EL AFRICANO lyrics

LYRICS: Francisco Lio
MUSIC: Eduardo Pereyra

Fue el más audas el último malevo
el que impero al norte el africano
Baron de ley que fue como un hermano
Su corazón de guapo y de porteño
Mozo de cara bronceada
Y de lenguaje sencillo
Frente al rival su cuchillo
Supo ventajas mostrar

En el silencio de las noche de aquel barrio
Cuando la luna por los techos se paseaba
Con su tristeza caminaba el africano
Como una sombra que se esfumaba
Y en el bullicio de los bailes esquineros
Donde el coraje era siempre respetado
Ningun baron se le animaba a un entrevero
Por que era temple de alma vida y corazón

     CHORUS

Altivo y valiente
Cayo vencido peleando de frente
Con gran valor
Y una vez más
Confiado en su entereza
Friamente lo mataron a traición

Aquella noche el arrabal lloro su pena
Cayo aquel taura con valor y con coraje
Y en el silencio de la noche el malevaje
Por vez primera, oyo esta queja
Me voy batido por cobarde puñalada
En forma ruin tan solo pude ser vencido
Cerro los ojos y con su último suspiro
Su debil voz entre las sombras se apago\

Quote of the Day

In tango, the relationship between lead and follower, man and woman, is so intense and all consuming, that there is simply no time for small talk. The last man I danced with, I know more intricately in many ways than his lover: I know that he perspires in a tiny spot above his brow; that when the dance slows and our connection is tight, his breathing almost stops; that when my leg sweeps his, he arches his neck imperceptibly upwards; that when another couple got too close he subconsciously enclosed me in a protective embrace; and that his hand rested so delicately on the flesh of my back. Yet all I know about him are his name and his country of origin. Small talk is a luxury not afforded to us tango addicts. - Anastasia Demaggio

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