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Un lamento

Un lamento is a Tango written by Graciano De Leone and recorded by Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo in 1942. Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo has recorded Un lamento as an instrumental Tango.
“Un lamento,” translated to English as “A Lament,” resonates with the depths of sorrow and longing. This piece captures the essence of a soul’s mourning, as if each note is an echo of unshed tears and whispered regrets. It is a tender tango where every chord dances with the pain of unspoken farewells and lost dreams.

Tango

Style

Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo

Orchestra

Instrumental

Singer

Eugenio Cardenas

Author

Graciano De Leone

Composer

1942/1/2

Date

Instrumental
Instrumental
Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo
Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo

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Un lamento recorded by other Orchestras

Un lamento recorded by other Orchestras

1942/1/2 – Angustias del corazon – Roberto Firpo
1942/1/2 – De mi arrabal – Roberto Firpo
1942/1/3 – Otra vez carnaval (Noche de carnaval) – Carlos di Sarli
1942/1/1 – El cuarteador – Angel d-Agostino
1942/1/1 – Beatriz – Julio De Caro
Un lamento – 1927/3/27 – Carlos di Sarli – Instrumental
Un lamento – 1944/11/8 – Carlos di Sarli – Instrumental
Un lamento – 1953/6/26 – Carlos di Sarli – Instrumental
Un lamento – 1969/10/20 – Juan D-Arienzo – Instrumental
Un lamento – 1960/7/15 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Jorge Maciel
Un lamento – 1942/7/15 – Angel d-Agostino – Angel Vargas
Un lamento – 1942/1/2 – Cuarteto Tipico Roberto Firpo – Instrumental

Letra del Tango Un lamento

Pobrecita la percanta

Que está triste y siempre llora,

Por un amor imposible

Que su corazón adora.

Él es cruel a su cariño

Después que la hubo engañado,

Y ella vive pesarosa

Recordando su pasado.



Pobre la milonguerita, pobrecita

Que vive en su cotorrito, chiquitito,

Sin que nadie la consuele ni la vele

En su triste soledad…



Pobrecita la minusa, papusa,

Que llora con sentimiento, un lamento,

Y que tiene por destino, el camino

Del oscuro cabaret…



Preciosa ricurita

Yo te aprecio siempre de verdad,

Mi chiquita bonita

Mi cariño es puro y sin igual.



Pobrecita la percanta

Que no ríe, que no canta,

Porque a su fiel ilusión

La ha mordido la traición.

A ese malvado que quiso

Dándole su vida entera,

Y en su triste y cruel espera

Muriendo va el corazón.

English lyrics of the Tango "Un lamento"

Poor little dancer

Who is sad and always cries,

For an impossible love

Her heart adores.

He is cruel to her affection

After he deceived her,

And she lives in sorrow

Remembering her past.



Poor little dancer, poor little thing

Living in her small, humble home,

With no one to comfort or watch over her

In her sad loneliness…



Poor little doll, such a darling,

Who cries with deep emotion, a lament,

And whose fate, the path

Leads to the dark cabaret…



Lovely little treasure

I truly cherish you,

My beautiful little one

My love is pure and unrivaled.



Poor little dancer

Who doesn’t laugh, who doesn’t sing,

Because her faithful dream

Was bitten by betrayal.

To that scoundrel she loved

Giving him her whole life,

And in her sad and cruel wait

Her heart is dying slowly.

Un lamento by Eugenio Cardenas

Un lamento is a Tango written by Eugenio Cardenas and composed by Graciano De Leone.



Story behind the Tango Un lamento

“Un lamento” translates to “A Lament” in English, capturing the essence of its poignant lyrics. The song paints a somber portrait of a woman, referenced with terms such as “percanta” (lady) and “milonguerita” (a tango dancer), who is consumed by sorrow over a betrayed love. She reminisces about a cruel lover who deceived her, leaving her to live in a state of unending melancholy. Her abode is modest, her life filled with solitude, and her destiny tragically tied to the “oscuro cabaret,” a symbol of her decadent and sorrowful environment.



Symbolism of Un lamento

The recurring motif of “pobrecita” underscores her pitiable condition and invites sympathy from the audience. The character’s environment—”cotorrito, chiquitito” (little nest, tiny)—strengthens the claustrophobic, trapped feeling she endures. This environment hints not only at physical spaces but also at her confined emotional state. The choice of “oscuro cabaret” not only highlights her societal position but also serves as a metaphor for the darker, seedier facets of society from which there is little hope of escape. Calls to her beauty and the purity of love she once felt juxtapose harshly against her current reality, enhancing the tragic tone.



Un lamento in historic Context

“Un lamento” emerged in 1942, a time when Argentina was rich with the cultural proliferation of Tango. The period also experienced socio-economic shifts and evolving attitudes toward class and gender. This backdrop infuses the lyrics with deeper resonance, reflecting the struggles of marginalized women who often found themselves bound to the expectations and exploitations of men, encapsulated in the somber destiny of the song’s protagonist. The tango serves as a narrative vehicle for exposing these harsh realities, woven deeply into the fabric of Argentinean society.



Eugenio Cardenas

Eugenio Cardenas was a prominent lyricist in Argentina, known for his poignant contributions to the tango genre.