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Paisaje

Paisaje is a Vals written by Sebastián Piana and recorded by Pedro Laurenz in 1943. The Vals Paisaje is written by Sebastián Piana, Pedro Laurenz has recorded Paisaje with the singer Alberto Podestá.
“Paisaje,” translating to “Landscape” in English, evokes a vivid tapestry of emotions and imagery through its melody. This piece of music, akin to a tango, paints a picture of rolling hills and sunsets, inviting listeners to wander through the vibrant colors and emotions of a distant realm. Each note is a brushstroke, crafting a story of longing and beauty within a captivating auditory canvas.

Vals

Style

Pedro Laurenz

Orchestra

Alberto Podestá

Singer

Homero Manzi

Author

Sebastián Piana

Composer

1943/8/6

Date

Alberto Podestá
Alberto Podestá
Pedro Laurenz
Pedro Laurenz

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Lyrics Translation of the Vals Paisaje

This is the translation of the Vals “Paisaje” from Spanish to English. The English lyrics of the Vals “Paisaje” have been done with AI.

Letra del Vals Paisaje

Te compré una tarde paisaje lejano,
el marco dorado y el tema otoñal.
Te colgué en el muro frente a su retrato,
frente a su retrato que ya no está más.

Es tal vez por eso que recién me angustian
tu tono velado, tu sombra, tu gris,
tu cielo techado de nubes y bruma,
tu parque llorando con lluvia de abril.

¿Quién será, quien será
que en tu tela pintó
la quietud otoñal del pinar?
¿Y esa luz de olvido,
y el confín perdido,
y el camino herido de azul
y la soledad?

¿Quién será que una vez
te encontró como sos
y logró comprender tu color?
¿Qué alma, qué alma buena
vio la pena, pena
de la nube gris,
del camino azul,
del dolor de abril?

Soledad de nadie colgada del muro.
Hoy sé que mi vida lo mismo que vos
sólo es un paisaje lejano y oscuro
sin plata de ensueño, sin oro de amor.

Somos… sí, lo mismo, con igual destino.
Garúa borrosa de un día de abril.
Un nido vacío y un viejo camino
y un aire de ausencia muy triste y muy gris.

English lyrics of the Vals "Paisaje"

I bought you one afternoon, distant landscape,
the golden frame and the autumn theme.
I hung you on the wall opposite her portrait,
opposite her portrait that’s no longer there.

Perhaps that’s why only now your
veiled tone, your shadow, your gray,
your sky roofed with clouds and mist,
your park weeping with April rains distress me.

Who could it be, who could it be
who painted on your canvas
the autumn stillness of the pine forest?
And that light of forgetting,
and the lost edge,
and the path wounded by blue
and the solitude?

Who could have once
found you as you are
and managed to understand your color?
What soul, what good soul
saw the sorrow, sorrow
of the gray cloud,
of the blue path,
of April’s pain?

Solitude of none hanging on the wall.
Today I know that my life, just like you,
is only a distant and dark landscape
without silver dreams, without gold of love.

We are… yes, the same, with the same fate.
A blurred drizzle on an April day.
An empty nest and an old road
and an air of absence very sad and very gray.

Paisaje by Homero Manzi

Paisaje is a Tango written by Homero Manzi and composed by Sebastián Piana.



Story behind the Tango Paisaje

“Paisaje,” meaning “Landscape” in English, evokes a narrative of nostalgia and melancholy that intertwines the personal with the pictorial. The lyrics describe the purchase of a painting depicting a distant, autumnal scene, placed opposite the now-absent portrait of a loved one. This placement sparks a deep reflection in the speaker, drawing parallels between the faded, somber tones of the painting and their own emotional state. The recurring motifs of forgotten paths and autumnal solitude suggest a meditation on loss and the passage of time.



Symbolism of Paisaje

The landscape in the lyrics serves as a poignant symbol for the speaker’s internal world. Autumn, with its associated decay and transformation, mirrors the themes of loss and memory. The “gray clouds” and “rain of April” symbolize ongoing sadness and the fresh pains of remembrance. Furthermore, the questioning of who might have captured such a true essence of the landscape implies a deeper seeking of understanding and connection, both missed and needed by the narrator.



Paisaje in historic Context

Written in 1943 in Argentina, a period marked by political instability and the lead-up to Juan Domingo Perón’s rise to power, “Paisaje” can be interpreted against a backdrop of societal uncertainty and change. These external pressures perhaps echo in the personal and evocative descriptions of the landscape’s profound solitude and faded beauty. The emotional landscape of the song mirrors the national mood of that era—unsettled, introspective, and clinging to the past while facing an uncertain future.



Homero Manzi

Homero Manzi was a renowned Argentine lyricist and filmmaker, famous for his poignant and evocative tango lyrics that often explore themes of love, nostalgia, and societal reflections.