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Garras

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by José María Contursi. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–2014.
1945: 3 · danced 100 times1967: 1 · danced 17 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times2002: 1 · danced 0 times2014: 1 · danced 7 times
1945’60’70’80’90’002014
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1945: 3, 100; 1967: 1, 17; 1972: 1, 0; 2002: 1, 0; 2014: 1, 7

  1. Aníbal Troilo’s 1945 version holds 80% of its dancing (100 of 124).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 7 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Miguel Caló recorded it in 1945 and 1967.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Garras was composed by Aníbal Troilo.

Garras is a tango.

Garras was published in 1945.

The lyrics of Garras are by José María Contursi.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Lyrics
José María Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Marino · RCA Victor · Feb 28
    100 dances
    1945
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte · Odeon · Mar 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  3. Miguel CalóRaúl Ledesma · Odeon · Sep 12
    17 dances
    1967
  4. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Mar 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  5. Orquesta Escuela de TangoNoelia Moncada · Aug 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2002
  6. Orquesta Típica Sans SouciEl Chino Laborde
    7 dances
    2014
  7. Atilio StamponeRoberto Goyeneche · Oct 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  8. Mario MauranoNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque1945
  9. Virginia LuqueNot in our catalogue1968
  10. Maria De La FuenteNot in our catalogue1997
  11. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  12. Virginia LuqueNot in our catalogue
  13. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche

Lyrics

Español

Callejón sin luz esperándote... Frío... Sombras... Ansias de vivir para tu amor y no poder... Siento que la vida se me va... y no me lloras. Busco desolado tu calor... y aquí no estás. Agonía cruel... Luego soledad... Y después tu olvido. ¡Nada más! No pude más y en mi afán por llegar era un duende errabundo que se perdió sin poderte encontrar por las calles del mundo... Y me he quedado como un pájaro sin nido, como un niño abandonado, con mis penas que se agarran como garras y desgarran a mi corazón. Callejón sin luz... Noche sin final... Sombras... Frío... Gracias por venir con tu perdón y tu bondad... Ya mi pobre vida terminó... y estoy vacío, muerto para el mundo y para vos mi corazón. Agonía cruel... Luego soledad... Este llanto tuyo y nada más...

English · machine translation

Unlit alley waiting for you... Cold... Shadows... Longing to live for your love and not being able to... I feel that life is leaving me... and you don't cry for me. I look forlornly for your warmth... and here you are not. Cruel agony... Then loneliness... And then your oblivion. Nothing more! I couldn't take it anymore and in my eagerness to get there I was a wandering elf who got lost without being able to find you through the streets of the world... And I have remained like a bird without a nest, like an abandoned child, with my sorrows that clutch like claws and tear at my heart. Alley without light... Night without end... Shadows... Coldness... Thank you for coming with your forgiveness and your kindness... Now my poor life is over... and I'm empty, dead to the world and to you, my heart. Cruel agony... Then loneliness... This weeping of yours and nothing else...

Danced to it

Music from 1945–2014 · danced on film 2009–2026

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

2009: 1, 2011: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 9, 2014: 9, 2015: 9, 2016: 4, 2017: 14, 2018: 4, 2019: 7, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 8, 2023: 4, 2024: 2, 2025: 5, 2026: 3

Lucas Gauto & Naima GerasopoulouWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2026Italian Tango Cup · 2025 · 3:42

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sDiego Riemer & Belèn GiachelloMilonguero Nights · 2009
  2. The 2010sSebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezShanghai International Tango Marathon · 2015
  3. The 2020sLucas Gauto & Naima GerasopoulouItalian Tango Cup · 2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  2. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Aníbal Troilo

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/92

Single source

tango.info · Z0000069491

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MusicBrainz · 6b7b0b1d-8303-490a-9056-2599859f7af5source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1945

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by José María Contursi

Single source

Listen

  1. GarrasAníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino1945
  2. GarrasMiguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte1945
  3. GarrasFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán1945
  4. GarrasMiguel Caló · Raúl Ledesma1967
  5. GarrasAtilio Stampone · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1972
  6. GarrasOrquesta Escuela de Tango · Noelia Moncada2002
  7. GarrasOrquesta Típica Sans Souci · El Chino Laborde2014

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