgia and loss felt by many during this era. The personal loss depicted in the lyrics can be seen as mirroring the broader societal shifts, with the traditional ways and stability being questioned or fading away. The tango, a culturally significant genre in Argentina, often serves to express the collective emotions of its people during turbulent times.



Francisco García Jiménez

Francisco García Jiménez was a prominent Argentine lyricist known for his profound and poetic contributions to the tango genre.