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Lágrimas de sangre

Music by Roberto Giménez, lyrics by Roberto Giménez. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1955–1967.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Alfredo De Angelis, 1955

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1967
  2. Alfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca1955
  3. Armando PontierRoberto Florio1955
  4. Alfredo GobbiAlfredo Del Rio1955
  5. Alberto Morán1955

Versions of Lágrimas de sangre recorded 1955–1967

Lágrimas de sangre was composed by Roberto Giménez.†† The lyrics of Lágrimas de sangre are by Roberto Giménez.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

44 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Roberto Giménez
Words
Roberto Giménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Te di todo lo más que pude darte Mi nombre, un hogar y un corazón, Tus ojos los veía en cualquier parte Vivía solamente para vos. Con lágrimas de sangre me pagaste No quiero recordar lo que pasó Dios quiera que no tenga que encontrarte Y darte la limosna de un perdón. Si con lágrimas de sangre Devolviste todo el bien que te ofrecí, Poca cosa fue el hogar donde viviste, Poca cosa el corazón que yo te di. A quién puede importarle mi vergüenza Si es que a vos, no te importó, Pero un día llorarás tu pena inmensa Con lágrimas de sangre, como he llorado yo. Ya dirás por ahí que no fui un santo Quién sabe en qué barriales me hundirás, Tendrás para adorarte... no sé cuántos... Irás barranca abajo una vez más. Ya sé que no te llegan mis reproches, Total, no te interesa el qué dirán, Dejame en el silencio de mi noche Más noble y más honrada que tu pan.

English · machine translation

I gave you all the most I could give you My name, a home and a heart, Your eyes I saw everywhere I lived only for you. With tears of blood you paid me back I don't want to remember what happened God willing I won't have to find you And give you the alms of forgiveness. If with tears of blood You returned all the good I offered you, Little was the home where you lived, Little was the heart I gave you. Who cares about my shame If it did not matter to you, But one day you will cry your immense sorrow With tears of blood, as I have wept. You'll already say that I was not a saint Who knows what slums you'll sink me in, You'll have to worship you... I don't know how many... You'll go down the ravine once more. I know that my reproaches don't reach you, You're not interested in what people will say, Leave me in the silence of my night Nobler and more honored than your bread.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1955 to 1967.
1950’60
Recordings of Lágrimas de sangre by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

The leader is Alberto Morán, 1955, with 30% of the 44 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. Alberto MoránMost dancedLágrimas de sangreAlberto Moránsungtango
    13 dances · 30%
    1955
  2. Alfredo GobbiLágrimas de sangreAlfredo GobbiAlfredo Del Riotango
    11 dances · 25%
    1955
  3. Osvaldo PuglieseLágrimas de sangreOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoPhilips
    10 dances · 23%
    1967
  4. Alfredo De AngelisEarliest we holdLágrimas de sangreAlfredo De AngelisOscar LarrocatangoOdeon
    9 dances · 20%
    1955
  5. Armando PontierLágrimas de sangreArmando PontierRoberto Floriotango
    1 dance · 2%
    1955
  6. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda1950
  7. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueAlfredo del Río · Jun 301955
  8. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueAlberto Morán · Sep 261955
  9. Francisco TroppoliNot in our catalogueAida Denis · Oct 131955
  10. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueJorge Maciel1966
  11. Nina MirandaNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Lágrimas de sangre

One recording

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

Alberto Morán

Lágrimas de sangreAlberto Moránsungtango

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 11 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1955–1967 · danced on film 2010–2024

20102024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2012: 5, 2013: 1, 2015: 3, 2016: 5, 2017: 11, 2018: 1, 2019: 5, 2023: 2, 2024: 1

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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Carlitos Espinoza and Noelia Hurtado

    2017 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Lágrimas de sangreAlberto Morán, 1955
    2. 2La vida es una milongaPedro Laurenz, 1941
    3. 3De seis a sieteRicardo Tanturi, 1945
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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