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Despues del carnaval · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1941

Osvaldo FresedoRicardo RuiztangoRCA Victor
Music by José Amuchástegui Keen, lyrics by José Amuchástegui Keen. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1986.

Pinned at 1941 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · gold: With Ruiz, 1939–1941

Despues del carnaval · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1941 was sung by Ricardo Ruiz.†† Despues del carnaval · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1941 is a tango.† Despues del carnaval · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1941 lasts 02:44.† Despues del carnaval · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1941: Played for what Lavocah calls maybe the best counter-melody in tango; the transfer comes from archive.org because no good one exists.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

33 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Amuchástegui Keen
Words
José Amuchástegui Keen
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Se fueron las horas de algarabía Que Momo brindara con alegría, Callaron las risas de Colombina Y Pierrot agoniza entre serpentinas. Murió Carnaval y su cortejo De alegre y rica bullanguería... Cornetas y gritos se escuchan lejos, Vibrando las almas al recordar. Recordé que una noche el amor me brindó Dos labios plenos de pasión y ardor... Fue una noche que lloraban los violines Un triste tango de promesas olvidadas, Mientras la luna plateaba los jardines Un beso ardiente en la noche palpitó. Mas el encanto de aquellas horas Al morir Momo se disipó, Y con mi dolor a solas Lloré la muerte de mi ilusión. Hoy sólo escucho los tristes ecos De aquella alegría y de aquel beso, Mientras en las calles, las serpentinas En llamas de fuego se ven quemar. Y entre cenizas carnavalescas Aun quedan ardientes, mis ilusiones, Mi ensueño, el beso y las promesas Prendieron la llama, de aquel soñar. Mas no fue sólo un sueño de amor que brilló Trajo también el placer, dolor... Pues la ilusión también dejó su huella triste Al ausentarse entre el cortejo que marchaba, Llevándose con su alegre mascarada Mi último sueño de amor, que ayer tejí. Pues ya soñaba que fuera eterna La breve dicha, que ayer viví, Y con mi pesar yo ruego Que vuelva pronto otro carnaval.

English · machine translation

Gone are the hours of merriment That Momo toasted with joy, Colombina's laughter fell silent And Pierrot agonizes among streamers. Carnival and its procession died Of joyful and rich bustle... Bugles and shouts are heard far away, Vibrating the souls as they remember. I remembered that one night love offered me Two lips full of passion and ardor... It was a night when violins cried A sad tango of forgotten promises, While the moon silvered the gardens A burning kiss in the night throbbed. But the charm of those hours When Momo died dissipated, And with my grief alone I mourned the death of my illusion. Today I only hear the sad echoes Of that joy and that kiss, While in the streets, the streamers In flames of fire are seen burning. And among carnival ashes My illusions are still burning, My reverie, the kiss and promises Ignited the flame, of that dream. But it was not only a dream of love that glowed It brought also pleasure, pain... For the illusion also left its sad mark When absent among the marching cortege, Taking with its merry masquerade My last dream of love, which yesterday I wove. For I already dreamed that it would be eternal The brief bliss, that yesterday I lived, And with my sorrow I pray That another carnival may soon return.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1941 to 1986.
1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Despues del carnaval · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1941 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

The leader is Osvaldo Fresedo, with 91% of the 33 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. Domingo FedericoDespues del carnavalDomingo Federicosinger unknowntangoRosafón (Rosario)
    1 dance · 3%
    1966
  2. Héctor PachecoNot in our catalogue
  3. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogue
  4. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue
  5. Horacio MalvicinoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Despues del carnavalOsvaldo FresedoRicardo RuiztangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Jun 19, 1941.

  1. MaripositaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Issued on record

Label, catalogue and matrix numbers of each record. A year is the year the record was issued. Source: TangoCloud catalogue.

  • 1941

    Victor 39319 · Osvaldo Fresedo Y Su Gran Orquesta Argentina

    Shellac · Argentina · side B

Singers1

Sung by Ricardo RuizJun 19, 1941

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002702122-2-1

tango.info · 00008637209124-1-13

tango.info · 00743212200621-1-8

tango.info · 02480002333555-1-7

tango.info · 02480002101321-1-13

tango.info · 04024236200078-1-6

tango.info · 00743217137328-1-8

tango.info · 02480002043881-1-4

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:44

Notes1

Played for what Lavocah calls maybe the best counter-melody in tango; the transfer comes from archive.org because no good one exists.

Audio feature14

Audio feature 129.2

Audio feature 0.96

Audio feature G

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.836

Audio feature -23.9

Audio feature 0.319

Audio feature 0.493

Audio feature 0.154

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.846

Audio feature 128.6

Audio feature 64.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Despues del carnavalOsvaldo FresedoRicardo Ruiz

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