Song
Mensaje · Roberto Goyeneche · 1968
Roberto GoyenechesungtangoWho recorded it
Every version3Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1953
Pinned at 1968 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Roberto Goyeneche recordings indexed 1968–1980
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
210 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Enrique Santos Discepolo
- Words
- Catulo Castillo
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
- not yet cited · help fill it
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
Español
Hoy, que no estoy, como ves, otra vez con un tango que no puedo gritar... Yo, que no tengo tu voz... Yo, que no puedo ya hablar... Mensaje con que mi vieja ternura de criatura te está prestando coraje... Yo, que a lo largo del viaje sufrí tus ultrajes en mi soledad... Nunca quieras mal, total la vida ¡qué importa! Si es tan finita y tan corta que al fin, el piolín se corta... No te aflija el esquinzao del dolor, y si el amor te hace caso, no le niegues tu pedazo de candor, que el lindo creerle al amor... Bueno y nada más, que siendo bueno, no hay odio, ni injusticia, ni veneno que haga mal... Y hoy, que no estoy me da pena no estar a tu lado, cinchando con vos... Vos, que me hiciste llorar... vos, que eras todo rencor... Mensaje... Mensaje con que te digo que soy tu amigo y tiro del carro contigo... Yo, tan chiquito y desnudo lo mismo te ayudo cerquita de Dios
English · machine translation
Today, that I am not here, as you see, again with a tango that I can't shout... I, who don't have your voice... I, who can no longer speak... Message with which my old tenderness of a creature is lending you courage... I, who along the journey suffered your outrages in my solitude... Never wish you ill, all in all what does life matter! If it is so finite and so short that in the end the bobbin is cut off... Don't be afflicted by the corner of pain, and if love heeds you, don't deny it your piece of candor, that the nice to believe in love... Good and nothing more, that being good, there is no hatred, no injustice, no poison that can do evil... And today, when I'm not here it makes me sad not to be by your side, riding with you... You, who made me cry... you, who were all rancor... Message... Message with which I tell you that I am your friend and I pull the cart with you... I, so small and naked I'll help you just the same close to God
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
3 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 Aníbal Troilo, with 80% of the 210 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.
1 more dance names this song but not which version, so no share counts it. “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.
- Roberto GoyenecheMensajeRoberto Goyenechesungtango42 dances · 20%1968
- Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa1952
- TaniaNot in our catalogue
- Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
- Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Roberto Goyeneche
MensajeRoberto GoyenechesungtangoCouples filmed dancing this recording · 47 Performances
Recorded the same day
What else Roberto Goyeneche recorded on Mar 26, 1968.
Danced to it
Music from 1968 · danced on film 2011–2026
2011: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 3, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2023: 3, 2024: 9, 2025: 11, 2026: 3
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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.
- 1RawsonJuan D'Arienzo, 1936 · danced together in 3 Performances
- 2Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 3BarroOsvaldo Pugliese, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances
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Danced at
- Lyon Tango Festival6 videos
- Mallorca Tango Festival3 videos
- Bratislava Tango Festival2 videos
- Belgrade Tango Encuentro2 videos
- Milongueros All Aboard1 video
- Congresso Brasileiro de Tango1 video
- Argentina Tango Salon Festival1 video
- Mundial de Baile de Tango1 video
Danced by
- Mariano Chicho Frúmboli29 videos
- Juana Sepulveda28 videos
- Mariana Montes3 videos
- Sebastián Arce3 videos
- Cristhian Sosa2 videos
- Martin Lasiar2 videos
- Melina Mouriño2 videos
- Facundo Rodríguez1 video
- Laura Rajneri1 video
- Lucas Di Giorgio1 video
- Luciana Mayumi1 video
- Morena Márquez1 video
What we don't know yet4 of 5 known
The record label.
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