Mi Buenos Aires Querido (1934) subtitled

Carlos Gardel (1887-1935) is revered as one of the greatest tango singers of all time. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style that sprang from the barrios of Buenos Aires and Montevideo at the end of the 19th century.

Gardel's life is shrouded in mystery. Although Buenos Aires was his home from childhood, his place of birth is in doubt (most biographers today believe he was born in either Uruguay, or, more likely, Toulouse in France). He made hundreds of recordings of tango songs during Argentina's "golden age" of prosperity in the 1930's, when it was one of the world's richest countries.

When Gardel died in a plane crash over Colombia in 1935, at the height of his career, millions of his fans went into mourning. Today, a popular saying in Latin America, claims that "Gardel sings better every day."

Gardel, likely born in France, came to symbolize the longing and sentiments that characterized the European immigrants' life in Argentina.

Notes:
Some words in this tango are difficult to translate.
Pebeta is a lunfardo word which means something like "babe".
Buenos Aires is often called "la ciudad porteña" or the "port city", and its people are known as "porteños".
The "arrabal" refers to the working-class suburbs of Buenos Aires, on the frontier between the city and the pampas, where tango was probably born.
A bandoneón is that funny-sounding accordion instrument that you hear when tango is played.

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[nanomaxx]

No se si era Uruguayo o Francés, lo que si es seguro que sentía a la Argentina como su patria y la llevaba bien profundo en su corazón. Victor Hugo Morales es Uruguayo y cada vez que oigo como relató el tangogol del Diego contra los ingleses me hace llorar. Patria no es donde se nace sino donde uno se cria. David Trezeguet es Argentino y sin embargo AMA a Francia. Saludos!

[fexmak]

Grande gardel... no se realmente de donde eras... pero se ve que tenias Buenos Aires bien adentro... Aguante Gardel... Aguante Buenos Aires...

[ferni1glass]

gardel le cabio mucho buenos aires por eso este temazo

[tamednot]

Wow this is amazing! I have a friend that sings Tango as well. But this is amazing thank you for sharing...

[AAM65]

Viva Pelé el mejor jugador del mundo, que el jugador espectacular que vive en el mejor país del mundo el maravilloso Brasil

[AAM65]

e viva Pelé

[donadie69]

A mí se me hace cuento que empezó Buenos Aires:

La juzgo tan eterna como el agua y como el aire.

gracias mudo por compartir amor por esta gran ciudad

[yugukyvku]

Nunca canto mi montevideo querido.Por algo será.

Argentina,unica.

[Wolbat]

era uruguayo si pero muy de acuerdo con nanomaxx pais no es donde se nace sino donde uno se cria un salu2

[Entalto14]

Uruguayo creo, pero grandisimo igual, nadie le supera cantando tango.

[nanomaxx]

Dear Albert, I forgot to mention how amaze I am with your translation. Its very difficult to understand the spanish used by Gardel when he sang besides that as you well said he also used words in "lunfardo". How can you translate this so accurate? CONGRATULATIONS!!!