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Frente al mar · Juan D'Arienzo · 1963

Juan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by Rodolfo M. Taboada. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1962–1977.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: José Basso, 1962

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez1963
  2. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Rufino1963
  3. José BassoJorge Durán1962
  4. Mariano MoresClaudia Mores1977

Pinned at 1963 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Late years, 1957–1976

Frente al mar · Juan D'Arienzo · 1963 was sung by Jorge Valdez.† Frente al mar · Juan D'Arienzo · 1963 is a tango.† Frente al mar · Juan D'Arienzo · 1963 lasts 03:01.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

66 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mariano Mores
Words
Rodolfo M. Taboada
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Frente al mar, frente a Dios empapada de noche y de pena mi voz se estremece en el último adiós... Frente al mar, frente a Dios, yo te ruego que, al menos, me digas por qué me castigas... Frente a Dios, frente al mar, yo pregunto si acaso el delito fue dar, siempre dar, sin pedir más que amar... Ya no sé, qué pasó, yo no sé por qué fue que la luz del amor se apagó... Sólo sé que te vas y que el viento, en tu nombre, parece gritar: ¡Nunca más!

English · machine translation

In front of the sea, in front of God drenched with night and sorrow my voice trembles in the last goodbye... In front of the sea, in front of God, I beg you, at least, tell me why you punish me... In front of God, in front of the sea, I ask if perhaps the crime was to give, always giving, asking nothing more than to love... I don't know what happened, I don't know why it was that the light of love went out... I only know that you are leaving and that the wind, in your name seems to shout: Never again!

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1962 to 1977.
1960’70
Recordings of Frente al mar · Juan D'Arienzo · 1963 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

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

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, 1963, with 97% of the 66 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedFrente al marAníbal TroiloRoberto Rufinotango
    64 dances · 97%
    1963
  2. Juan D'ArienzoFrente al marJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
    2 dances · 3%
    1963
  3. José BassoEarliest we holdFrente al marJosé BassoJorge DurántangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1962
  4. Mariano MoresFrente al marMariano MoresClaudia Morestango
    No match yet
    1977
  5. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue1962
  6. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma · Mar 261963
  7. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogueSusy Leiva · Jun 51963
  8. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  9. Rosaura SilvestreNot in our catalogue1995
  10. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  11. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue
  12. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma
  13. Horacio MalvicinoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Frente al marJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Aug 8, 1963.

  1. La canciónJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1963 · danced on film 2013–2024

20132024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2024: 1

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

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In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002332664-1-4

tango.info · 02480002159100-1-18

tango.info · 02480002159353-1-9

tango.info · 00743214972229-1-7

tango.info · 02480002028802-1-12

tango.info · 02480002031185-1-7

Singers1

Sung by Jorge Valdez

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:01

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Frente al marJosé BassoJorge Durán

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