Join us for a recent rehearsal of the song “Veinte Años”.
This song first debuted in 1935 courtesy of María Teresa Vera (1895-1965) and lyricist Guillermina Aramburu. This beautiful piece of Cuban music falls under the trova genre, known for its troubadour-style songs meant for guitar and vocals, often performed by small groups. Ever since its debut, Veinte Años has been a favorite for musicians, with its timeless charm continuing to win hearts around the globe.
Lyrics are below, such a heartbreak!
Veinte Años
Qué te importa que te ame
si tú no me quieres ya.
El amor que ya ha pasado
no se debe recordar.
Fui la ilusión de tu vida
un día lejano ya,
hoy represento el pasado,
no me puedo conformar.
Si las cosas que uno quiere
se pudieran alcanzar
tú me quisieras lo mismo
que veinte años atrás.
Con qué tristeza miramos
un amor que se nos va,
es un pedazo del alma
que se arranca sin piedad.
Twenty Years
What’s it matter that I love you
if you no longer care for me.
The love that passed between us
is a long lost memory.
It was me that you once lived for
in distant yesterdays.
I’m your forgotten past now,
it can be no other way.
If the things that one could wish for
were all possible to know,
you would still love me the same as
you did twenty years ago.
With what sadness we look back on
hopes of love never to be,
it is a piece of my heart that’s
been ripped out so piteously.