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Gota de lluvia

Gota de lluvia is a Vals written by Félix Lipesker and recorded by Héctor Varela in 1956. The Vals Gota de lluvia is written by Félix Lipesker, Héctor Varela has recorded Gota de lluvia with the singer Rodolfo Lesica.
“Gota de lluvia,” meaning “Raindrop” in English, evokes the delicate dance of a single droplet as it descends from the sky. This tango captures the ephemeral beauty and fleeting grace of rain’s gentle touch, serenading the earth with its whispering cadence. Each note mirrors the rhythm of life, soft yet profound, in its brief yet impactful descent.

Vals

Style

Héctor Varela

Orchestra

Rodolfo Lesica

Singer

Homero Manzi

Author

Félix Lipesker

Composer

1956/8/1

Date

Rodolfo Lesica
Rodolfo Lesica
Héctor Varela
Héctor Varela

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Lyrics Translation of the Vals Gota de lluvia

This is the translation of the Vals “Gota de lluvia” from Spanish to English. The English lyrics of the Vals “Gota de lluvia” have been done with AI.

Letra del Vals Gota de lluvia

Las sombras de la tarde vendrán trayendo tu evocación.

Las voces de la brisa dirán tu nombre como un rumor.

Y en el jardín del alma renacerá una flor,

y temblarán las manos al presentir tu amor.

Será más puro el cielo, más fresco el aire, más tibio el sol.

Los pájaros del bosque imitarán tu voz.

Y pasará un cortejo de risas y de cantos

por el camino blanco que me traerá tu amor.



Te buscó mi fe en la oscuridad

sin saber por qué.

Te soñó mi afán en la soledad

sin querer soñar.

Te llamó mi voz

y tu voz me respondió

y en tu voz hallé fe

para esperar tu amor.



Pero si tu amor

sólo fue visión

de mi soledad.

Si mi afán de luz

me llevó a soñar

con tu irrealidad.

Si jamás vendrás

hasta mi rincón feliz,

cuando no llegués

llorará un zorzal

morirá un jazmín.



Estás en la penumbra cuando en la tarde se duerme el sol.

En la canción del ave que arrastra el viento como un dolor.

En la gota de lluvia que recogió una flor.

En el temblor del ala que el vendaval golpeó.

Por eso si tus labios no llegan nunca con su canción,

las cosas más hermosas te llorarán mi amor.

Y pasará un cortejo de cantos enlutados

por el camino blanco que tanto te esperó.

English lyrics of the Vals "Gota de lluvia"

Evening shadows will come bearing your memory.

The whispers of the breeze will speak your name softly.

And in the garden of the soul, a flower will bloom anew,

and hands will tremble, sensing your love is true.

The sky will be purer, the air fresher, the sun more warm.

The forest birds will mimic your voice, your form.

And a procession of laughter and song will pass

on the white path that will bring your love at last.

My faith sought you in the dark

not knowing why.

In solitude, my yearning dreamed of you

without intending to try.

My voice called out,

and your voice replied to my plea.

In your voice, I found faith

to wait for your love to be.

But if your love

was only a vision of my solitude,

If my yearning for light

made me dream of your non-existence, so crude.

If you’ll never come

to my joyful nook,

when you fail to appear,

a thrush will cry,

a jasmine will die in despair.

You are in the twilight when the evening sun falls asleep.

In the bird’s song that the wind drags as it weeps.

In the raindrop collected by a flower,

In the tremble of a wing struck by a storm in its bower.

So if your lips never arrive with their song,

the most beautiful things will mourn my love long.

And a procession of mourning songs will tread

the white path that waited for you, now unled.

Gota de lluvia by Homero Manzi

Gota de lluvia is a Tango written by Homero Manzi and composed by Félix Lipesker.



Story behind the Tango Gota de lluvia

The lyrics of “Gota de lluvia” (Raindrop) paint a poignant picture of memory and longing felt in the quiet moments of an evening. The imagery evokes a sense of yearning for a beloved who may not return, intersected by nature’s reflections of this love and loss. The fading sunlight, whispering winds, and evening songbirds all bring the persona’s thoughts focus to the lost love.



Symbolism of Gota de lluvia

Homero Manzi skillfully employs symbols like evening shadows (“Las sombras de la tarde”), a breeze speaking a lover’s name, and notably the metaphor of a raindrop preserved by a flower (“En la gota de lluvia que recogió una flor”). These elements suggest memory, transience, and delicate preserved pieces of the past. The raindrop encapsulates fleeting moments and the fragile nature of memory and love.

Another symbolic layer in the stanza detailing the yearning for the lost love—how a songbird’s cry and the death of a jasmine flower resonate with themes of enduring grief and beauty in mourning.



Gota de lluvia in historic Context

“Gota de lluvia” was recorded in 1956, during a period in Argentina marked by political upheaval and cultural transformation. This period of Argentine history, infused with a mix of hope and melancholy, parallels the emotional spectrum in Manzi’s lyrics. The song carries not only personal emotional weight but perhaps subtle reflections on broader social and national emotions of the time.



Homero Manzi

Homero Manzi was a renowned Argentine tango lyricist, known for his profound and poignant lyrics, which often captured the essence and soul of Buenos Aires’ streets and its people.