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Garúa

Garúa is a Tango written by Aníbal Troilo and recorded by Astor Piazzolla in 1982. The Tango Garúa is written by Aníbal Troilo, Astor Piazzolla has recorded Garúa with the singer Roberto Goyeneche.
“Garúa,” translated into English as “Drizzle,” paints a delicate soundscape of soft rain meandering through the night. Whispering melodies evoke a gentle longing, like mist embracing the solitude of dimly lit streets. In each note, the subtle dance of raindrops mirrors the heart’s quiet ache, where every tear finds a rhythm in the tender, misty air.

Tango

Style

Astor Piazzolla

Orchestra

Roberto Goyeneche

Singer

Enrique Cadícamo

Author

Aníbal Troilo

Composer

1982/5/30

Date

Roberto Goyeneche
Roberto Goyeneche
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla

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Garúa recorded by other Orchestras

Garúa recorded by other Orchestras

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Garua – 1982/5/30 – Astor Piazzolla – Roberto Goyeneche

Lyrics Translation of the Tango Garúa

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

Letra del Tango Garúa

¡Qué noche llena de hastío y de frío!

El viento trae un extraño lamento.

¡Parece un pozo de sombras la noche

y yo en la sombra camino muy lento.!

Mientras tanto la garúa

se acentúa

con sus púas

en mi corazón…



En esta noche tan fría y tan mía

pensando siempre en lo mismo me abismo

y aunque quiera arrancarla,

desecharla

y olvidarla

la recuerdo más.



¡Garúa!

Solo y triste por la acera

va este corazón transido

con tristeza de tapera.

Sintiendo tu hielo,

porque aquella, con su olvido,

hoy le ha abierto una gotera.

¡Perdido!

Como un duende que en la sombra

más la busca y más la nombra…

Garúa… tristeza…

¡Hasta el cielo se ha puesto a llorar!



¡Qué noche llena de hastío y de frío!

No se ve a nadie cruzar por la esquina.

Sobre la calle, la hilera de focos

lustra el asfalto con luz mortecina.

Y yo voy, como un descarte,

siempre solo,

siempre aparte,

recordándote.

Las gotas caen en el charco de mi alma

hasta los huesos calados y helados

y humillando este tormento

todavía pasa el viento

empujándome.

English lyrics of the Tango "Garúa"

What a night, full of tedium and cold!

The wind carries a strange wail.

The night seems like a well of shadows

and in the shadow, I walk very slowly.

Meanwhile, the drizzle

intensifies

with its spikes

in my heart…

On this night so cold and so mine,

always dwelling on the same things, I sink deeper,

and even though I want to tear it out,

discard it,

and forget it,

I remember it even more.

Drizzle!

Alone and sad along the sidewalk

this heart passes, pierced

with the sadness of a shanty.

Feeling your chill,

because she, with her neglect,

today has opened a leak in it.

Lost!

Like a goblin that in the shadows

seeks her more and invokes her name more…

Drizzle… sadness…

Even the sky has started to cry!

What a night, full of tedium and cold!

No one is seen crossing the corner.

On the street, the row of lights

polishes the asphalt with faint light.

And I go, like discarded waste,

always alone,

always apart,

remembering you.

The drops fall into the puddle of my soul,

drenched and frozen to the bones,

and humiliating this torment,

still, the wind passes

pushing me.

Garúa by Enrique Cadícamo

Garúa is a Tango written by Enrique Cadícamo and composed by Aníbal Troilo.



Story behind the Tango Garúa

“Garúa” captures the essence of a melancholy night, filled with fatigue and cold, where the protagonist meanders through the streets under a drizzly rain, lost in thoughts of a love that has left him. The lyrics convey a deep sense of personal desolation that mirrors the bleakness of the environment. Phrases like “Solo y triste por la acera” (Alone and sad on the sidewalk) and “recordándote” (remembering you) indicate the speaker’s loneliness and longing for a lost beloved, enveloped in an ambience of unrelenting drizzle that intensifies his heartache.



Symbolism of Garúa

The term “Garúa” refers to a light, drizzling rain typical in parts of South America, symbolizing persistent sorrow and gloom in the song. The drizzle intensifying “con sus púas en mi corazón” (with its spikes in my heart) symbolizes how the protagonist’s pain is aggravated by the persistent memories of the past love. The backdrop of a harsh, somber weather parallels the emotional storm within him, while the inclement weather represents his feelings of being coldly abandoned. The mention of the street lights that “lustra el asfalto con luz mortecina” (polish the asphalt with a deathly light) further paints the scene of desolation that aligns with his despondent mood.



Garúa in Historic Context

The Tango was recorded in 1982, a period marked by significant political and economic turmoil in Argentina. This historical backdrop may subtly resonate in the lyrics through the expressions of despair and the stark imagery of loneliness and isolation. The pervasive sensation of abandonment and the visceral depiction of personal and environmental coldness might echo the collective sentiment of a populace navigating through the uncertainties and harsh realities of that era in Argentina.



Enrique Cadícamo

Enrique Cadícamo was a prolific Argentine tango lyricist and poet, known for his deep and evocative lyrics that have left a lasting impact on the genre of tango music.