Yuyo verde

Yuyo verde (Green Weed) is the title of a tango written by Homero Expósito in 1944. The music was composed by Domingo Federico.

Summary of text contents

The poet sadly evokes a long gone love, which neither his tears nor the most sincere forgiveness will bring back.

Original lyrics and translation

Spanish

English

Yuyo verde Callejón, callejón, lejano, lejano. Íbamos perdidos de la mano bajo un cielo de verano soñando en vano. Un farol, un portón, igual que en un tango, y los dos perdidos de la mano y ese cielo de verano que partió. Déjame que llore crudamente con el llanto viejo del adiós. Adonde el callejón se pierde brotó ese yuyo verde del perdón. Déjame que llore y te recuerde, trenzas que me anudan al portón. De tu país ya no se vuelve ni con el yuyo verde del perdón. ¿Dónde estás? ¿Dónde estás? ¿Adónde te has ido? ¿Dónde están las plumas de mi nido, la emoción de haber vivido y aquel cariño? Un farol, un portón, igual que en un tango, y este llanto mío entre mis manos y ese cielo de verano que partió.

Green Weed Alley, alley, far, faraway. We went around lost, hand in hand under a Summer sky, dreaming in vain. A street lamp, a gate, just like in a tango, and the two of us lost, hand in hand, and that Summer sky that departed. Let me cry bluntly with the old tears of farewell. Where the alley disappears sprouted that green weed of forgiveness. Let me cry and remember you, braids that tie me to the gate. There is no returning from your country anymore, not even with the green weed of forgiveness. Where are you? Where are you? Where have you gone? Where are the feathers of my nest, the thrill of having lived, and that love? A street lamp, a gate, just as in a tango, and all the tears I'm crying in my hands and that Summer sky that departed.

Recordings

Orchestra	Singer	Recording date	Disco No	Matrix No	Label	Genre	Weblinks	Image
Rodolfo Biagi	Jorge Ortiz	1945-01-24	5648 B	14414	Odeon	Tango	TangoTunes	120px
Aníbal Troilo	Floreal Ruiz	1945-02-28	60-0648 B	80566-1	RCA Victor	Tango	TangoTunes	120px

Weblinks

• "Yuyo verde" on tango.info
• Translation of "Yuyo verde" on Letras de tango