Eduardo Falú as an artist almost defies description, being one of the twent… Read Full Bio ↴Eduardo Falú as an artist almost defies description, being one of the twentieth century giants amongst guitarists who actually 'changed' the guitar – in the same tradition as Barrios and Segovia - as well as possessing a beautiful baritone voice and a composer of a modern folkloric repertoire. A friend went to a concert at Whigmore Hall in London in the late seventies. Attending were John Williams, the jazz guitarist Barney Kessel, and every other jazz guitarist of note in London, such is the esteem in which he is held by the best.

Falu was born in El Galpón, Salta in Argentina on July 7, 1923, his parents Juan and Fada being immigrants from Syria. In Salta, the great wellspring of Argentine folkloric music, he met the poet Jaime Dávalos, who set his words to music. Largely self-taught, Falú developed his knowledge through study of the nineteenth century masters and by private study by the prominent Argentine composer, Carlos Gustanivo.

He began his professional career in Buenos Aires in 1945, the poet César Perdiguero being lyricist for several of his compositions. He produced his first LP in 1951, and in 1959 the LP ‘Falú in Paris.’ Later he travelled to Japan, the US, and Spain, France and England, and then the world. He has composed more than 100 pieces, including the classics: ‘Las Golondrinas’ (The Swallows), the zambas ‘La Candelaria’ and ‘La Cuartelera,’ in addition to ‘Argentine Suite.’

Apart from Perdiguero and Davalos, almost all of Argentina’s greatest poets have put words to his music, Gorge Borges, Leon Benaros, Manuel Castilla, Alberico Mansilla and others. He is also the most charming and humble of people, now spending his time between Salta and Buenos Aires.

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Eduardo Falú Lyrics

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Overall Meaning

The song "Tonada del Viejo Amor" by Lito Vitale is about a lost love, and the singer's bittersweet memories of that person. The song begins with the line "Y nunca te he de olvidar," which means "And I will never forget you." The singer goes on to describe how the lost love used to write in the sand, but the wind would erase the words, leaving the singer feeling more alone as he watches the sea.

The song then shifts to a memory of a beautiful moment with the lost love, when they shared a kiss under the midday sun. The singer describes the kiss as "herida la de tu boca que lastima sin dolor," which means "wounded was your mouth, which hurt without pain." This is a poetic way of saying that the kiss was so intense and passionate that it was almost painful.

The rest of the song is about the singer's longing to see the lost love again, to see her smile and feel the wind blowing through her hair. The lyrics are full of vivid imagery, such as the image of the lost love's hair flowing in the wind like "un torrente de trigo y luz" (a torrent of wheat and light). The final lines of the song acknowledge that the summer of their love is gone forever, and that the singer will have to face the loneliness of autumn and winter without the lost love. However, the memory of their love is still so strong and bright that the singer is not afraid to face those long, dark seasons.

Line by Line Meaning

Y nunca te he de olvidar,
I will never forget you,

en la arena me escribías,
You used to write on the sand for me,

el viento lo fue borrando
but the wind erased it,

y estoy más solo mirando el mar.
and I feel even more alone, watching the sea.

Qué lindo cuando una vez
How beautiful when one time

bajo el sol del mediodía
under the midday sun

se abrió tu boca en el beso
your mouth opened in the kiss

como un damasco lleno de miel.
like an apricot full of honey.

Herida la de tu boca
The wound of your mouth

que lastima sin dolor,
it hurts without pain,

no tengo miedo al invierno
I'm not afraid of the winter