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La cumparsita · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1946

Orquesta Francini-PontierAlberto Podestátango
Music by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, lyrics by Pascual Contursi. 95 recordings in our catalogue, 1917–2008.

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

La cumparsita · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1946: Both 1947 recordings of La Cumparsita were, in Dag's view, too poor to play, so he closed instead with this December 1946 Francini-Pontier version, Podestá only singing at the very end.†

The work

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Music
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Lyrics
Pascual Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 95 recordings of this song by 54 orchestras, 1917 to 2008.

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Recordings of La cumparsita · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1946 by year, taller the more they are danced · 95 of 95 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

95 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 193 more we know of

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoRaquel Notar, Carlos DantetangoElectra
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  2. Juan D'ArienzoLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoCarlos DantetangoElectra
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  3. Juan D'ArienzoLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1937
  4. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    36 dances
    1943
  5. Juan D'ArienzoLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1951
  6. Juan D'ArienzoLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1963
  7. Juan D'ArienzoLa cumparsitaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1971
  8. Carlos Di SarliLa cumparsitaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    15 dances
    1942
  9. Carlos Di SarliLa cumparsitaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic Hall
    1 dance
    1951
  10. Carlos Di SarliLa cumparsitaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1955
  11. Aníbal TroiloLa cumparsitaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1943
  12. Aníbal TroiloLa cumparsitaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntangoTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  13. Aníbal TroiloLa cumparsitaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntangoTK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  14. Aníbal TroiloLa cumparsitaAníbal Troilosinger unknowntango
    28 dances
    1963
  15. Aníbal TroiloLa cumparsitaAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  16. Osvaldo PuglieseLa cumparsitaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel, Carlos Guido, Luis MelatangoOdeon
    4 dances
    1959
  17. Miguel CalóLa cumparsitaMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  18. Ricardo TanturiLa cumparsitaRicardo TanturiinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1940
  19. Ángel D'AgostinoLa cumparsitaÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1946
  20. Ángel D'AgostinoLa cumparsitaÁngel D'AgostinoTino GarcíatangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1952

Lyrics

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La cumparsa De miserias sin fin Desfila En torno de aquel ser Enfermo Que pronto ha de morir De pena. Por eso es que en su lecho Solloza acongojado Recordando el pasado Que lo hace padecer... Abandonó a su viejita Que quedó desamparada, Y loco de pasión Ciego de amor Corrió tras de su amada, Que era linda, era hechicera De lujuria era una flor, Que burló su querer Hasta que se cansó Y por otro lo dejó... Largo tiempo después Cayó al hogar materno, Para poder curar su enfermo Y herido corazón... Y supo Que su viejita santa, La que él había dejado El invierno pasado De frío se murió... Hoy ya solo, abandonado A lo triste de su suerte, Ansioso espera a la muerte Que bien pronto ha de llegar, Y entre la triste frialdad Que lenta invade el corazón, Sintió la cruda sensación De su maldad... Entre sombras Se le oye respirar Sufriente, Al que antes de morir Sonríe Porque una dulce paz Le llega... Sintió que desde el cielo Su madrecita buena, Mitigando sus penas Sus culpas perdonó...!

English · machine translation

The cumparsa Of endless miseries Parades Around that being Sick Who will soon die Of sorrow. That's why in his bed He sobs in sorrow Remembering the past That makes him suffer... He abandoned his old lady Who was left forsaken, And mad with passion Blind with love He ran after his beloved, Who was pretty, she was a sorceress Of lust she was a flower, That mocked his love Till he grew weary And for another she left him... Long after He fell to his mother's home, In order to heal her sick And wounded heart... And he knew That his holy old lady, The one he had left Last winter From the cold she died... Now alone, abandoned To the sadness of his fate, Anxiously awaits death Which is soon to come, And amidst the sad coldness That slowly invades his heart, He felt the raw sensation Of his evil... In the shadows You can hear him breathing Suffering, Who before dying Smiles Because a sweet peace Comes to him... He felt that from heaven His good little mother Mitigating his sorrows His faults she forgave...!

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Notes1

Both 1947 recordings of La Cumparsita were, in Dag's view, too poor to play, so he closed instead with this December 1946 Francini-Pontier version, Podestá only singing at the very end.

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  1. La cumparsitaRoberto Firposinger unknown

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