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Mi dolor · Magaldi-Noda · 1928

Magaldi-Noda · cancion · Jun 21, 1928
Music by Carlos Marcucci, lyrics by Manuel Meaños. 10 recordings in our catalogue, 1947–2017.

Who recorded it

Every version10

Earliest we hold: Domingo Federico, 1947

  1. Juan D'ArienzoOsvaldo Ramos1972
  2. Alfredo De Angelis1957
  3. Julio De CaroOrlando Verri1950
  4. Domingo FedericoOscar Larroca1947
  5. José BassoGloria Díaz1985
  6. Héctor Varela1953

Recorded in 1928, during the Guardia Nueva (1920–1934).

1928

19201934

Key facts
Year
1928
Orchestra
Magaldi-Noda
Recorded
1928-06-21
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5Read more

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

10 orchestras recorded it

458 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Marcucci
Words
Manuel Meaños
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Vuelvo de tierras muy lejanas donde ayer fuera a buscar olvido a mi dolor, consuelo al alma que sufrió, al creer en los engaños y promesas del amor. Rumbo al olvido, que es un bálsamo al sufrir, partí llevando en mi amargura el cruel recuerdo de la ventura que en otros tiempos junto a ti creí vivir. Fui esclavo de tu corazón y a tus caprichos yo cedí y me pagaste con traición. Hoy, curada mi alma de su herida, pienso que nunca he de volver a mendigar tu querer. Porque allá donde fui mis pesares a olvidar del amor conocí las delicias hasta embriagar. Mi dolor llegó a curar. Mi pasión sólo dio los sentidos para amar, pero mi alma dejó su pureza conservar y así pronto llegó sus tristezas a olvidar. Pero hoy te he visto junto a mi lado pasar. Mi corazón tan rápido latió que aquella herida que creí curar ante tu vista de improviso se entreabrió, pues no bastaron para calmar mi dolor ni las caricias ni el olvido. De nuevo sufro por ser querido y hoy, como entonces, soy esclavo de tu amor.

English · machine translation

I return from far away lands where I went yesterday I went to seek oblivion to my pain, consolation to the soul that suffered, by believing in the deceptions and promises of love. On my way to oblivion, which is a balm for suffering, I departed carrying in my bitterness the cruel memory of the fortune that in other times I thought I lived with you. I was slave of your heart and I yielded to your whims and you repaid me with betrayal. Today, my soul healed of its wound, I think that I will never again to beg for your love. Because wherever I went my sorrows to forget of love I knew the delights to intoxicate. My pain came to heal. My passion only gave the senses to love, but my soul let its purity to preserve and so soon came its sorrows to forget. But today I saw you by my side pass by. My heart beat so fast that the wound I thought was healed at the sight of you suddenly opened up, for neither caresses nor oblivion were enough to soothe my pain neither caresses nor oblivion were enough to calm my pain. Once again I suffer for being loved and today, as then, I am a slave to your love.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 10 recordings of this song by 10 orchestras, 1947 to 2017.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Mi dolor · Magaldi-Noda · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 10 of 10 recordings carry a year · read Nov 7, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 10 orchestras; the earliest here is Domingo Federico in 1947.

  1. 1947Domingo FedericoRecording
  2. 1950Julio De CaroRecording
  3. 1953Héctor VarelaRecording
  4. 1955Ángel VargasRecording
  5. 1957Alfredo De AngelisRecording
  6. 1969Sexteto TangoRecording
  7. 1972Juan D'ArienzoRecording
  8. 1972Los Solistas De D'ArienzoRecording
  9. 1985José BassoRecording
  10. 2017Tango BardoRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

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

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1972, with 79% of the 458 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

12 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedMi dolor · Juan D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos · tango · Dec 14, 1972 · RCA VictorMeasured automatically · 131 BPM · A major
    360 dances · 79%
    1972
  2. Alfredo De AngelisMi dolor · Alfredo De Angelis · instrumental · tango · May 23, 1957 · Odeon
    60 dances · 13%
    1957
  3. Julio De CaroMi dolor · Julio De Caro · Orlando Verri · tango · Oct 27, 1950
    8 dances · 2%
    1950
  4. Ángel VargasMi dolor · Ángel Vargas · sung · tango · Nov 24, 1955 · RCA Victor
    8 dances · 2%
    1955
  5. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoMi dolor · Los Solistas De D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos · tango · 1972 · Music Hall
    8 dances · 2%
    1972
  6. Tango BardoMi dolor · Tango Bardo · tango · Jul 1, 2017
    5 dances · 1%
    2017
  7. Héctor VarelaMi dolor · Héctor Varela · instrumental · tango · Jun 16, 1953
    4 dances · <1%
    1953
  8. Sexteto TangoMi dolor · Sexteto Tango · Jorge Maciel · tango · Oct 21, 1969
    3 dances · <1%
    1969
  9. Domingo FedericoEarliest we holdMi dolor · Domingo Federico · Oscar Larroca · tango · May 30, 1947 · RCA VictorMeasured automatically · 126 BPM · C major
    2 dances · <1%
    1947
  10. José BassoMi dolor · José Basso · Gloria Díaz · tango · 1985
    No match yet
    1985
  11. Carlos MarcucciNot in our catalogue1926
  12. Carlos MarcucciNot in our catalogueRoberto Díaz · May 231930
  13. Orquesta Típica VictorNot in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · Aug 111930
  14. Francisco AlongiNot in our catalogue1932
  15. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogue1933
  16. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue1950
  17. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré1954
  18. Edelmiro D'AmarioNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Nov 241955
  19. Los siete del tangoNot in our catalogueNov 31966
  20. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1969

Read more

  • EntryDeja nomas · Magaldi-Noda · 1928Recording
  • EntryMi papito · Típica Victor · 1928Recording
  • EntryMis delirios · Magaldi-Noda · 1932Recording
  • EntrySoñando · Magaldi-Noda · 1935Recording
  • EntryCuando llora la milonga · Juan Maglio · 1927Recording
  • EntryCuando llora la milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1928Recording
  • EntryOlvidame · Típica Victor · 1928Recording
  • EntryPor mi madre · Típica Victor · 1926Recording

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