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La bruja · Ángel Vargas · 1939

Music by Juan Polito, lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1959.
1938: 1 · danced 3 times1953: 1 · danced 3 times1959: 1 · danced 372 times
1938’40’501959
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1938: 1, 3; 1953: 1, 3; 1959: 1, 372

  1. Juan D'Arienzo’s 1959 version holds 98% of its dancing (372 of 378).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 3 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1938 and 1959.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Juan Polito
Lyrics
Francisco Gorrindo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1930’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Aug 26
    3 dances
    1938
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedMario Bustos · RCA Victor · Oct 15
    372 dances
    1959
  3. Juan PolitoRaúl Figueroa · Aug 11
    3 dances
    1953
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Apr 171939
  5. Alejandro ScarpinoNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Jun 211955

Lyrics

Español

Ahogando este grito que sube del pecho, y llega a los labios cargao de rencor, yo vuelvo a tu lado, atadas las manos, pero pa' decirte que todo acabó, Que ya no me importa tu risa o tu llanto, que a fuerza 'e coraje vencí al corazón, y que hoy como nunca mirándote cerca, te veo realmente, así como sos. La Bruja, que ayer fuera reina de todo mi ser, hoy, roto el encanto, no es más que mujer. La Bruja, montón de caprichos que me esclavizó, hoy es un paisaje, cubierto de horror. Me vuelvo a la vida sencilla y honrada, me vuelvo a un cariño que es noble y leal, y puede que un día, curada mi alma, a fuerza de hombría levante un hogar. Entonces, acaso, me habré redimido, y vos, para entonces, quién sabe si sos, un cacho de invierno cargado de males, un resto de vida, un poco de tos.

English · machine translation

Choking this cry that rises from the chest, and reaches the lips loaded with rancor, I return to your side, my hands tied, but to tell you that it's all over, That I no longer care about your laughter or your crying, that by dint of my courage I conquered my heart, and that today, as never before, looking at you close, I see you as you really are. The Witch, who yesterday was queen of all my being, today, broken the charm, is no more than a woman. The Witch, a heap of whims that enslaved me, today is a landscape, covered with horror. I return to the simple and honest life, I return to a love that is noble and loyal, and maybe one day, my soul healed, by dint of manhood I will raise a home. Then, perhaps, I will have redeemed myself, and you, by then, who knows if you are, a piece of winter laden with evils, a remnant of life, a little cough.

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  1. La brujaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1938

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