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Tres amigos · Ricardo Malerba · 1944

Ricardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango
Music by Enrique Cadícamo, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1944

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino1944
  2. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán1944
  3. Ricardo MalerbaOrlando Medina1944

Recorded 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ricardo Malerba recordings indexed 1941–1958

Tres amigos · Ricardo Malerba · 1944 was sung by Orlando Medina.†† Tres amigos · Ricardo Malerba · 1944 is a tango.† Tres amigos · Ricardo Malerba · 1944 lasts 02:56.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

19 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Cadícamo
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Its words name
Barracas

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

De mis páginas vividas, siempre llevo un gran recuerdo mi emoción no las olvida, pasa el tiempo y más me acuerdo. Tres amigos siempre fuimos en aquella juventud... Era el trío más mentado que pudo haber caminado por esas calles del sur. ¿Dónde andarás, Pancho Alsina? ¿Dónde andarás, Balmaceda? Yo los espero en la esquina de Suárez y Necochea... Hoy... ninguno acude a mi cita. Ya... mi vida toma el desvío. Hoy... la guardia vieja me grita: "¿Quién... ha dispersado aquel trío?" Pero yo igual los recuerdo mis dos amigos de ayer... Una vez, allá en Portones, me salvaron de la muerte. Nunca faltan encontrones cuando un pobre se divierte. Y otra vez, allá en Barracas, esa deuda les pagué... Siempre juntos nos veían... Esa amistad nos tenía atados siempre a los tres.

English · machine translation

Of my lived pages, I always carry a great memory of them. my emotion does not forget them, time goes by and I remember more. We were always three friends in that youth... It was the most talked-about trio that could have walked through those southern streets. Where will you be, Pancho Alsina? Where will you be, Balmaceda? I'll be waiting for you at the corner of Suarez and Necochea... Today... no one comes to my appointment. Already... my life takes a detour. Today... the old guard shouts at me: "Who... has dispersed that trio?" But I still remember them my two friends of yesterday... Once, back in Portones, they saved me from death. There is never a lack of encounters when a poor man is having fun. And another time, back in Barracas.., I paid them that debt... They always saw us together... That friendship kept the three of us always tied the three of us together.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1944 to 1944.
1940
Recordings of Tres amigos · Ricardo Malerba · 1944 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedTres amigosAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
    19 dances
    1944
  2. Francisco CanaroTres amigosFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1944
  3. Ricardo MalerbaTres amigosRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango
    No match yet
    1944
  4. Gabriel ClausiNot in our catalogueCarmen Idal1944
  5. Emilio RamilNot in our catalogue
  6. Jorge ValdezNot in our catalogue
  7. Alfredo SáezNot in our catalogue
  8. Osvaldo ManziNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino

One recording

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Ricardo Malerba

Tres amigosRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Orlando MedinaApr 18, 1944

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 00724354170126-1-8

tango.info · 02480002007593-1-7

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:56

Audio feature13

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.936

Audio feature 0.546

Audio feature -23.5

Audio feature 0.399

Audio feature 0.314

Audio feature 0.413

Audio feature 0.143

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.444

Audio feature 122.5

Audio feature 61.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Tres amigosAníbal TroiloAlberto Marino

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