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Cicatrices · Alberto Mancione · 1952

Alberto MancioneJorge Ledesmatango
Music by Adolfo Avilés, lyrics by Enrique Maroni. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1956.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1927

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHéctor Mauré1942
  2. Carlos Di SarliSantiago Devincenzi1930
  3. Rodolfo BiagiAndrés Falgás1940
  4. Francisco Lomuto1927
  5. Alberto MancioneJorge Ledesma1952
  6. Ángel Vargas1956

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Alberto Mancione recordings indexed 1950–1956

Cicatrices · Alberto Mancione · 1952 was sung by Jorge Ledesma.†† Cicatrices · Alberto Mancione · 1952 is a tango.† Cicatrices · Alberto Mancione · 1952 lasts 03:02.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

31 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Adolfo Avilés
Words
Enrique Maroni
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Cicatrices incurables de una herida que me ha causado la vida en su triste batallar. Cicatrices que ya no se cierran nunca porque llevan siempre trunca la esperanza de curar. La quería eternamente pero ella fue perjura y llenó de honda amargura y de pena mi ilusión. Y es por eso que ahora vivo siempre a golpes con la suerte y sólo quiero la muerte para mi angustiado y pobre corazón. En la cara también luzco con orgullo un recuerdo que es muy tuyo y que llevo por mi mal. Un recuerdo que me hicieron en tu nombre cuando yo jugué como hombre con la vida del rival. Cicatrices imborrables de un tormentoso pasado que la suerte me ha brindado y que nunca perderé. Cicatrices de mi vida que, aunque no tienen encanto, yo las quiero tanto y tanto que jamás, jamás ya nunca olvidaré.

English · machine translation

Scars incurable scars of a wound that life has caused me in its sad battle. Scars that will never close because they always carry truncated the hope of healing. I loved her forever but she was perjured and filled with deep bitterness and of sorrow my illusion. And that is why now I live always in a battle with luck and I only want death for my anguished and poor heart. On my face I also wear with pride a memory that is very much yours and that I carry for my pain. A souvenir that was made for me in your name when I played as a man with the life of the rival. Indelible scars of a stormy past that luck has given me and that I will never lose. Scars of my life that, although they have no charm I love them so much and so much that I will never, ever, ever forget.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1927 to 1956.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Cicatrices · Alberto Mancione · 1952 by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1942, with 84% of the 31 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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedCicatricesJuan D'ArienzoHéctor MaurétangoRCA Victor
    26 dances · 84%
    1942
  2. Carlos Di SarliCicatricesCarlos Di SarliSantiago DevincenzitangoRCA Victor
    2 dances · 6%
    1930
  3. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdCicatricesFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance · 3%
    1927
  4. Rodolfo BiagiCicatricesRodolfo BiagiAndrés FalgástangoOdeon
    1 dance · 3%
    1940
  5. Alberto MancioneCicatricesAlberto MancioneJorge Ledesmatango
    1 dance · 3%
    1952
  6. Ángel VargasCicatricesÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1956
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1925
  8. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueAlberto Casares · Aug 141948
  9. Edelmiro D'AmarioNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Oct 301956
  10. Juan PulidoNot in our catalogue
  11. Horacio MalvicinoNot in our catalogue
  12. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogue
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré

One recording

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

Alberto Mancione

CicatricesAlberto MancioneJorge Ledesmatango

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Recorded the same day

What else Alberto Mancione recorded on Aug 20, 1952.

  1. El pañuelitoAlberto MancioneJorge Ledesma, Ángel Varelatango

Danced to it

Music from 1952 · danced on film 2009

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Jorge LedesmaAug 20, 1952

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 00886974310525-1-11

tango.info · 02480002335535-2-4

tango.info · 02480002002710-1-20

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:02

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. CicatricesFrancisco Lomuto

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