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Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942

Pedro LaurenzMartín PodestátangoRCA Victor
Music by Joaquín Mora, lyrics by José María Contursi. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Pedro Laurenz recordings indexed 1937–1968 · gold: Victor years, 1937–1943

Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 was sung by Martin Podestá.† Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 is a tango.† Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 lasts 03:24.†

The work

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Music
Joaquín Mora
Lyrics
José María Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.

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1940
Recordings of Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

  1. Pedro LaurenzEarliest we holdMost dancedAl verla pasarPedro LaurenzMartin PodestátangoRCA Victor
    71 dances
    1942
  2. Manuel BuzonAl verla pasarManuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarinotango
    3 dances
    1942
  3. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Palacios · Apr 131942
  4. Héctor StamponiNot in our catalogueJorge Vidal1958
  5. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá1973
  6. Héctor StamponiNot in our catalogueJorge Vidal

Lyrics

Español

Ayer al verla pasar me convencí que no es posible volver y comprendí que todo se ha terminado, que somos sombras de aquel pasado. Con cuánta pena miré lo que creí sería mi salvación... ¡Pobre de mí! Y en esa duda terrible de hablarla o no hablarla mis pasos volví... Pobrecita, ¡qué vieja y pálida estaba! Sin brillo sus negros ojos miraban... La vida quiso ensañarse con ella... ¡Pensar que fue tan bella y que hoy el mundo la olvida! Si supiera que yo también he cambiado, que tengo el corazón destrozado, que a veces hasta en matarme he pensado, pues todo, todo, todo ha muerto ya para mí... Después temblando me fui de aquel lugar con unas ansias tan grandes de llorar... Enloquecido de pena, frío en el alma, hielo en las venas... Y anduve, así, sin saber adónde ir, sintiendo risas y burlas junto a mí. . . Y hoy, al saberme perdido, sin fuerzas, vencido, no puedo vivir...

English · machine translation

Yesterday, as I watched her pass by, I was convinced that it is not possible to return and I understood that everything is over, that we are shadows of that past. With how much sorrow I looked at what I believed would be my salvation... Woe is me! And in that terrible doubt to speak it or not to speak it I turned my steps... Poor thing, how old and pale she was! Dull and dull her black eyes looked... Life wanted to be cruel to her... To think that she was so beautiful And today the world forgets her! If she only knew that I have changed too, that I have that my heart is broken, that sometimes I've even thought of killing myself, for everything, everything, everything has already died for me... Then, trembling, I left that place with such a great desire to cry... Mad with grief, cold in my soul, ice in my veins... And I walked, like that, without knowing where to go.., feeling laughter and mockery beside me. . . . And today, knowing I am lost, without strength, defeated, I cannot live...

The versions dancers use

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2012: 5, 2013: 6, 2014: 1, 2017: 8, 2018: 13, 2019: 7, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2026: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  3. Mansión Dandi RoyalSan Telmo
    1 performance
  4. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 7 Performances
  2. 2Detrás de tus mentirasJuan D'Arienzo, 1960 · danced together in 6 Performances
  3. 3Porque regresas túCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. 4Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5JudasJuan D'Arienzo, 1942 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6RemembranzaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7Todos te quierenÁngel D'Agostino, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues13

tango.info · 08427328130820-1-12

tango.info · 02480002032007-1-12

tango.info · 02480002032014-1-13

tango.info · 00828766032826-1-14

tango.info · 02480002043157-1-20

tango.info · 02480002101222-2-16

tango.info · 02480002114420-1-13

tango.info · 02480002152491-1-20

tango.info · 02480002301523-1-10

tango.info · 02480002332220-2-5

tango.info · 03149024231421-1-7

tango.info · 04024236204243-1-6

tango.info · 07798108080538-2-11

Singers1

Sung by Martin Podestá (the catalogue credits Martín Podestá)

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:24

Audio feature13

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.952

Audio feature 0.566

Audio feature -21.9

Audio feature 0.363

Audio feature 0.416

Audio feature 0.471

Audio feature 0.002

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.528

Audio feature 123.4

Audio feature 61.7

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Al verla pasarPedro LaurenzMartin Podestá

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