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Envidia · Francisco Canaro · 1936

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by José González Castillo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–1957.
1936: 1 · danced 0 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 4 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times
1936’40’501957
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1936: 1, 0; 1938: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 4; 1957: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1936 and 1954.

    How we know

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

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
José González Castillo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdRoberto Maida · Odeon · Aug 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1936
  2. Francisco CanaroMost dancedMario Alonso · Odeon · Jan 4
    4 dances
    1954
  3. Héctor Grané
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  4. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Scalon
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  5. Ada FalcónNot in our catalogue1934
  6. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1935
  7. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1936
  8. Pedro VargasNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Envidia, envidia siente el que sufre, envidia siente el que espera viendo que la vida entera no es más que desilusión. Envidia, envidia siente el cobarde, envidia siente el que muere, el que mata y el que hiere, porque no tendrá perdón. Envidia, envidia amarga y traidora, envidia que grita y llora; la que causa más dolor es la envidia por amor. Yo he nacido bueno, yo he nacido honrado, mi cabeza altiva nunca se ha doblado. Para el compañero fue mi brazo amigo y estreché la mano del que fue enemigo. Nunca el triunfo de otro me trajo una pena, ni sentí amargura por la dicha ajena; y hoy, ante el espejo cruel de mi pasado, veo que cambiado me tiene el rencor. Envidia, envidia tengo en mi seno; envidia del que a tu lado es feliz por ser amado mientras muerdo mi pasión. Envidia de mis desvelos envidia como el vencido, porque jamás ha tenido en la vida una ilusión. Envidia, envidia que me condena a vivir con esta pena, porque no hay mayor dolor que la envidia por amor.

English · machine translation

Envy, envy feels the one who suffers, envy feels the one who waits seeing that the whole of life is nothing but disappointment. Envy, envy feels the coward, envy feels the one who dies, he who kills and he who wounds, for he shall not be forgiven. Envy, envy, bitter and treacherous envy, envy that cries and weeps; that which causes the most pain is envy for love. I was born good, I was born honorable, my haughty head has never bent. For the companion was my friendly arm and I shook the hand of the one who was an enemy. Never the triumph of another brought me sorrow, nor did I feel bitterness for the happiness of others; and today, before the cruel mirror cruel mirror of my past, I see that changed I have a grudge. Envy, envy I have in my bosom; envy of the one who at your side is happy to be loved while I bite my passion. Envy of my sleeplessness envy like the vanquished because he has never had an illusion in life. Envy, envy that condemns me to live with this pain, because there is no greater pain than envy for love.

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  1. EnvidiaFrancisco Canaro · Roberto Maida1936

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