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Música de calesita

Música de calesita is a Tango written by Cátulo Castillo and recorded by Orquesta Típica Victor in 1930. The Tango Música de calesita is written by Cátulo Castillo, Orquesta Típica Victor has recorded Música de calesita with the singer Ernesto Famá.
“Música de calesita,” or “Carousel Music,” invites listeners on a nostalgic whirl. With every note, it evokes the colorful swirl of a merry-go-round, a dance of laughter and memory. This melody captures the bittersweet cycle of life’s rhythms, spinning joy and wistfulness into an eternal embrace.

Tango

Style

Orquesta Típica Victor

Orchestra

Ernesto Famá

Singer

José González Castillo

Author

Cátulo Castillo

Composer

1930/5/7

Date

Ernesto Famá
Ernesto Famá
Orquesta Típica Victor
Orquesta Típica Victor

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Lyrics Translation of the Tango Música de calesita

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

Letra del Tango Música de calesita

Ayer he pasado por la calle aquella

donde un día hicimos un nido de amor.

Antes que en tu noche brillara otra estrella

y brotaran alas en tu corazón.



Todo está lo mismo… La vieja casita

de los limoneros junto al hueco aquel,

donde por las tardes una calesita

canta dando vueltas como un cascabel.



Alma de la calesita

que vuelca en el arrabal

la fuente de agua bendita

de una noria musical.



Yo quiero como el cansino

caballo del carrusel,

dar vueltas a mi destino

al ruido de un cascabel.

Y al sonar alegre de esa musiquita

reviví una hora de mi juventud.

Mis juego de niño… Tu primera cita…

Los días sin sombras… Las noches sin luz…



Pero en esa hora fuiste otra vez mía

por el sortilegio de la evocación.

¡Triste del que nunca sintió la armonía

de unas calesitas en su corazón!…

English lyrics of the Tango "Música de calesita"

Yesterday I passed by that street

where one day we made a love nest.

Before another star shone in your night

and wings sprouted in your heart.

Everything is the same… The old house

of the lemon trees next to that gap,

where in the evenings a carousel

sings spinning around like a bell.

Soul of the carousel

that pours in the suburb

the source of holy water

from a musical waterwheel.

I want, like the weary

carousel horse,

to circle my fate

to the sound of a bell.

And to the cheerful sound of that music

I relived an hour of my youth.

My child’s play… Your first date…

Days without shadows… Nights without light…

But in that hour you were mine again

by the magic of evocation.

Sad is he who never felt the harmony

of some carousels in his heart!…

Música de calesita by José González Castillo

Música de calesita is a Tango written by José González Castillo and composed by Cátulo Castillo.



Story behind the Tango Música de calesita

The lyrics of “Música de calesita” reflect a nostalgic journey to a past love, centered around a carousel (calesita) that serves as a symbol of youthful innocence and the cyclic nature of life and memories. The narrator revisits the place where love once blossomed, evoking a blend of sweet reminiscences tangled with the pain of present reality. The carousel, with its repetitive, circular motion and joyful music, mirrors life’s tendency to circle back to significant moments, despite the forward march of time.



Symbolism of Música de calesita

“Alma de la calesita,” or “soul of the carousel,” poetically encapsulates the essence of the song’s nostalgic theme. Carousels typically symbolize joy, youth, and the passage of time. In this tango, it also represents an unchanging point in a world of flux, contrasting the static, repetitive motions of the carousel with the dynamic course of human lives. The “cansino caballo del carrusel” or “weary carousel horse” reflects the writer’s resignation to destiny’s cyclical and sometimes exhausting nature, where one feels as though merely going through the motions.



Música de calesita in historic Context

Recorded in 1930, “Música de calesita” emerged during a time when tango music was a profound expression of the Argentine soul, often embodying themes of love, nostalgia, and existential contemplation. The tango served as a reflection of the socio-economic circumstances of its era, where traditional values clashed with modern uncertainties. In this historical context, the carousel symbolizes a longing for simpler, more certain times amidst the Great Depression’s global impacts.



José González Castillo

José González Castillo was a prominent Argentine playwright, poet, and tango lyricist, known for his impactful contributions to the genre.