María de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer - Buenos Aires (La Boca), Argentina
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S 34° 38.365 W 058° 21.729
21H E 375154 N 6166099
The song Maria de Buenos Aires from the tango opera of the same name with music by Ástor Piazzolla and libretto by Horacio Ferrer.
Waymark Code: WMD11Q
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 11/04/2011
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Piazzolla and Ferrer created this Tango Opera together in 1968. Maria is a personification of Argentinian Tango and the piece is an allegory of ‘the fall of Buenos Aires musical soul and its renaissance’.
La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Buenos Aires, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns.
Musician: Sang by Gabriela Bergallo and many other singers
Name of Song: María de Buenos Aires
Relevant Verse:
Yo soy María de BUENOS AIRES! /
De Buenos Aires María ¿no ven quién soy yo? /
María tango, María del arrabal! /
María noche, María pasión fatal! /
María del amor! De Buenos Aires soy yo! // Translation: I am María from BUENOS AIRES /
from Buenos Aires María, don't you see who I am?/
María tango, María from the suburb/
María night, María fatal passion/
María of love, from Buenos Aires I am!
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