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Barro · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1951

Music by Osvaldo Pugliese, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1951–1952.
1951: 1 · danced 105 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times
19511952
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1951: 1, 105; 1952: 1, 0

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1951 version holds 100% of its dancing (105 of 105).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 2 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Osvaldo Pugliese recorded it in 1951 and 1952.

    How we know

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

Barro · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1951 was sung by Alberto Morán.†† Barro · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1951 is a tango.† Barro · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1951 lasts 03:07.† Barro · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1951: Marks the first time Pugliese lets the singer push against the tightly integrated 1940s 'tango song' formula; lyric uses both 'barro' and 'fango' (mud) to describe a ruined life.†

Credit

Music
Osvaldo Pugliese
Lyrics
Horacio Sanguinetti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1950

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Morán · Odeon · May 22
    105 dances
    1951
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseAlberto Morán · Odeon · Dec 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1952

Lyrics

Español

Para qué continuar si vivir es llorar. Mi corazón se encuentra mancillado porque el barro lo ha salpicado. Es mi afán, olvidar, nada más que olvidar que Dios me dio por nombre flores mustias, sólo angustia y soledad. Que soporté miserias y dolor en esta lucha cruel del hombre, si ayer nomás con lava una mujer burlándose manchó mi nombre. Y al buscar amistad, encontré falsedad, que solo hallé en cien bocas pintadas, carcajadas del carnaval. Solamente un milagro de amor me haría resucitar, si a mi alma que sus puertas cerró pudiera un alma llamar. Si a la nieve de mis penas dos manos buenas la borraran de mi. Sino será mejor morir. Mi juventud la empapo con alcohol quedando mi dolor en calma. Quién pensará que traigo al tambalear sereno el corazón y el alma. Para qué recordar, es mejor olvidar que siempre fue mi vida toda fango como un tango del arrabal.

English · machine translation

Why continue if to live is to cry. My heart is stained because the mud has splashed it. It is my eagerness to forget, nothing more than to forget that God gave me by name flowers, only anguish and loneliness. and loneliness. That I endured misery and pain in this cruel struggle of man, if only yesterday with lava a woman mockingly stained my name. And in seeking friendship I found falsehood, which I only found in a hundred painted mouths, carnival laughter. Only a miracle of love would bring me back to life, if to my soul that closed its doors could a soul call. If to the snow of my sorrows two good hands would erase it from me. Otherwise it will be better to die. My youth I soak it with alcohol leaving my pain in calm. Who will think that I bring to the staggering my heart and soul serene. Why remember, it's better to forget that my life has always been all mud like a tango of the slum.

Danced to it

Music from 1951 · danced on film 2011–2026

20112026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 3, 2014: 8, 2015: 8, 2016: 7, 2017: 11, 2018: 6, 2019: 8, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 8, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 3

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  3. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  4. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

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. 1Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2Te aconsejo que me olvidesAníbal Troilo, 1941 · danced together in 3 Performances
  3. 3InspiraciónAníbal Troilo, 1943 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. 4TorrenteAníbal Troilo, 1944 · danced together in 3 Performances
  5. 5Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7HumillaciónJuan D'Arienzo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8El aeroplanoJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9En esta tarde grisAníbal Troilo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10A mis compañerosOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alberto MoránMay 22, 1951

Supported · 2

In other catalogues10

tango.info · 00094633599727-2-5

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tango.info · 00724349537323-1-13

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tango.info · 02480002201427-1-2

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tango.info · 04024236201181-1-7

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tango.info · 04024236201761-1-5

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tango.info · 05099964043227-7-2

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tango.info · 07798108080422-1-19

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tango.info · 00724359475820-1-5

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tango.info · 02480002028048-1-11

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tango.info · 02480002101321-1-92

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:07

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Notes1

Marks the first time Pugliese lets the singer push against the tightly integrated 1940s 'tango song' formula; lyric uses both 'barro' and 'fango' (mud) to describe a ruined life.

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. BarroOsvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán1951

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