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Gracias · Pedro Laurenz · 1946

Pedro LaurenzHéctor Juncaltango
Music by Elías Randal, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1946–1946.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Rodolfo Biagi, 1946

  1. Carlos Di SarliJorge Durán1946
  2. Pedro LaurenzHéctor Juncal1946
  3. Rodolfo BiagiCarlos Saavedra1946
  4. Osmar MadernaOrlando Verri1946

Pinned at 1946 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Pedro Laurenz recordings indexed 1937–1968 · gold: Later years, 1944–1953

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

55 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Elías Randal
Words
Carlos Bahr
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Gracias, porque al borde del abismo cuando estaba ya perdido animaste mi esperanza. Gracias, por el bien que a mi existencia sin fortuna trajo la ternura de tu voz. Gracias, por la aurora que encendiste por la fe que me enseñaste por la vida que me diste. Gracias, porque un día me salvaste de vivir sin corazón con tu canción. En cien noches de dolor te llamó mi oración y el milagro de tu amor a mi voz respondió. En la oscura cerrazón de mi vida fue tu amor como una estrella encendida y hoy le doy gracias a Dios por tu amor y mi amor.

English · machine translation

Thank you, because at the edge of the abyss when I was already lost you encouraged my hope. Thank you for the good for the good that to my existence without fortune brought by the tenderness of your voice. Thank you for the dawn for the dawn you kindled for the faith you taught me for the life you gave me. Thank you for because one day you saved me from living without a heart with your song. In a hundred nights of pain my prayer called out to you and the miracle of your love answered my voice. In the dark darkness of my life your love was like a lighted star and today I thank God for your love and my love.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1946 to 1946.
1940
Recordings of Gracias · Pedro Laurenz · 1946 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1946, with 98% of the 55 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. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedGraciasCarlos Di SarliJorge DurántangoRCA Victor
    54 dances · 98%
    1946
  2. Osmar MadernaGraciasOsmar MadernaOrlando VerritangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 2%
    1946
  3. Rodolfo BiagiEarliest we holdGraciasRodolfo BiagiCarlos SaavedratangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1946
  4. Pedro LaurenzGraciasPedro LaurenzHéctor Juncaltango
    No match yet
    1946
  5. Porfirio DíazNot in our catalogueCarmen Del Moral1945

One recording

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Pedro Laurenz

GraciasPedro LaurenzHéctor Juncaltango

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