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Yo también soñé · Miguel Caló · 1972

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Luis César Amadori. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–1972.
1936: 1 · danced 2 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 2 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times
1936’40’50’60’701972
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1936: 1, 2; 1938: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 2; 1972: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1936 and 1951.

    How we know

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

Yo también soñé · Miguel Caló · 1972 was sung by Roberto Arrieta.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Luis César Amadori

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Miguel CalóRoberto Arrieta · Embassy
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedRoberto Maida · Odeon · Mar 12
    2 dances
    1936
  3. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso · Odeon · Jul 20
    2 dances
    1951
  4. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Scalon
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  5. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1934
  6. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCharlo · Dec 311935
  7. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1936
  8. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1937

Lyrics

Español

Yo también soñé cuentos de ilusión, desde mi niñez, y fue un sueño azul el que me engañó en mi juventud. Yo soñé un amor, yo sentí el calor de un cariño fiel. Los tesoros que forjé locamente derroché y entre sueños fui feliz, al calor de esas caricias que después no conocí. Es más amargo el despertar cuanto más tierno fue el amor del sueño; una mano de hierro nos llama a la realidad y los sueños se cambian en miserias y maldad. Yo quisiera soñar y dormir de una vez para no despertar. Hoy perdida ya ilusión y fe, la vi aparecer linda como un sol. Me miró al pasar, por mi soledad, se acercó hasta mi y escuché su voz hablando de amor. Mi esperanza renació y hoy que me siento feliz tengo miedo de soñar, porque si esto fuera un sueño no podría ya vivir.

English · machine translation

I also dreamed tales of illusion, since my childhood, and it was a blue dream that deceived me in my youth. I dreamed a love, I felt the warmth of a faithful affection. The treasures I forged I madly squandered and among dreams I was happy, in the warmth of those caresses that later I never knew. The more bitter the awakening the more tender was the love of the dream; an iron hand calls us back to reality and dreams are changed into misery and evil. I would like to dream and sleep at once so as not to wake up. Today already lost illusion and faith, I saw her appear as beautiful as the sun. She looked at me as I passed by, by my loneliness, she approached me and I heard her voice speaking of love. My hope was reborn and today that I feel happy I'm afraid to dream, because if this were a dream I could no longer live.

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Arrieta

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. Yo también soñéFrancisco Canaro · Roberto Maida1936

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