Tango lyrics: Solamente Ella - Lucio Demare

Too often an essential part of tango culture is neclected: lyrics and tango poetry.
If tango is not just a dance, lyrics therefore become the spoken truth of this secretive universe.

Today we propose an unforgettable gem from Lucio Demare: Solamente Ella. The lyrics are written by Homero Manzi, one of the greatest tango poets ever existed.
You will find the original version, plus a modern version by La Romantica Milonguera orchestra.
Enjoy!

Ella vino una tarde y era triste
fantasma de silencio y de canción,
llegaba desde un mundo que no existe.
Vacío de esperanza el corazón.
Era nube, sin rumbo ni destino,
tenía la ternura del adiós.
Mi paso la siguió por cien caminos
y un día mi fatiga la alcanzó.

Ella,
piel de sombra, voz ausente.
Ella, en mis brazos se durmió.
Juntos, sin saberlo torpemente,
aprendimos duramente
las verdades del amor.
Ella, floreció bajo la luna.
Ella, renació para mi afán.
Juntos, sin angustias, sin reproche,
sin pasado, noche a noche,
aprendimos a soñar.

She came one afternoon and she was sad
ghost of silence and song,
she came from a world that did not exist,
empty of hope was her heart.
She was a cloud, without direction or destiny,
she had the tenderness of the farewell.
My steps followed her through one hundred roads,
and one day my fatigue reached her.

Her,
skin of shadow, absent voice,
Her, in my arms she fell asleep.
Together, clumsily unaware,
we harshly learned
the truths of love.
Her, flourished under the moon.
Her, reborn for my longing.
Together, without anguish and reproach,
without past, night by night,
we learned  to dream.