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Mentiras piadosas

Mentiras piadosas is a Tango written by Miguel Nijensohn and recorded by Miguel Caló in 1934. The Tango Mentiras piadosas is written by Miguel Nijensohn, Miguel Caló has recorded Mentiras piadosas with the singer Carlos Dante.
“Mentiras Piadosas,” or “Merciful Lies,” evokes a delicate tango of truth and deception. These gentle untruths, whispered to shield fragile hearts, dance gracefully on the edge of reality and illusion. In the shadows of sincerity, they offer solace, weaving a complex tapestry where protection and deceit entwine in a bittersweet embrace.

Tango

Style

Miguel Caló

Orchestra

Carlos Dante

Singer

Carlos Marín

Author

Miguel Nijensohn

Composer

1934/11/26

Date

Carlos Dante
Carlos Dante
Miguel Caló
Miguel Caló

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Mentiras piadosas recorded by other Orchestras

Mentiras piadosas recorded by other Orchestras

1934/11/26 – Coplas de esperanza – Miguel Calo
1934/11/15 – Abrojos (2) – Roberto Firpo
1934/11/15 – Coplas y rezos – Roberto Firpo
1934/12/7 – Florcita de mi pago – Orquesta Tipica Victor
1934/12/7 – Seguime corazon – Orquesta Tipica Victor
Mentiras piadosas – 1934/11/26 – Miguel Calo – Carlos Dante
Mentiras piadosas – 1945/10/29 – Alfredo De Angelis – Carlos Dante

Lyrics Translation of the Tango Mentiras piadosas

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

Letra del Tango Mentiras piadosas

No puedo soportar el peso
de la limosna de amor,
que con piedad me brindas, sólo porque
se calme mi dolor.
Comprendo que es un imposible,
querer hacer que tu amor,
junto a mi lado en la vida,
quede para mí, si mutilado estoy.

Llorando
por la piedad de tu amor, yo voy
y con mi cruz de dolor estoy
sufriendo
por todo lo que viví.
Llorando
por tus mentiras, mi corazón,
piensa que acaso será mejor
morirse
que soportar compasión.

Aquellas horas de ternura,
que junto a ti pasé,
duraron lo que dura un sueño de amor,
ya muerto para mí.
Mas no por eso he de aguantarte
la enorme humillación
de tus mentiras piadosas,
que para mi alma es agonía atroz.

English lyrics of the Tango "Mentiras piadosas"

I cannot bear the weight
of the alms of love,
that with pity you give, just so
my pain could ease.
I understand it is impossible,
to make your love,
stay by my life’s side,
reserved for me, though shattered I stand.

Crying,
for the pity of your love, I go
and with my cross of pain I stand
suffering
for all that I have lived.
Crying,
for your lies, my heart,
thinks perhaps it would be better
to die
than endure compassion.

Those hours of tenderness,
that I spent with you,
lasted only as long as a dream of love,
now dead to me.
But that’s no reason to endure
the immense humiliation
of your merciful lies,
which for my soul is severe agony.

Mentiras piadosas by Carlos Marín

Mentiras piadosas is a Tango written by Carlos Marín and composed by Miguel Nijensohn.



Story behind the Tango Mentiras piadosas

The lyrics of “Mentiras Piadosas” reveal a heart-wrenching narrative of a love painfully acknowledged as unequal. The speaker agonizes over the charitable love extended by his partner, which is given out of pity rather than genuine affection. This false charity serves only to ease his suffering temporarily. The phrase “No puedo soportar el peso de la limosna de amor,” which translates to “I cannot bear the weight of the charity of love,” poignantly captures the crushing weight of receiving love that feels more like alms than a shared bond.



Symbolism of Mentiras piadosas

The concept of “Mentiras piadosas” or “merciful lies,” plays a central role in the song. It symbolically represents the small untruths told by one partner to spare the feelings of the other, reflecting an agonizing and inevitable decay of true emotional connection. The constant metaphor of physical and emotional burden, as shown by phrases like “con mi cruz de dolor estoy,” meaning “with my cross of pain I am,” emphasizes the enormity of the protagonist’s suffering – likened to carrying a cross.



Mentiras piadosas in historic Context

Recorded in 1934 in Argentina, “Mentiras piadosas” mirrors the social and cultural atmosphere of its time. During this era, tango often delved into themes of despair, loss, and melancholy, resonating with the society grappling with rapid modernization and complex interpersonal dynamics. The song captures a timeless and universal theme of unreciprocated love and the dignity in grappling with this truth, which surely echoed in many hearts of the tango’s original listeners and continues to resonate today.



Carlos Marín

Carlos Marín was an Argentine lyricist recognized for his poignant and evocative tango lyrics. His works often explore themes of love, betrayal, and emotional suffering, resonating deeply with the tango community.