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Felicia · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1961

Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon
Music by Enrique Saborido, lyrics by Carlos Mauricio Pacheco. 23 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1998.

Who recorded it

Every version23

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Fresedo, 1927

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1939194719541963
  2. Osvaldo Fresedo1927
  3. Edgardo Donato1930
  4. Alfredo De Angelis1969
  5. Francisco Canaro1929
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)19521961

Pinned at 1961 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) recordings indexed 1940–1964

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

18 orchestras recorded it

55 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Saborido
Words
Carlos Mauricio Pacheco
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Allá en la casta apartada donde cantan las espumas el misterio de las brumas y los secretos del mar, yo miraba los caprichos ondulantes de las olas llorando mi pena a solas: mi consuelo era el mirar. Desde entonces en mi frente como un insondable enigma llevo patente el estigma de este infinito pesar. Desde entonces en mis ojos está la sombra grabada de mi tarde desolada: en mis ojos está el mar. Ya no tendré nunca aquellos tintes suaves de mi aurora aunque quizás se atesora toda su luz en mis ojos. Ya nunca veré mis playas ni aspiraré de las lomas los voluptuosos aromas de mis flores uruguayas.

English · machine translation

There in the secluded caste where the foams sing the mystery of the mists and the secrets of the sea, I watched the whims of the waves undulating of the waves crying my sorrow alone: my consolation was watching. Since then on my forehead like an unfathomable enigma I bear the patent stigma of this infinite sorrow. Since then in my eyes is the engraved shadow of my desolate afternoon: in my eyes is the sea. I will never again have those soft tints of my dawn though perhaps all its light all its light in my eyes. I will never see my beaches nor will I inhale from the hills the voluptuous aromas of my Uruguayan flowers.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 23 recordings of this song by 18 orchestras, 1927 to 1998.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90
Recordings of Felicia · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1961 by year, taller the more they are danced · 23 of 23 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

23 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 21 more we know of

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, with 65% of the 55 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

4 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. Orquesta Forever TangoFeliciaOrquesta Forever Tangotango
    10 dances · 18%
    1998
  2. Adolfo CarabelliFeliciaAdolfo Carabellitango
    5 dances · 9%
    1932
  3. Francisco CanaroFeliciaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance · 2%
    1929
  4. Osmar MadernaFeliciaOsmar MadernainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 2%
    1947
  5. Domingo FedericoFeliciaDomingo FedericoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 2%
    1968
  6. Alfredo De AngelisFeliciaAlfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance · 2%
    1969
  7. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdFeliciaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  8. Edgardo DonatoFeliciaEdgardo DonatotangoBrunswick
    No match yet
    1930
  9. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoFeliciaCuarteto Típico Roberto Firpotango
    No match yet
    1937
  10. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)FeliciaQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)tangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1960
  11. Florindo SassoneFeliciaFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1966
  12. Fulvio SalamancaFeliciaFulvio Salamancatango
    No match yet
    1967
  13. Mariano MoresFeliciaMariano Morestango
    No match yet
    1967
  14. Donato RacciattiFeliciaDonato Racciattitango
    No match yet
    1968
  15. José BassoFeliciaJosé Bassotango
    No match yet
    1970
  16. Julio PolleroNot in our catalogueSep 71927
  17. Agesilao FerrazzanoNot in our catalogue1935

One recording

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

Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)

FeliciaQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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Recorded the same day

What else Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) recorded on Dec 26, 1961.

  1. Sentimiento gauchoQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)tangoOdeon

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