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Inspiración · Francisco Canaro · 1932

Francisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Peregrino Paulos, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 22 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–2003.

Who recorded it

Every version22

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Típica Brunswick, 1930

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1967
  2. Aníbal Troilo1943195119521957
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese1962
  4. Miguel Caló1943
  5. Francisco Canaro19321951
  6. Adolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómez1932

Pinned at 1932 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Charlo, 1927–1932

Inspiración · Francisco Canaro · 1932 is a tango.† Inspiración · Francisco Canaro · 1932 lasts 03:51.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

16 orchestras recorded it

184 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Peregrino Paulos
Words
Luis Rubistein
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

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Por la senda del dolor cruzaron en bandadas los recuerdos del ayer trayendo en pos aquel querer donde quemé la dulce fe de mi ilusión hecha canción; plegaria en flor que ayer bordé en el calor del cuchitril de bohemia... Ensueño azul que me dejó el sinsabor de mi anemia. Se tronchó mi corazón en la esperanza vana que asomara a mi balcón y que fatal me trajo el mal... Recitado Soplaron vientos de hastío en los valles de mi vida y trajeron las cenizas de mi lírica ilusión, hecha carne en las tinieblas de mi juventud perdida donde murió mi bohemia con mi última canción. Hoy, la escarcha de los años me blanquearon los cabellos y estoy solo en la tragedia de mi triste soledad, pero aún siento la nostalgia de sus negros ojos bellos a pesar que no tuvieron para mí más que crueldad... Juventud que ya se fue tras el vano sueño azul de ayer... Deshojada y mustia flor de amor... ¡Ilusión que mató el dolor!

English · machine translation

Along the path of pain the memories of yesterday crossed in flocks bringing in pursuit that love where I burned the sweet faith of my illusion made song; prayer in flower that yesterday I embroidered in the warmth of the bohemian den... Blue reverie that left me the tastelessness of my anemia. My heart was crushed in the vain hope that I would look out on my balcony and that fatal brought me evil... Recited Winds of weariness blew through the valleys of my life and brought the ashes of my lyrical illusion, made flesh in the darkness of my lost youth where my bohemia died with my last song. Today, the frost of the years bleached my hair white and I am alone in the tragedy of my sad loneliness, but I still feel the nostalgia of her beautiful black eyes... even though they had nothing but cruelty for me... Youth that is already gone after the vain blue dream of yesterday... Leafless and wilted flower of love... Illusion that killed the pain!

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 22 recordings of this song by 16 orchestras, 1930 to 2003.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Inspiración · Francisco Canaro · 1932 by year, taller the more they are danced · 22 of 22 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

22 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 34 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, with 57% of the 184 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

12 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseInspiraciónOsvaldo PugliesetangoPhilips
    26 dances · 14%
    1962
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInspiraciónJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    20 dances · 11%
    1967
  3. Miguel CalóInspiraciónMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    16 dances · 9%
    1943
  4. Astor PiazzollaInspiraciónAstor Piazzollainstrumentaltango
    8 dances · 4%
    1947
  5. Orquesta Típica Sans SouciInspiraciónOrquesta Típica Sans Soucitango
    5 dances · 3%
    2003
  6. Hugo DiazInspiraciónHugo Diaztango
    3 dances · 2%
    1972
  7. Adolfo CarabelliInspiraciónAdolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómeztango
    1 dance · <1%
    1932
  8. Orquesta Típica BrunswickEarliest we holdInspiraciónOrquesta Típica BrunswickinstrumentaltangoBrunswick
    No match yet
    1930
  9. Osmar MadernaInspiraciónOsmar MadernainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1950
  10. Reynaldo NicheleInspiraciónReynaldo NicheletangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1965
  11. Orquesta Francini-PontierInspiraciónOrquesta Francini-PontiertangoSnow Records Japan
    No match yet
    1973
  12. Orquesta Típica ImperialInspiraciónOrquesta Típica Imperialtango
    No match yet
    2003
  13. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueSep 61929
  14. Agustín MagaldiNot in our catalogue1931
  15. -unspecified orchestra-, -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAgustín Magaldi1931
  16. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogueSep 171931

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Francisco Canaro

InspiraciónFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Apr 11, 1932.

  1. AcabalaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Cariño de madreFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustavalsOdeon

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 08427328146012-2-10

tango.info · 02480002040668-1-1

tango.info · 02480002108528-1-16

tango.info · 02480002152590-1-18

tango.info · 02480002153085-1-4

tango.info · 04988006679276-2-16

tango.info · 00724347388620-1-1

tango.info · 02480002743705-2-1

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:51

Audio feature11

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.942

Audio feature G

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.769

Audio feature -25.1

Audio feature 0.364

Audio feature 0.295

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.999

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. InspiraciónOrquesta Típica Brunswick

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