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Mi dicha lejana
A love guarania by Emigdio Ayala Báez, recorded in 1941.
What it is
'Mi dicha lejana' is a love guarania composed by Emigdio Ayala Báez, born in Escobar (Paraguarí). In 1941 Félix Pérez Cardozo's ensemble recorded it, and the author became hugely popular. It now ranks among the classic guaranias, together with 'Recuerdos de Ypacaraí', 'Mis noches sin ti' and 'Lejanía'.
Did you know…?
Ayala Báez lived for decades in Buenos Aires and returned to Paraguay in the late 1980s; he dedicated 'A mi pueblito Escobar' to his hometown, where he died in 1993.
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