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Alma en pena

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1977.

Alma en pena was composed by Anselmo Aieta.

Alma en pena is a tango.

Alma en pena was published in 1928.

The lyrics of Alma en pena are by Francisco García Jiménez.

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Credit

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

14 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 25 more we know of

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedCharlo · Odeon · Sep 1
    10 dances
    1928
  2. Osvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá · Odeon · Oct 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  3. Francisco LomutoCharlo · Odeon · Oct 15
    2 dances
    1928
  4. Roberto FirpoTeófilo Ibáñez · Odeon · Oct 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  5. Orquesta Típica de Juan Maglio "Pacho"José Galarza · Nov 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  6. Azucena MaizaniNot in our cataloguetango.info1928
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · tango.info1928
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Sep 19 · tango.info1928
  9. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Sep 20 · tango.info1928
  10. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Sep 21 · tango.info1928
  11. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Sep 25 · tango.info1928
  12. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 11 · tango.info1928
  13. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueJosé E. Galarza · Oct 16 · tango.info1928
  14. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaCarlos Dante
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  15. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Dante · tango.info1930
  16. Orquesta Típica Brodman-AlfaroNot in our catalogueAlberto Larena · tango.info1931
  17. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Jun 20
    1 dance
    1938
  18. Azucena MaizaniNot in our cataloguetango.info1938
  19. Quinteto Don Pancho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jun 20 · tango.info1938
  20. Enrique Rodríguez con su Orquesta De Todos Los RitmosFernando Reyes · Odeon · May 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1946

Lyrics

Español

Aún el tiempo no logró llevar su recuerdo, borrar las ternuras que guardan escritas sus cartas marchitas que tantas lecturas con llanto desteñí... ¡Ella sí que me olvidó!... Y hoy frente a su puerta la oigo contenta, percibo sus risas y escucho que a otro le dice las mismas mentiras que a mí... Alma... que en pena vas errando, acércate a su puerta suplícale llorando: Oye... perdona si te pido mendrugos del olvido que alegre te hace ser... ¡Tú me enseñaste a querer y he sabido! Y haberlo aprendido de amores me mata... Y yo que voy aprendiendo hasta a odiarte, tan sólo a olvidarte no puedo aprender. Esa voz que vuelvo a oír, un día fue mía, y hoy de ella es apenas el eco el que alumbra mi pobre alma en pena, que cae moribunda al pie de su balcón... Esa voz que maldecí, hoy oigo que a otro promete la gloria, y cierro los ojos, y es una limosna de amor, que recojo con mi corazón.

English · machine translation

Time has not yet succeeded in to carry away his memory, erase the tenderness that keep written his withered letters that so many readings with tears I faded... She did forget me!.... And today in front of her door I hear her happy, I perceive her laughter and I hear that to another she tells the same lies that she tells me... Soul... that in sorrow you go wandering, come to his door beg him in tears: Hey... forgive me if I ask you crumbs of oblivion that makes you happy... You taught me to love and I have known! And having learned it of love kills me... And I'm learning to hate you.., just to forget you I cannot learn. That voice that I hear again one day it was mine, and today it is only the echo that illuminates my poor soul in pain, that falls dying at the foot of her balcony... That voice that I cursed today I hear that to another promises glory, and I close my eyes, and it is an alms of love, which I collect with my heart.

Danced to it

Music from 1928–1977 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 2, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 3, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  3. Star BallroomPompano Beach
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19281977

1928: 5, 1929: 1, 1938: 1, 1946: 2, 1950: 1, 1953: 1, 1957: 1, 1958: 1, 1977: 1

Composer1

Composed by Anselmo Aieta

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/111

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tango.info · T0370000660

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MusicBrainz · 5e1687f0-b1b1-46de-afa3-b7aca1aaa01csource

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1928

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

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Listen

  1. Alma en penaFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1928
  2. Alma en penaOsvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1928
  3. Alma en penaFrancisco Lomuto · Charlo1928
  4. Alma en penaRoberto Firpo · Teófilo Ibáñez · no clip yet1928
  5. Alma en penaJosé Galarza · no clip yet1928
  6. Alma en penaCarlos Dante · no clip yet1929
  7. Alma en penaQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) · no clip yet1938
  8. Alma en penaFernando Reyes · no clip yet1946
  9. Alma en penaRicardo Tanturi · Roberto Videla · no clip yet1946
  10. Alma en penaFrancisco Lomuto · Alberto Rivera1950
  11. Alma en penaÁngel Vargas · Ángel Vargas1953
  12. Alma en penaFulvio Salamanca · Andrés Peiró, Jorge Garré1957

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