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These Tangos, Valses, and Milongas were recorded around the same time. Take a look to discover what else this orchestra—or others—may have recorded during the same week or even on the exact same day.
Ya sale el tren is a Tango written by Luis Rubistein and composed by Luis Rubistein.
The song “Ya sale el tren” captures the poignant moment of bidding farewell, embodied by the image of a train departing while the narrator waves goodbye with a handkerchief. The narrative centralizes around a painful goodbye at the train station, where the narrator’s gravely ill girlfriend departs, potentially for the last time. This touching storyline encapsulates themes of love, separation, despair, and the harrowing anticipation of never seeing a loved one again.
The repeated line “Ya sale el tren” symbolizes the inevitable departures and the finality of farewells. The train not only represents physical separation but also the emotional distance that will grow as it moves further away. The “smoke painting the sky” exemplifies how deeply this departure impacts the narrator, clouding his world as the smoke does the sky. Wheels squealing “with the anguish of goodbye” personify the deep pain felt during this separation, and this auditory image enhances the emotional intensity of the scene.
Furthermore, the desperation is palpable when the narrator expresses a longing to “crawl into her arms and cry” and the fear that his ailing lover might see her end in his anguished eyes, which he desperately tries to hide. These intense emotional moments underscore the themes of love and desperate clinging to hope amid inevitable loss.
“Ya sale el tren” was created and recorded in Argentina in 1943, a time of global upheaval during World War II, although Argentina itself was not yet directly involved in the war. This period was marked by a mix of cultural growth and political instability domestically. Within this context, the theme of separation in the song might also subtly resonate with the broader experience of uncertainty and the emotional impact of the era on personal and national levels. The pervasive sense of loss and longing in the tango could reflect a general sentiment of the times, making it relatable on both personal and broader societal levels.
Luis Rubistein was a notable figure in the Argentine music scene, primarily recognized for his contributions to the Tango genre.