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Alma de bohemio · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1946

Orquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestátango
Music by Roberto Firpo, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 18 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1980.

Pinned at 1946 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Orquesta Francini-Pontier recordings indexed 1946–1973

Alma de bohemio · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1946: Compared to Pedro Laurenz's earlier version; Podestá holds one note for an unusually long time.†

The work

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Music
Roberto Firpo
Lyrics
Juan Andrés Caruso

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 18 recordings of this song by 17 orchestras, 1927 to 1980.

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1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Alma de bohemio · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1946 by year, taller the more they are danced · 18 of 18 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

18 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 27 more we know of

The leader is Pedro Laurenz, 1943, with 72% of the 46 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. Pedro LaurenzMost dancedAlma de bohemioPedro LaurenzAlberto PodestátangoOdeon
    33 dances · 72%
    1943
  2. Roberto FirpoAlma de bohemioRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    7 dances · 15%
    1927
  3. Rodolfo BiagiAlma de bohemioRodolfo BiagiTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon
    2 dances · 4%
    1939
  4. Ricardo TanturiAlma de bohemioRicardo TanturiOsvaldo RibotangoRCA Victor
    2 dances · 4%
    1947
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseAlma de bohemioOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance · 2%
    1958
  6. Aníbal TroiloAlma de bohemioAníbal TroiloNelly VázqueztangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 2%
    1965
  7. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdAlma de bohemioFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  8. Típica VictorAlma de bohemioTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1929
  9. Francisco CanaroAlma de bohemioFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1930
  10. Orquesta Francini-PontierAlma de bohemioOrquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestátango
    No match yet
    1946
  11. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoAlma de bohemioCuarteto Típico Roberto Firposinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1947
  12. Ángel D'AgostinoAlma de bohemioÁngel D'AgostinoTino GarcíatangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1947
  13. Alberto CastilloAlma de bohemioAlberto Castillosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1949
  14. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Alma de bohemioQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknowntangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1959
  15. Miguel CalóAlma de bohemioMiguel CalóLucho GaticatangoOdeon Chile
    No match yet
    1965
  16. Mariano MoresAlma de bohemioMariano Moressinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1966
  17. Miguel VillasboasAlma de bohemioMiguel Villasboassinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1968
  18. Alfredo De AngelisAlma de bohemioAlfredo De Angelissinger unknowntangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1980
  19. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogueDec 161925
  20. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1927

Lyrics

Español

Peregrino y soñador, cantar quiero mi fantasía y la loca poesía que hay en mi corazón, y lleno de amor y de alegría, volcaré mi canción. Siempre sentí la dulce ilusión, de estar viviendo mi pasión. Si es que vivo lo que sueño, yo sueño todo lo que canto, por eso mi encanto es el amor. Mi pobre alma de bohemio quiere acariciar y como una flor perfumar. Y en mis noches de dolor, a hablar me voy con las estrellas y las cosas más bellas, despierto he de soñar, porque le confío a ellas toda mi sed de amar. Siempre sentí la dulce ilusión, de estar viviendo mi pasión. Yo busco en los ojos celestes y renegridas cabelleras, pasiones sinceras, dulce emoción. Y en mi triste vida errante llena de ilusión, quiero dar todo mi corazón.

English · machine translation

Pilgrim and dreamer, sing I want my fantasy and the crazy poetry that is in my heart, and full of love and joy, I will pour out my song. I always felt the sweet illusion to be living my passion. If I live what I dream, I dream everything I sing, that's why my charm is love. My poor bohemian soul wants to caress and like a flower perfuming. And in my nights of pain to talk I go with the stars and the most beautiful things, awake I dream, because I entrust to them all my thirst for love. I always felt the sweet illusion of living my passion. I search in the light blue eyes and renegade tresses, sincere passions, sweet emotion. And in my sad wandering life full of illusion, I want to give all my heart.

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Notes1

Compared to Pedro Laurenz's earlier version; Podestá holds one note for an unusually long time.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Alma de bohemioFrancisco Canarosinger unknown

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