Estan sonando las ocho

Estan sonando las ocho is a Tango written by Juan Larenza and recorded by Lucio Demare in 1944. The Tango Estan sonando las ocho is written by Juan Larenza, Lucio Demare has recorded Estan sonando las ocho with the singer Horacio Quintana.

The title “Están Sonando las Ocho,” or “The Eight Are Sounding,” evokes the tolling of the evening bells, marking the end of a day’s toil and the beginning of a night filled with promise and mystery. As the haunting notes of this tango weave through the air, they call forth memories of lovers swaying in dim-lit rooms. It’s a dance of time, fleeting yet eternal, where each chime holds its own story.

Tango

Style

Lucio Demare

Orchestra

Horacio Quintana

Singer

Cátulo Castillo

Author

Juan Larenza

Composer

1944/7/24

Date

Horacio Quintana

Lucio Demare

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Lyrics Translation of the Tango Estan sonando las ocho

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

Letra del Tango Estan sonando las ocho

Las ocho de un reloj de ya hace mucho
Que vuelve en esta noche a desplomar,
Sobre este mismo nido que te tuvo
Sus ocho puñaladas de ansiedad…
Fantasmas de un ayer con el que lucho
Bajo este mismo techo en que esperé,
Alguna noche así, de ya hace mucho
Perdida en el dolor con que te amé…

Ya están sonando las ocho
Y al repetir su din dan,
Dicen tu nombre otro poco
Dicen tu nombre… y se van…
Ya están sonando las ocho
Y en mi inútil añorar,
Yo sé, también, que es en vano
Que espere tu mano…
Ya están sonando las ocho
Y ella, nunca llamará…

Rodaron otra vez sobre la espera
Inútiles recuerdos del ayer,
Me dicen que era siempre la primera
Y habrás de ser la última en volver…
Las ocho del reloj te lloran muerta
Y en esta ausencia amarga de tu voz,
Regresas, cada noche, hasta mi puerta
Golpeando en las campanas del adiós…

English lyrics of the Tango "Estan sonando las ocho"

It’s eight o’clock on an old clock
That collapses tonight again,
On this very nest that held you
With its eight stabs of anxiety…
Ghosts of a yesterday I battle with
Under this very roof where I waited,
On some night long ago,
Lost in the pain with which I loved you…

The eight o’clock bells are ringing
And as they chime again and again,
They whisper your name a little
They say your name… and fade away…
The eight o’clock bells are ringing
And in my futile yearning,
I know, too, that it’s in vain
To wait for your hand…
The eight o’clock bells are ringing
And she, she’ll never call…

Useless memories of waiting roll over again
They tell me it was always you first
And you will be the last to return…
The clock at eight mourns you as gone
And in this bitter absence of your voice,
You return, each night, to my door
Knocking in the farewell bells…

Estan sonando las ocho by Cátulo Castillo

Estan sonando las ocho is a Tango written by Cátulo Castillo and composed by Juan Larenza.

Story behind the Tango Estan sonando las ocho

“Estan sonando las ocho” translates to “It’s striking eight o’clock” in English, a phrase which serves as a recurring motif in this tango. The lyrics describe a poignant scene where the chimes of the clock bring back memories of a past love. The clock striking eight is symbolic of a specific moment frozen in the narrator’s memory, marking the routine time when hope and despair intersect as he waits in vain for the return of his lost love.

Symbolism of Estan sonando las ocho

The use of the clock and its strikes in the tango symbolizes the passage of time and the persistence of memory. Each chime brings a piercing reminder of the narrator’s loneliness and the absence of his beloved. Phrases like “Sus ocho puñaladas de ansiedad” (Its eight stabs of anxiety) and “Golpeando en las campanas del adiós” (Knocking in the bells of goodbye) dramatically personify the clock’s strikes as painful reminders of loss and finality. The clock not only measures time but also the depth of the narrator’s ongoing sorrow and his struggle with the ghost of a past relationship.