When I saw Carpe Diem #115, Tango (Argentina), I immediately thought of one of the popular movies of my generation to include tango: Moulin Rouge! My friends and I love watching this movie, despite how, I hated it at first because Ewan McGregor's character tells the ending at the beginning. My haiku set today is based on the Spanish verse in the song. A about a man who falls in love with a lady of the night and his pain when she leaves him.
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| Moulin Rouge: El Tango de Roxanne |
Que no te vendas
Yo que te quiero tanto
Qué voy a hacer
Alma se me fue
Se me fue el corazon
Ay, me dejaste
Que no te vendas
No te puedo convencer
Qué voy a hacer
No, me dejaste
Ay, no ganas de vivir
Qué voy a hacer
---Translation---
Don't sell yourself
I love you so
What will I do
I was soul
I missed the heart
Oh, you left me
I missed the heart
Oh, you left me
Don't sell your self
I can't convince
What will I do
I can't convince
What will I do
No, you left me
Oh, no zest for life
What will I do
Oh, no zest for life
What will I do
To break your sad heart
ReplyDeleteGive it away carelessly
To one who sells hers
Beautiful done
I love the sound of Spanish
Cheers!
JzB
I read the Spanish aloud, altho i only recognized a few words, and it sound so emotive...English is not a romance language!
ReplyDeleteVery nice haiku set so full of sadness and broken love. So against what tango means. Awesome ... very strong take on today's prompt.
ReplyDeleteomg that's my fave movie!!! yey i'm so glad someone loves el tango de roxanne too ^^
ReplyDeleteSo sad to be left alone!
ReplyDeletehow very lovely
ReplyDeleteunlucky girl
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true love!
Brilliantly presented. I love the passion in your words and the visual images they create. :-)
ReplyDeleteEliz
Being forsaken is not exactly a good place to be...
ReplyDeleteTango
The pathos in the Spanish made it the solo song of a broken heart
ReplyDeleteSo brilliantly captured the melancholy, I wish I could read Spanish
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