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La capilla blanca · Carlos Di Sarli · 1953

Music by Carlos Di Sarli, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1986.
1944: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 85 times1986: 1 · danced 0 times
1944’50’60’70’801986
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1944: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 85; 1986: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1944 and 1953.

    How we know

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

La capilla blanca · Carlos Di Sarli · 1953 was sung by Mario Pomar.†† La capilla blanca · Carlos Di Sarli · 1953 is a tango.† La capilla blanca · Carlos Di Sarli · 1953 lasts 03:19.†

Credit

Music
Carlos Di Sarli
Lyrics
Héctor Marcó

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdAlberto Podestá · RCA Victor · Jul 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1944
  2. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedMario Pomar · Music Hall · Jun 26
    85 dances
    1953
  3. José BassoQuique Ojeda
    Not danced on film yet
    1986
  4. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá1973

Lyrics

Español

En la capilla blanca de un pueblo provinciano, muy junto a un arroyuelo de cristal, me hincaban a rezar tus manos... Tus manos que encendían mi corazón de niño. Y al pie de un Santo Cristo, las aguas del cariño me dabas de beber. Feliz nos vio la luna bajar por la montaña, siguiendo las estrellas, bebiendo entre tus cabras, un ánfora de amor... Y hoy son aves oscuras esas tímidas campanas que doblan a lo lejos el toque de oración. Tu voz murió en el río, y en la capilla blanca, quedó un lugar vacío ¡Vacío como el alma de los dos...! En la capilla blanca de un pueblo provinciano, muy junto a un arroyuelo de cristal, presiento sollozar tus labios... Y cuando con sus duendes la noche se despierta al pie de Santo Cristo, habrá una rosa muerta, ¡que ruega por los dos!

English · machine translation

In the white chapel of a provincial town, very close to a crystal stream, I was kneeling to pray your hands... Your hands that lit up my childish heart. And at the foot of a Holy Christ the waters of affection you gave me to drink. Happy the moon saw us down the mountain, following the stars, drinking among your goats, an amphora of love... And today they are dark birds those shy bells that toll in the distance the touch of prayer. Your voice died in the river and in the white chapel, there remained an empty place Empty as the soul of the two of us...! In the white chapel of a provincial village, close by a crystal brooklet, I feel your lips your lips... And when with its elves the night wakes up at the foot of Santo Cristo, there will be a dead rose, that prays for both of us!

Danced to it

Music from 1953 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2012: 7, 2013: 6, 2014: 7, 2015: 3, 2016: 4, 2017: 6, 2018: 1, 2019: 6, 2021: 1, 2022: 5, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 1, 2026: 2

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2El fleteJuan D'Arienzo, 1936 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3Gallo ciegoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4A mis compañerosOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5AbandonoPedro Laurenz, 1937 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6Dichas que vivíRodolfo Biagi, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Mario PomarJun 26, 1953

Supported · 2

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 04024236202010-1-8

Single source

tango.info · 07798113060037-1-3

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tango.info · 02480002005186-1-12

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tango.info · 02480002334705-1-2

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tango.info · 00099441336120-1-4

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:19

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Audio feature15

Audio feature 114.8

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Audio feature 0.922

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Audio feature C#

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Audio feature minor

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Audio feature 0.875

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Audio feature -21.9

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Audio feature 0.332

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Audio feature 0.183

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Audio feature 0.608

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Audio feature 0.002

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.391

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Audio feature 116.9

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Audio feature 58.4

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Audio feature step

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Vocal1

Vocal sung

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Listen

  1. La capilla blancaCarlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá1944

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