Tango in the Traffic

Here for no other good reason than that it popped up on my i-Pod in the car this morning are 2 tango kings, of bandoneon Astor Piazzolla and voice Roberto Goyeneche.

Recorded fairly late in both careers, Goyeneche's voice is the very definition of lived-in.

Tom Waits can only ever aspire.

 Vuelvo al Sur

 

I return to the South
like one always returns to the love,
I return to you ,
with my longing, with my anxiety.

I carry the South
like a destiny of my heart,
I am from the South
like the melodies of the bandoneon.

I dream of the South,
a huge moon, the sky reversed,
I am looking for the South
the open time, and its thereafter.

I love the South,
its good people, its dignity,
I feel the South,
like I feel your body in intimacy.

I love you South,
South, I love you.

I return to the South
like one always returns to the love,
I return to you
with my longing, my anxiety.

I love the South,
its good people, its dignity,
I feel the South
like I feel your body in intimacy.
I return to the South,
I carry the South,
I love you South,
I love you South...