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Gólgota

Music by Rodolfo Biagi, lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1970.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Rodolfo Biagi, 1938

  1. Rodolfo BiagiTeófilo Ibáñez1938
  2. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar1938
  3. Trío YumbaHugo Duval1970

Versions of Gólgota recorded 1938–1970

Gólgota was composed by Rodolfo Biagi.

Gólgota is a tango.

Gólgota was published in 1938.

The lyrics of Gólgota are by Francisco Gorrindo.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

76 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Rodolfo Biagi
Words
Francisco Gorrindo
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Yo fui capaz de darme entero y es por eso que me encuentro hecho pedazos, y me encuentro abandonao. Porque me di, sin ver a quién me daba, y hoy tengo como premio que estar arrodillao. Arrodillao frente al altar de la mentira, frente a tantas alcancías, que se llaman corazón; y comulgar en tanta hipocresía, por el pan diario, por un rincón. Arrodillao, hay que vivir, pa' merecer algún favor; que si de pie te ponés, para gritar tanta ruina y maldad. Crucificao, te vas a ver, por la moral de los demás; en este Gólgota cruel, donde el más vil, ése, la va de Juez. No me han dejao más que el consuelo de mis noches, de mis noches de bohemia, mezclar sueños con alcohol. Ni quiero más, me basta estando solo, teniendo por amigo un vaso de licor. Que por lo menos con monedas he comprado, a quién no podrá venderme, quién me prestará valor para cumplir en este circo diario, con las piruetas de tanto clown.

English · machine translation

I was able to give myself whole and that's why I'm in pieces. that I find myself in pieces, and I find myself abandoned. Because I gave myself, without seeing to whom I gave myself, and today I have as a reward to be on my knees. Kneeling in front of the altar of lies, in front of so many piggy banks, that are called heart; and to take communion in so much hypocrisy, for the daily bread, for a corner. Kneeling, you have to live, to deserve some favor; that if you stand up, to shout so much ruin and evil. Crucified, you will be crucified, for the morals of others; in this cruel Golgotha, where the most vile, that one, will be the judge. They have left me but the consolation of my nights, of my bohemian nights, mixing dreams with alcohol. Nor do I want more, it's enough for me to be alone, having for a friend a glass of liquor. That at least with coins I have bought, Who will not be able to sell me, Who will lend me courage to perform in this daily circus, with the pirouettes of so many clowns.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1938 to 1970.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Gólgota 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 · 1 more we know of

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

The leader is Rodolfo Biagi, 1938, with 84% of the 76 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Rodolfo BiagiEarliest we holdMost dancedGólgotaRodolfo BiagiTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon
    64 dances · 84%
    1938
  2. Francisco LomutoGólgotaFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
    12 dances · 16%
    1938
  3. Trío YumbaGólgotaTrío YumbaHugo DuvaltangoCBS Harmony
    No match yet
    1970
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Palacios · Nov 281938
All recordings of Gólgota

One recording

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

Rodolfo Biagi

GólgotaRodolfo BiagiTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 63 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1938–1970 · danced on film 2008–2025

20082025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 4, 2009: 2, 2011: 7, 2013: 5, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2016: 4, 2017: 3, 2018: 5, 2019: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 3

Where it is danced

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

  1. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Gianpiero Galdi and Lorena Tarantino

    2024 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1AmarrasAlberto Castillo, 1944
    2. 2GólgotaFrancisco Lomuto, 1938
    3. 3Dejame amarte aunque sea un diaRodolfo Biagi, 1939
    4. 4BailemosCarlos Di Sarli, 1955
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Fabián Peralta and Josefina Bermúdez

    Viva La Pepa, 2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1No mientasJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    2. 2GólgotaRodolfo Biagi, 1938
    3. 3Gallo ciegoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    4. 4La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo, 1946
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Evren Sayin and Vanessa Fatauros

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1VivianiCarlos Di Sarli, 1956
    2. 2Ella es asíEdgardo Donato, 1938
    3. 3GólgotaRodolfo Biagi, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

every sentence cites a published fact

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Rodolfo Biagi

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/132

tango.info · T0370014166

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1938

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo

Listen

  1. GólgotaRodolfo BiagiTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon
  2. GólgotaFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
  3. GólgotaTrío YumbaHugo DuvaltangoCBS Harmony

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