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Los mareados

Los mareados is a Tango written by Juan Carlos Cobian and recorded by Osvaldo Pugliese in 1985. Osvaldo Pugliese has recorded Los mareados as an instrumental Tango.
“Los mareados,” or “The Dizzy Ones,” is a tango that captures the swirling intoxication of love and sorrow. As the music flows with a haunting melody, it portrays the vertigo of emotions, where passion intertwines with melancholy. The dance becomes a metaphor for lives unsteady, swept by the currents of heartache and nostalgia.

Tango

Style

Osvaldo Pugliese

Orchestra

Instrumental

Singer

Enrique Cadicamo

Author

Juan Carlos Cobian

Composer

1985/12/26

Date

Instrumental
Instrumental
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pugliese

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Letra del Tango Los mareados

Rara..

como encendida

te hallé bebiendo

linda y fatal…

Bebías

y en el fragor del champán,

loca, reías por no llorar…

Pena

Me dio encontrarte

pues al mirarte

yo vi brillar

tus ojos

con un eléctrico ardor,

tus bellos ojos que tanto adoré…



Esta noche, amiga mía,

el alcohol nos ha embriagado…

¡Qué importa que se rían

y nos llamen los mareados!

Cada cual tiene sus penas

y nosotros las tenemos…

Esta noche beberemos

porque ya no volveremos

a vernos más…



Hoy vas a entrar en mi pasado,

en el pasado de mi vida…

Tres cosas lleva mi alma herida:

amor… pesar… dolor…

Hoy vas a entrar en mi pasado

y hoy nuevas sendas tomaremos…

¡Qué grande ha sido nuestro amor!…

Y, sin embargo, ¡ay!,

mirá lo que quedó…

English lyrics of the Tango "Los mareados"

Strange…

like a flame

I found you drinking

beautiful and lethal…

You drank

and in the heat of the champagne,

madly laughing to stop the tears…

It pained me

to find you

for as I looked at you

I saw

your eyes

with a fiery glow,

your beautiful eyes that I adored so much…

Tonight, my friend,

we’re drunk on booze…

What does it matter if they laugh

and call us the tipsy ones!

Everyone has their sorrows

and we have ours…

Tonight we will drink

because we shall not see

each other again…

Today you will enter my past,

into the past of my life…

Three things carry my wounded soul:

love… regret… pain…

Today you will enter my past

and today we’ll take new paths…

How great was our love!…

And yet, oh!

look what’s left…

Los mareados by Enrique Cadicamo

Los mareados is a Tango written by Enrique Cadicamo and composed by Juan Carlos Cobian.



Story behind the Tango Los mareados

“Los mareados” translates to “The Dizzy” in English, a poignant reflection on the disorientation and loss felt by former lovers encountering each other possibly for the last time. In this tango, Cadicamo crafts a narrative around a chance meeting between two individuals who once shared profound love but now exist in separate realities, clinging to memories and the pain of what could have been. The setting is intimate and reflective, with the characters drowning their sorrows in alcohol, attempting to numb the emotional turmoil that their reunion conjures.



Symbolism of Los mareados

Symbolism is deeply embedded in the lyrics of “Los mareados.” The “electric heat” in the eyes of the woman symbolizes the lingering passion and intensity between the former lovers, despite the evident pain. The repeated references to drinking and the effects of alcohol (“el alcohol nos ha embriagado”) metaphorically suggest how people sometimes use substances to blur the painful realities of life or to escape from the emotional baggage of past relationships. The act of drinking together serves as a temporary bridge to their shared past, filled with love and sorrow.



Los mareados in historic Context

The tango, recorded in late 1985, belongs to a period where Argentine society was navigating the pressures of modernity while clinging to traditional values. In this context, the emotionally charged theme of drifting relations is evocative of broader societal shifts from old to new, mirroring the personal upheaval expressed by the lyrics. Furthermore, the shadow of the national reformation and public reflection on personal and collective histories might have influenced the somber, reflective tone of this tango.



Enrique Cadicamo

Enrique Cadicamo was an influential Argentine poet and tango lyricist, renowned for his profound and emotive lyrics which often explored themes of love, loss, and nostalgia.