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Alma de bohemio · Ricardo Tanturi · 1947

Ricardo TanturiOsvaldo RibotangoRCA Victor
Music by Roberto Firpo, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 18 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1980.

Who recorded it

Every version18

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Aníbal TroiloNelly Vázquez1965
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1958
  3. Miguel CalóLucho Gatica1965
  4. Ricardo TanturiOsvaldo Ribo1947
  5. Ángel D'AgostinoTino García1947
  6. Pedro LaurenzAlberto Podestá1943

Pinned at 1947 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ricardo Tanturi recordings indexed 1937–1965 · 1 applied periods in gold

Alma de bohemio · Ricardo Tanturi · 1947 was sung by Osvaldo Ribo.† Alma de bohemio · Ricardo Tanturi · 1947 is a tango.† Alma de bohemio · Ricardo Tanturi · 1947 lasts 02:47.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

17 orchestras recorded it

46 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Roberto Firpo
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

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.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 18 recordings of this song by 17 orchestras, 1927 to 1980.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Alma de bohemio · Ricardo Tanturi · 1947 by year, taller the more they are danced · 18 of 18 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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. Típica VictorAlma de bohemioTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1929
  8. Orquesta Francini-PontierAlma de bohemioOrquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestátango
    No match yet
    1946
  9. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoAlma de bohemioCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
    No match yet
    1947
  10. Ángel D'AgostinoAlma de bohemioÁngel D'AgostinoTino GarcíatangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1947
  11. Alberto CastilloAlma de bohemioAlberto Castillosungtango
    No match yet
    1949
  12. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Alma de bohemioQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1959
  13. Miguel CalóAlma de bohemioMiguel CalóLucho GaticatangoOdeon Chile
    No match yet
    1965
  14. Mariano MoresAlma de bohemioMariano Morestango
    No match yet
    1966
  15. Miguel VillasboasAlma de bohemioMiguel Villasboastango
    No match yet
    1968
  16. Alfredo De AngelisAlma de bohemioAlfredo De AngelistangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1980
  17. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogueDec 161925
  18. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1927
  19. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueApr 261927

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Ricardo Tanturi

Alma de bohemioRicardo TanturiOsvaldo RibotangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Ricardo Tanturi recorded on Apr 2, 1947.

  1. AmigaRicardo TanturiRoberto VidelatangoRCA Victor

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Cite this

From TangoTube's videos · our data

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 00743216335626-1-8

tango.info · 08427328131148-1-16

tango.info · 02480002041979-1-14

tango.info · 02480002101321-1-124

tango.info · 00828766025224-1-15

tango.info · 02480002301820-1-15

tango.info · 02480002332855-2-5

tango.info · 07798108080941-1-4

Singers1

Sung by Osvaldo Ribo

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:47

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Alma de bohemioFrancisco Canaro

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