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Noche de ronda

Music by María Teresa Lara, lyrics by María Teresa Lara. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1961.
1937: 2 · danced 3 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times
1937’40’501961
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1937: 2, 3; 1961: 1, 0

Noche de ronda was composed by María Teresa Lara.†† The lyrics of Noche de ronda are by María Teresa Lara.†

Credit

Music
María Teresa Lara
Lyrics
María Teresa Lara

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1930’40’50’60

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

  1. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 26
    1 dance
    1937
  2. Roberto FirpoMost dancedCarlos Varela · Odeon · Jun 11
    2 dances
    1937
  3. Armando PontierRoberto Rufino · CBS Columbia · Nov 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  4. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1937
  5. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueMay 111937
  6. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
  7. Pedro VargasNot in our catalogue
  8. Alfonso Esparza OteoNot in our cataloguePedro Vargas
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueMercedes Simone

Lyrics

Español

Noche de ronda Qué triste pasa Qué triste cruza Por mi balcón Noche de ronda Cómo me hiere Cómo lastima Mi corazón Luna que se quiebra Sobre la tiniebla De mi soledad A dónde vas Dime si esta noche Tú te vas de ronda Como ella se fue Con quién está Dile que la quiero Dile que me muero De tanto esperar Que vuelva ya Que las rondas No son buenas Que hacen daño Que dan penas Que se acaba Por llorar Dile que la quiero Dile que me muero De tanto esperar Que vuelva ya Que las rondas No son buenas Que hacen daño Que dan penas Que se acaba Por llorar

English · machine translation

Noche de ronda How sad it happens How sadly it crosses Across my balcony Night of the prowl How it hurts me How it hurts My heart Moon that breaks Over the darkness Of my loneliness Where are you going Tell me if tonight You're going on the prowl As she left With whom is she Tell her I love her Tell her I'm dying From waiting so long For her to come back now That the rounds They're no good That they hurt That they bring sorrow That it's over For crying Tell her I love her Tell her that I'm dying I've been waiting so long For her to come back now That the rounds They're no good That they hurt That they bring sorrow That it's over For crying

Danced to it

Music from 1937–1961 · danced on film 2025–2026

20252026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2025: 1, 2026: 1

David Palo & Virginia Vasconi2025 · 3:38

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by María Teresa Lara

Supported · 2

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0350001818

Single source

TodoTango · tema/4209

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by María Teresa Lara

Single source

Listen

  1. Noche de rondaFrancisco Lomuto1937
  2. Noche de rondaRoberto Firpo · Carlos Varela1937
  3. Noche de rondaArmando Pontier · Roberto Rufino · no clip yet1961

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