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La novia ausente

La novia ausente is a Tango written by Guillermo Barbieri and recorded by Carlos Gardel in 1933. The Tango La novia ausente is written by Guillermo Barbieri, Carlos Gardel has recorded La novia ausente with the singer Guit. Guillermo Barbieri, Ángel Domingo Riverol, Horacio Pettorosi, Domingo Julio Vivas.
“La novia ausente,” or “The Absent Bride,” evokes a haunting melody of longing and unfulfilled promises. In this piece, the music weaves a tapestry of nostalgia and melancholy, capturing the essence of love that remains elusive. Each note speaks of a heart waiting by the altar, yearning for a presence felt but never seen.

Tango

Style

Carlos Gardel

Orchestra

Guit. Guillermo Barbieri, Ángel Domingo Riverol, Horacio Pettorosi, Domingo Julio Vivas

Singer

Enrique Cadícamo

Author

Guillermo Barbieri

Composer

1933/3/9

Date

Guit. Guillermo Barbieri, Ángel Domingo Riverol, Horacio Pettorosi, Domingo Julio Vivas
Guit. Guillermo Barbieri, Ángel Domingo Riverol, Horacio Pettorosi, Domingo Julio Vivas
Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel

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La novia ausente – 1933/3/9 – Carlos Gardel – Guit. Guillermo Barbieri
Angel Domingo Riverol
Horacio Pettorosi
Domingo Julio Vivas
La novia ausente – 1933/7/26 – Francisco Canaro – Ernesto Fama

Lyrics Translation of the Tango La novia ausente

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

Letra del Tango La novia ausente

A veces repaso mis horas aquellas

cuando era estudiante y tú eras la amada

que con tus sonrisas repartías estrellas

a todos los mozos de aquella barriada.

¡Ah! las noches tibias… ¡Ah! la fantasía

de nuestra veintena de abriles felices,

cuando solamente tu risa se oía

y yo no tenía mis cabellos grises.



Íbamos del brazo

y tú suspirabas

porque muy cerquita

te decía: ‘Mi bien…

¿ves como la luna

se enreda en los pinos

y su luz de plata

te besa en la sien?’

Al raro conjuro

de noche y reseda

temblaban las hojas

del parque, también,

y tú me pedías

que te recitara

esta ‘Sonatina’

que soñó Rubén:

(Recitado:)

‘¡La princesa está triste! ¿Qué tendrá la princesa?

Los suspiros se escapan de su boca de fresa.

Que ha perdido la risa, que ha perdido el color…

La princesa está pálida en su silla de oro,

está mudo el teclado de su clave sonoro

y en un vaso, olvidada, se desmaya una flor.’



¿Qué duendes lograron lo que ya no existe?

¿Qué mano huesuda fue hilando mis males?

¿Y qué pena altiva hoy me ha hecho tan triste,

triste como el eco de las catedrales?

¡Ah!… ya sé, ya sé… Fue la novia ausente,

aquella que cuando estudiante, me amaba.

Que al morir, un beso le dejé en la frente

porque estaba fría, porque me dejaba.

English lyrics of the Tango "La novia ausente"

Sometimes I recount those hours of mine

when I was a student and you were the beloved

who with your smiles distributed stars

to all the youths of that neighborhood.

Ah! The warm nights… Ah! The fantasy

of our twenty springs of happiness,

when only your laughter was heard

and my hair had not yet turned grey.

We went arm in arm

and you sighed

because very close

I would say to you, ‘My dear…

see how the moon

gets tangled in the pines

and its silver light

kisses you on the temple?’

Under the rare spell

of night and mignonette

the park leaves

trembled, too,

and you asked me

to recite this ‘Sonatina’

that Rubén dreamed of:

(Recited:)

‘The princess is sad! What does the princess have?

Sighs escape from her strawberry mouth.

That she has lost her laughter, that she has lost her color…

The princess is pale in her gold chair,

the keyboard of her sonorous clavichord is silent

and in a vase, forgotten, a flower wilts.’

What sprites achieved what no longer exists?

What bony hand was spinning my woes?

And what noble sorrow has made me so sad today,

sad as the echo of cathedrals?

Ah!… I know, I know… It was the absent bride,

the one who, when I was a student, loved me.

That in dying, I left a kiss on her forehead

because she was cold, because she was leaving me.

La novia ausente by Enrique Cadícamo

La novia ausente is a Tango written by Enrique Cadícamo and composed by Guillermo Barbieri.



Story behind the Tango La novia ausente

The tango “La novia ausente” (“The Absent Bride”) captures a nostalgic remembrance of lost love. The narrator reflects on his younger days as a student, enamored with a beloved who shared joyful moments with him. The lyrics profoundly explore the themes of memory, loss, and longing as the narrator revisits cherished times that have slipped away with the passing of his youthful lover. The emotional weight of the song gathers as he laments the physical absence of his beloved, who has passed away, leaving him grappling with the stark reality of his loss embodied in the haunting image of her cold forehead receiving his last kiss.



Symbolism of La novia ausente

The song employs rich symbolism to deepen the emotional experience. The moonlight entangling in the pines and kissing the beloved’s temple symbolizes the eternal, yet elusive, beauty of their love. The use of ‘Sonatina’ by Rubén Darío further intensifies the nostalgic mood. This poem within the song alludes to a royal figure who has seemingly lost her vitality and joy, paralleling the narrator’s loss. The recurring themes of the muted sounds—the still piano and the wilting flower—emphasize the silence and stagnation following the beloved’s death. The ‘novia ausente’, serves as a poignant symbol for all that was treasured and is now irretrievably lost, creating a melancholic longing for the past’s irreversible absence.



La novia ausente in historic Context

Created in 1933, during a challenging period in Argentine history marked by political upheaval and economic difficulties, “La novia ausente” embodies a broader societal sense of loss and nostalgia. The yearning and melancholy expressed in the tango might also reflect a collective sentiment of longing for stability and better times, mirroring the personal grief of losing a loved one. The setting might also suggest a universal theme of dealing with change and loss as constants in the human experience, irrespective of the era.



Enrique Cadícamo

Enrique Cadícamo was a prolific Argentine lyricist and poet, revered as one of Tango’s most foremost figures. His works often delve deeply into themes of love, loss, and nostalgia.