The use of alternating ritards and rushing tempos sets the excited mood for

this tango, the effect of anticipation being repeated by the vocal line

remaining steady in pitch until it sinks, almost like a satisfied sigh,

and the band (or orchestra) begins a jaunty rhythm that remains fairly

steady until the end of the song. The lyrics describe the joys of returning

to Buenos Aires, where all sorrows are forgotten, and even in the worst

areas, "there is a song, speaking of anger and passion." The music bursts

with exuberance and excitement, and is full of the nostaglia that marks

so many tangos, but in this case, a pleasurable rather than a melancholy

nostalgia. Interestingly, the song ends with the same phrase with which

it began, something rather unusual in tangos—perhaps this is an oblique

reference to returning home, to a city that has remained as beautiful as

remembered? Whether or not this is an over-interpretation, this is an

exciting and pleasurable composition.

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