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These Tangos, Valses, and Milongas were recorded around the same time. Take a look to discover what else this orchestra—or others—may have recorded during the same week or even on the exact same day.
Mañana será la mía is a Tango written by Mario Battistella and composed by Egidio Pittaluga.
This Tango tells the story of Antonio, a friend of the narrator, who is eager to find a wife but faces repeated failures in love. Each encounter that promises hope ends in disappointment. The narrative captures his continuous search and the repeated heartbreak of finding his love interests in the arms of another, reflecting a cycle of anticipation and disillusionment. “Mañana será la mía,” meaning “Tomorrow will be mine,” expresses a relentless optimism despite setbacks, highlighting human resilience and the eternal hope for a better tomorrow.
The title itself, “Mañana será la mía,” symbolizes perpetual hope and the optimism that a better outcome lies just ahead. In the song, Antonio’s repeated missed connections and his observations of time passing, symbolized by his checking of the wristwatch, underline themes of waiting and time. This waiting can be seen as both literal and metaphorical, representing the universal human condition of waiting for one’s desires to be fulfilled. The tango uses simple everyday imagery, like waiting under a fig tree, which adds to the tangibility of Antonio’s yearning and the bitter-sweet passage of time.
Recorded in 1941, during a turbulent period in world history marked by the throes of World War II, “Mañana será la mía” might reflect a society clinging to hope and normalcy amidst chaos. Although Argentina was neutral for much of the war, the global uncertainties and the national policies of the time influenced cultural expressions. This tango, through its themes of personal and emotional quest amidst routine life, can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger search for peace and stability in a disrupted world.
Mario Battistella was an influential lyricist in the tango genre, whose works often captured the emotional and social nuances of Argentinian life.