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Adiós muchachos · Héctor Grané · 1957

Music by Julio César Sanders, lyrics by César Vedani. 21 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1987.
1927: 3 · danced 0 times1928: 2 · danced 3 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 0 times1945: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 2 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 0 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1983: 1 · danced 0 times1987: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’70’801987
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 3, 0; 1928: 2, 3; 1938: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 0; 1945: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1956: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 1961: 2, 0; 1964: 1, 0; 1968: 1, 0; 1983: 1, 0; 1987: 1, 0

  1. Osvaldo Fresedo recorded it in 1952 and 1956. 4 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Credit

Music
Julio César Sanders
Lyrics
César Vedani

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

21 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 48 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  2. Osvaldo FresedoOrión - Rendez-vous
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  3. Enrique RodríguezArmando Moreno · Odeon · Apr 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  4. Alfredo De AngelisJulio Martel · Odeon · May 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  5. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Jan 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  6. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida · Odeon · Jun 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  7. Francisco LomutoInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  8. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar · RCA Victor · May 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  9. Típica VictorEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  10. Roberto FirpoOdeon · Dec 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  11. José SalaRicardo Rojas · Columbia · Sep 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  12. José BassoInstrumental · Odeon · May 12
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  13. José Basso
    Not danced on film yet
    1983
  14. Florindo SassoneRodolfo Galé · RCA Victor · Nov 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  15. Florindo SassoneAndrés Peiró · Odeon · Oct 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  16. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · May 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  17. Donato RacciattiCarlos Roldán · Aug 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  18. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  19. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Philips
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  20. Juan Carlos CobianMost dancedGenaro Veiga
    3 dances
    1928

Lyrics

Español

Adiós, muchachos, compañeros de mi vida, barra querida de aquellos tiempos. Me toca a mí hoy emprender la retirada, debo alejarme de mi buena muchachada. Adiós, muchachos. Ya me voy y me resigno... Contra el destino nadie la talla... Se terminaron para mí todas las farras, mi cuerpo enfermo no resiste más... Acuden a mi mente recuerdos de otros tiempos, de los bellos momentos que antaño disfruté cerquita de mi madre, santa viejita, y de mi noviecita que tanto idolatré... ¿Se acuerdan que era hermosa, más bella que una diosa y que ebrio yo de amor, le di mi corazón, mas el Señor, celoso de sus encantos, hundiéndome en el llanto me la llevó? Es Dios el juez supremo. No hay quien se le resista. Ya estoy acostumbrado su ley a respetar, pues mi vida deshizo con sus mandatos al robarme a mi madre y a mi novia también. Dos lágrimas sinceras derramo en mi partida por la barra querida que nunca me olvidó y al darles, mis amigos, mi adiós postrero, les doy con toda mi alma mi bendición...

English · machine translation

Farewell, boys, companions of my life, beloved bar of those times. It is my turn today to retire, I must go away from my good lads. Farewell, boys. I'm leaving and I'm resigned... Against destiny, no one can measure up... For me all the parties are over, my sick body can't take any more... Memories of other times memories of other times, of the beautiful moments that I once enjoyed close to my mother, holy old lady, and my little girlfriend that I idolized so much... Do you remember how beautiful she was, more beautiful than a goddess and drunk with love, I gave her my heart I gave her my heart, but the Lord, jealous of her charms, plunging me in tears took her away from me? God is the supreme judge. There is no one who can resist him. I am accustomed to respect his law, for my life has been undone with his commands by stealing my mother and my girlfriend too. Two sincere tears I shed in my departure for the beloved bar who never forgot me and to give them, my friends, my last farewell, I give you with all my soul my blessing...

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

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  1. Adiós muchachosTípica Victor1927

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