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Recuerdo

Recuerdo is a Tango written by Osvaldo Pugliese and recorded by Osvaldo Pugliese in 1985. Osvaldo Pugliese has recorded Recuerdo as an instrumental Tango.
“Recuerdo,” meaning “Memory” in English, lingers like a familiar scent carried on a gentle breeze. This evocative piece invites listeners to wander through corridors of the past, where moments of joy and sorrow dance together in a tender embrace. Each note weaves a tapestry of nostalgia, painting vivid pictures of times cherished yet fleeting.

Tango

Style

Osvaldo Pugliese

Orchestra

Instrumental

Singer

Eduardo Moreno

Author

Osvaldo Pugliese

Composer

1985/12/26

Date

Instrumental
Instrumental
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pugliese

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Recuerdo recorded by other Orchestras

Recuerdo recorded by other Orchestras

1985/12/26 – La cancion de Buenos Aires – Osvaldo Pugliese
1985/12/26 – Arrabal – Osvaldo Pugliese
1985/12/26 – Los mareados – Osvaldo Pugliese
1985/12/26 – Desde el alma – Osvaldo Pugliese
1985/12/26 – A Evaristo Carriego – Osvaldo Pugliese
Recuerdo – 1944/3/31 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1966/9/1 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Jorge Maciel
Recuerdo – 1985/4/25 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1985/12/26 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1942/11/4 – Ricardo Tanturi – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1948/9/30 – Domingo Federico – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1963/1/1 – Horacio Salgan – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1950/4/5 – Horacio Salgan – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1926/12/9 – Julio De Caro – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1952/7/17 – Julio De Caro – Instrumental
Recuerdo – 1930/4/3 – Orquesta Tipica Victor – Roberto Diaz

Letra del Tango Recuerdo

Ayer cantaron poetas
y lloraron las orquestas
en las suaves noches del ambiente del placer.
Donde la bohemia y la frágil juventud
aprisionadas a un encanto de mujer
se marchitaron en el bar del barrio sud,
muriendo de ilusión
muriendo su canción.

Mujer
de mi poema mejor.
¡Mujer!
Yo nunca tuve un amor.
¡Perdón!
Si eres mi gloria ideal
Perdón,
serás mi verso inicial.

Y la voz en el bar
para siempre se apagó
su motivo sin par
nunca más se oyó.

Embriagada Mimí,
que llegó de París,
siguiendo tus pasos
la gloria se fue
de aquellos muchachos
del viejo café.

Quedó su nombre grabado
por la mano del pasado
en la vieja mesa del café del barrio sud,
donde anoche mismo una sombra de ayer,
por el recuerdo de su frágil juventud
y por la culpa de un olvido de mujer
durmióse sin querer
en el Café Concert.

English lyrics of the Tango "Recuerdo"

Yesterday poets sang
and orchestras cried
on the soft nights of the pleasure scene.
Where the bohemian and fragile youth
were imprisoned by a woman’s charm
withered away in the bar of the southern neighborhood,
dying of illusion
dying their song.

Woman
of my finest poem.
Woman!
I’ve never had a love.
Forgive me!
If you are my ideal glory
Forgive me,
you’ll be my opening verse.

And the voice in the bar
was forever silenced
its unparalleled cause
never heard again.

Intoxicated Mimí,
who arrived from Paris,
following your steps
the glory departed
from those boys
of the old café.

Their name remained engraved
by the hand of the past
on the old table of the café in the southern neighborhood,
where just last night a shadow from yesterday,
by the memory of its fragile youth
and by the fault of a woman’s forgetfulness
fell asleep unintentionally
in the Café Concert.

Recuerdo by Eduardo Moreno

Recuerdo is a Tango written by Eduardo Moreno and composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.



Story behind the Tango Recuerdo

The tango “Recuerdo,” which translates to “Memory” in English, tells a story that navigates through themes of nostalgia, unrequited love, and the fleeting nature of youth and glory. The lyrics speak about poets singing and orchestras crying, set in the atmospheric nights filled with pleasure. These lines evoke a setting where people, particularly the bohemian and the fragile youth, are captivated by a woman’s charm, ultimately leading them to wither away in a neighborhood bar, succumbing to unfulfilled dreams and fading songs.



Symbolism of Recuerdo

Moreno uses poignant symbolism throughout the lyrics, contrasting the vivid nightlife with the somber outcomes of its participants. The recurring reference to a café suggests a place where memories and stories intersect, serving as a canopy under which the characters lose themselves in their illusions. The mention of “Mimí”, potentially a reference to the character from Puccini’s opera “La Bohème,” who is also associated with tragic love and artistic Parisian settings, strengthens the connection to lost arts and unfulfilled affection.



Recuerdo in Historic Context

Written in 1985, during a politically tumultuous period in Argentina, “Recuerdo” may reflect the collective melancholy and the pursuit of happiness through the escape of tango. The expressive lament in the music and lyrics coincide with a period where Argentine society was grappling with its identity and history, recovering from the wounds of dictatorship and looking towards a future of possible healing and reflection.



Eduardo Moreno

Eduardo Moreno, an influential figure in tango, brought profound emotion and narrative depth to the genre. His work typically explores themes of love, nostalgia, and societal reflection.