Tango Magic

Tonight will be tango and magic -
My dive into music with you.
That look and the nod -
Cabeceo is accepted,
I'm walking my way to the floor.

Embraced and embracing
I'll drink in the music
Through your every lead, like a straw...
Three minutes of pleasure -
romantic adventure -
Immersed, tuned, away from this world....

With care and skill
you engage me in tango,
As if there's no-one but me.
I'm glad to believe you
and trust like nobody,
Decoding your song with my feet.

We both admire that fine understanding,
And I can be playful with you:
You tease and provoke -
some figures are naughty,
We both feel so amused!

With change of the tune
I'm getting nostalgic,
You're glad to respond to the mood.
I see you with eyes closed,
I've learnt to be with you,
And dancing inside every pause.

Your heart beats the music,
Breathing's bandoneon,
The violin opens the soul -
All that just for my dance:
I'm feeling so priviledged
And melting in my secret thoughts.

The singer has finished telling his story,
The instruments left one by one -
But magic's not over,
And after the music
we stay some more seconds, like one.


12/10/2016

*The photo used with the permition of the author and the tango dancers depicted.