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A mi madre · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1941

Music by Francisco Peña. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2000.
1928: 1 · danced 0 times1941: 1 · danced 3 times1948: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times2000: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’50’60’70’80’902000
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 1, 0; 1941: 1, 3; 1948: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 0; 2000: 1, 0

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) recorded it in 1941 and 1958.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Francisco Peña

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Most dancedOdeon · Jun 6
    3 dances
    1941
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · May 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  3. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdOdeon · May 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierRoberto Rufino · May 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  5. Orquesta El ArranqueSep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2000
  6. Juan de Dios FilibertoJul 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1959

Lyrics

Español

Lloré en mi vida, solitario Porque, madre mía, yo sentí tu amor, Pasar como un viento del ayer Consolando mi dolor, en mi triste orfandad. Sentí, viejecita dulce y buena Nacer de nuevo en mi corazón tu voz, Y fue cual un ave que pasó En mi fría soledad, como un ángel bienhechor. Recuerdo madre Cuando era niño Tú me brindabas Tu buen amor, Y en tu regazo Tú me estrechabas Y me contabas Lindos cuentos de perdón. Nunca en mi rostro Madre del alma, Sentí la ofensa Que da el dolor, Porque tus labios Siempre me dieron Dulces consuelos Con ternura y con amor. Pasó ya el recuerdo, dejando en el alma Un vacío inmenso, que llena de dolor, Triste y vencido por un destino cruel Hoy lloro solo, con mi dolor, la ausencia de tu amor.

English · machine translation

I cried in my life, lonely Because, my mother, I felt your love, Passing by like a wind of yesterday Consoling my pain, in my sad orphanhood. I felt, sweet and good old lady Your voice was born again in my heart, And it was like a bird that passed In my cold solitude, like a beneficent angel. I remember mother When I was a child You gave me Your good love, And in your lap You held me close And told me Pretty tales of forgiveness. Never on my face Mother of my soul, I felt the offense That gives pain, Because your lips Always gave me Sweet consolations With tenderness and with love. The memory has already passed, leaving in the soul An immense emptiness that fills with pain, Sad and defeated by a cruel destiny Today I cry alone, with my pain, the absence of your love.

Danced to it

Music from 1941 · danced on film 2015–2025

20152025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2023: 1, 2025: 1

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  1. A mi madreRoberto Firpo · no clip yet1928

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