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Tras un sueño

Tras un sueño is a Tango written by Eduardo Ferri and recorded by Osvaldo Fresedo in 1948. The Tango Tras un sueño is written by Eduardo Ferri, Osvaldo Fresedo has recorded Tras un sueño with the singer Roberto Ray.
“Tras un sueño,” meaning “After a Dream” in English, evokes the ethereal journey between sleep and wakefulness, where reality blurs with imagination. It is a dance of longing and hope, each note a step closer to the elusive vision that lingers just beyond reach. As the music sways, it captures the bittersweet essence of dreams fading into dawn.

Tango

Style

Osvaldo Fresedo

Orchestra

Roberto Ray

Singer

Eugenio Majul

Author

Eduardo Ferri

Composer

1948/9/29

Date

Roberto Ray
Roberto Ray
Osvaldo Fresedo
Osvaldo Fresedo

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Lyrics Translation of the Tango Tras un sueño

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

Letra del Tango Tras un sueño

La luna gris de un cielo entristecido
Aquella noche en mi mundo se ocultó,
Y en su pañuelo, un adiós
Desdibujando el amor,
Entre sus pliegues
Lleno de brisa y de color.

El ancho mar, ya no traerá su barco
Ya nunca, nunca, renacerá mi Edén,
Lejos partió, romántica de ensueños,
Detrás de un viejo sueño
Que se volvió a encender.

Voy, corazón…
En esta noche de tristeza,
Evocando la pobreza
De mi amor.
Voy, corazón…
Desde el adiós de su partida,
Peregrino de tu herida
Por un mundo de dolor.

English lyrics of the Tango "Tras un sueño"

The gray moon of a saddened sky
That night hid in my world,
And in her kerchief, a goodbye
Blurring the love,
Among its folds
Filled with breeze and color.

The wide sea will no longer bring her ship
Never, ever, will my Eden be reborn,
She left far away, romantic of dreams,
Chasing an old dream
That was rekindled again.

I go, heart…
In this night of sadness,
Evoking the poverty
Of my love.
I go, heart…
Since the farewell of her departure,
A pilgrim of your wound
Through a world of pain.

Tras un sueño by Eugenio Majul

Tras un sueño is a Tango written by Eugenio Majul and composed by Eduardo Ferri.



Story behind the Tango Tras un sueño

“Tras un sueño,” translating to “After a Dream” in English, is a poignant reflection of loss and longing wrapped in the classic structure of a tango. The lyrics depict a scene under a sorrow-laden grey moon, symbolizing the overshadowing of hope and happiness by the departure of a beloved. The departure is emphasized with the image of a disappearing ship, a metaphor for the irrevocable separation between the narrator and their lost love. As the ship that won’t return leaves, the dream of Eden—here signifying a state of bliss—is declared unreachable, establishing a narrative steeped in melancholia.



Symbolism of Tras un sueño

The grey moon is a central symbol representing gloom and the overshadowing of brighter times. It sets the tone for the song, influencing the mood and reflecting the internal state of the narrator. The description of the ship not returning, and the Eden that will never be reborn, deepens the theme of irretrievable loss. There is an evocative contrast in the “pañuelo,” or handkerchief, which typically symbolizes farewells in Argentine culture, containing folds “full of breeze and color” – perhaps memories of better, vibrant times now painfully out of reach.



Tras un sueño in historic Context

Released in 1948 in Argentina, “Tras un sueño” emerged during a period marked by social and political changes post-World War II. Argentina was experiencing significant urbanization and modernization which influenced tango to evolve both musically and lyrically, often reflecting more introspective and somber themes. This track captures the essence of personal loss amidst broader societal shifts, using individual heartbreak as a lens to perhaps comment on broader themes of displacement and change.



Eugenio Majul

Eugenio Majul is recognized as an expressive lyricist within the tango genre, often exploring themes of melancholy, love, and existential rumination in his compositions.