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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.
El tropero del amor is a Tango written by Yaraví and composed by Teófilo Lespés.
The lyrics of “El tropero del amor” depict the journey of a cattle drover (tropero) who travels through the land entrusting his hopes and sentiments into his journey’s purpose – finding or reclaiming his love. This concept of journey and yearning is interwoven throughout the tango, where the protagonist faces the darkness and solitude of the landscape, yet driven by the light of his beloved’s memory and appeal.
The song uses imagery of the day’s end and the vast landscape to symbolize the internal and external journeys of the protagonist. The phrases “Muere el día” and “fogón rojo del sol” evoke the passage of time and the fading warmth of day, paralleling the longing and fading hope in the drover’s pursuit. The ‘tropa’ or herd represents his life’s burdens and responsibilities, which he leads through ‘vereda y pajonal’ (paths and grasslands) symbolizing life’s complex terrains. His love, referred to as a ‘star guiding his path,’ symbolizes hope and direction amidst his challenges.
Composed in 1944, during a globally tumultuous period of the late World War II years, the themes of longing, uncertainty, and perseverance in “El tropero del amor” resonate with a broader context of a world seeking direction and hope. Argentina in the 1940s was a land of geographic and social vastness, where individual stories often intertwined with the broader narratives of migration, displacement, and the search for personal roots, much like the solitary journey of the tropero in the song.
Yaraví was an Argentine lyricist whose works often delve into themes of love, nature, and existential journeys, reflecting the cultural tapestry of Argentina.