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Sombras del puerto · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942

Music by Armando Pontier, lyrics by Oscar Rubens. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1971.
1942: 1 · danced 19 times1971: 1 · danced 0 times
1942’50’601971
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 1, 19; 1971: 1, 0

Sombras del puerto · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 was sung by Alberto Podestá.† Sombras del puerto · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 is a tango.† Sombras del puerto · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942 lasts 03:02.†

Credit

Music
Armando Pontier
Lyrics
Oscar Rubens

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940’50’60’70

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Podestá · RCA Victor · May 26
    19 dances
    1942
  2. Atilio StamponeRoberto Goyeneche · Dec 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1971
  3. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche1969
  4. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Dec 131972

Lyrics

Español

Fue en el puerto que te hallé Ya sin fe ni valor, En la densa oscuridad De una noche cruel, Como un barco anclado, Triste y desolado, Y en tu gris mirada Huellas del pasado. Sin saber quién eras vos Te brindé un hogar, Donde al fin hallaste Amor, ternura y paz. ¿Cuándo podrás pagarme, algún día, lo que humilde te ofrecía y que tanto me costaba? Grito porque mi alma se espanta, Y la fe se me quebranta Al sentirse defraudada. Nunca, pensé que al ver mi pobreza, Por delirios de grandezas Vos te ibas a alejar. Ya no existe más amor Pa’ querer vivir. Y hasta el puerto sin pensar Arrastré mi mal. Y él me ha comprendido Sabe que he traído, Rabia, mucha rabia Y mi amor herido. No me amarga tu querer ¡Tan pa’ l mal! Más amargo es comprender La realidad...

English · machine translation

It was at the port that I found you Already without faith or courage, In the dense darkness Of a cruel night, Like a ship at anchor, Sad and desolate, And in your gray gaze Traces of the past. Without knowing who you were I gave you a home, Where at last you found Love, tenderness and peace. When will you be able to repay me, someday, what I humbly offered you and that cost me so much? I cry out because my soul is frightened, And my faith is broken Feeling defrauded. Never, I thought that seeing my poverty, Because of delusions of grandeur You would turn away. There is no more love To want to live. And to the port without thinking I dragged my evil. And he has understood me He knows that I have brought, Rage, a lot of rage And my wounded love. I'm not bitter about your love So bitter! More bitter is to understand The reality...

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2016–2025

20162025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2016: 2, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2025: 1

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    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. 1Meta fierroJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2MandriaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues7

tango.info · 09991848000004-16-20

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tango.info · 02480002005063-1-13

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tango.info · 02480002032212-1-8

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tango.info · 07798108080248-2-15

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tango.info · 08427328130653-1-3

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tango.info · 08427328146067-2-16

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tango.info · 00743214129920-1-12

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Singers1

Sung by Alberto Podestá

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:02

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Audio feature15

Audio feature 117.5

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Audio feature 0.931

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Audio feature E

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Audio feature minor

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Audio feature 0.701

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Audio feature -22.1

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Audio feature 0.282

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Audio feature 0.22

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Audio feature 0.302

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.001

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Audio feature 0.698

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Audio feature 119.3

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Audio feature 59.7

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Audio feature step

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Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Sombras del puertoCarlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá1942

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