Verdemar

Verdemar (Seagreen) is the title of a tango written by José María Contursi in 1943. The music was composed by Carlos Di Sarli.

Original lyrics and translation

Spanish

English

Verdemar Verdemar... Verdemar... Se llenaron de silencio tus pupilas. Te perdí, Verdemar. Tus manos amarillas, tus labios sin color y el frío de la noche sobre tu corazón. Faltas tú, ya no estás, se apagaron tus pupilas, Verdemar. Te encontré sin pensarlo y alegré mis días, olvidando la angustia de las horas mías. Pero luego la vida se ensañó contigo y en tus labios mis besos se morían de frío. Y ahora... ¿qué rumbo tomaré? Caminos sin aurora me pierden otra vez. Volverás, Verdemar... Es el alma que presiente tu retorno. Llegarás, llegarás... Por un camino blanco tu espíritu vendrá buscando mi cansancio y aquí me encontrarás. Faltas tú... Ya no estás... Se apagaron tus pupilas, Verdemar.

Seagreen Seagreen... Seagreen... Your pupils were filled with silence. I lost you, Seagreen. Your yellow hands, your colourless lips and the cold of the night upon you heart. You’re missing, you’re not here anymore, your pupils have gone out, Seagreen. I found you without thinking about it and I cheered up my days forgetting the anguish of my hours. But then life was out to get you and upon your lips my kisses died of cold. And now... which path will I take? Roads without dawn get me lost again. You’ll come back, Seagreen... It’s the soul that senses your return. You’ll arrive, you’ll arrive... Along a white path your spirit will come seeking my weariness and here you’ll find me. You’re missing... You’re not here anymore... Your pupils have gone out, Seagreen.

Recordings

Orchestra	Singer	Recording date	Disco No	Matrix No	Label	Genre	Weblinks	Image
Miguel Caló	Raúl Iriarte	1943-09-28	8381 A	13190-2	Odeon	Tango		120px
Carlos Di Sarli	Roberto Rufino	1943-10-07	60-0228 A	77283	RCA Victor	Tango	TangoTunes	120px
Miguel Caló	Roberto Arrieta	1954-06-23	P.1 164	19536	Odeon	Tango

Weblinks

• "Verdemar" on tango.info
• "Verdemar" translation on Poesía de gotán
• "Verdemar" translation on Letras de Tango