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Tabaco · Miguel Caló · 1944

Music by Armando Pontier, lyrics by José María Contursi. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–2004.

Tabaco · Miguel Caló · 1944 was sung by Raúl Iriarte.† Tabaco · Miguel Caló · 1944 is a tango.† Tabaco · Miguel Caló · 1944 lasts 03:11.†

Credit

Music
Armando Pontier
Lyrics
José María Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Mar 30
    6 dances
    1944
  2. Miguel CalóMost dancedRaúl Iriarte · Odeon · Jun 14
    20 dances
    1944
  3. Armando PontierHéctor Dario
    10 dances
    1963
  4. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde
    Not danced on film yet
    2003
  5. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2004
  6. Mario MauranoNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · May 211944
  7. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Apr 231963
  8. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche1966
  9. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  10. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  11. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche

Lyrics

Español

Tu voz surgió de las sombras como un lejano reproche; tu voz que llora y me nombra mientras más aún se asombran los fantasmas de esta noche. Están mis ojos cerrados por el terror del silencio; mi corazón, desgarrado porque no me he perdonado todo el mal que te causé. Más, muchísimo más extrañan mis manos tus manos amantes... Más, muchísimo más me aturdo al saberte tan cerca y tan distante... Y mientras fumo forma el humo tu figura y en el aroma del tabaco tu fragancia me conversa de distancias, de tu olvido y mi locura... Tú que vives feliz tal vez esta noche te acuerdes de mí. Parece un sueño de angustias del que despierto temblando y están tiradas y mustias las violetas de esa angustia y mis ojos sollazando. Los pobres siguen cerrados por el terror del silencio... Mi corazón, desgarrado porque no me he perdonado todo el mal que te causé.

English · machine translation

Your voice came out of the shadows like a distant reproach; your voice that cries and names me while still more the ghosts of this night the ghosts of this night. My eyes are closed by the terror of silence; my heart, torn apart because I have not forgiven myself all the evil I caused you. More, much, much more my hands miss your loving hands... The more, the more I am stunned to know you so close and yet so distant... And while I smoke, your figure forms the smoke and in the aroma of tobacco your fragrance speaks to me of distances, of your oblivion and my madness... You who live happily perhaps tonight you will remember me. It seems like a dream of anguish from which I wake up trembling and the violets of that anguish the violets of that anguish and my eyes are drooping. The poor ones are still closed by the terror of silence... My heart, torn apart because I have not forgiven myself all the evil I caused you.

Danced to it

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2012–2025

20122025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 4, 2016: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 5, 2020: 1, 2022: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 2

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. Rio BambaJuan D'Arienzo, 1975 · danced together in 2 Performances

In other catalogues11

tango.info · 09991848000004-13-4

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tango.info · 00724349536227-1-3

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tango.info · 00724383729425-1-4

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tango.info · 02480002027157-1-14

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tango.info · 02480002031260-1-3

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tango.info · 02480002043447-1-20

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tango.info · 02480002102618-1-8

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tango.info · 05099964049120-5-16

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tango.info · 07798108080316-1-11

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tango.info · 08427328146050-2-1

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tango.info · 00077779918324-1-14

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Singers1

Sung by Raúl Iriarte

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:11

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Audio feature12

Audio feature 123.0

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Audio feature -25.9

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  1. TabacoAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1944

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