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Noche de ronda · Armando Pontier · 1961

Armando PontierRoberto RufinovalsCBS Columbia
Music by María Teresa Lara, lyrics by María Teresa Lara. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1961.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1937

  1. Francisco Lomuto1937
  2. Roberto FirpoCarlos Varela1937
  3. Armando PontierRoberto Rufino1961

Pinned at 1961 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Armando Pontier recordings indexed 1955–1979

Noche de ronda · Armando Pontier · 1961 was sung by Roberto Rufino.† Noche de ronda · Armando Pontier · 1961 is a canción.† Noche de ronda · Armando Pontier · 1961 lasts 02:38.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
María Teresa Lara
Words
María Teresa Lara
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Noche de ronda Qué triste pasa Qué triste cruza Por mi balcón Noche de ronda Cómo me hiere Cómo lastima Mi corazón Luna que se quiebra Sobre la tiniebla De mi soledad A dónde vas Dime si esta noche Tú te vas de ronda Como ella se fue Con quién está Dile que la quiero Dile que me muero De tanto esperar Que vuelva ya Que las rondas No son buenas Que hacen daño Que dan penas Que se acaba Por llorar Dile que la quiero Dile que me muero De tanto esperar Que vuelva ya Que las rondas No son buenas Que hacen daño Que dan penas Que se acaba Por llorar

English · machine translation

Noche de ronda How sad it happens How sadly it crosses Across my balcony Night of the prowl How it hurts me How it hurts My heart Moon that breaks Over the darkness Of my loneliness Where are you going Tell me if tonight You're going on the prowl As she left With whom is she Tell her I love her Tell her I'm dying From waiting so long For her to come back now That the rounds They're no good That they hurt That they bring sorrow That it's over For crying Tell her I love her Tell her that I'm dying I've been waiting so long For her to come back now That the rounds They're no good That they hurt That they bring sorrow That it's over For crying

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1937 to 1961.
1930’40’50’60
Recordings of Noche de ronda · Armando Pontier · 1961 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 · 6 more we know of

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

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

  1. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdNoche de rondaFrancisco LomutoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1937
  2. Roberto FirpoMost dancedNoche de rondaRoberto FirpoCarlos VarelavalsOdeon
    2 dances
    1937
  3. Armando PontierNoche de rondaArmando PontierRoberto RufinovalsCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1961
  4. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1937
  5. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueMay 111937
  6. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
  7. Pedro VargasNot in our catalogue
  8. Alfonso Esparza OteoNot in our cataloguePedro Vargas
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueMercedes Simone

One recording

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

Armando Pontier

Noche de rondaArmando PontierRoberto RufinovalsCBS Columbia

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Armando Pontier recorded on Nov 23, 1961.

  1. Clavel del aireArmando PontierRoberto RufinotangoCBS Columbia

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 00828768362822-1-14

tango.info · 02480002041849-1-11

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Rufino

Is a1

Is a canción

Duration1

Duration 02:38

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Noche de rondaFrancisco Lomuto

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