Song
La capilla blanca
Who recorded it
Every version3Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1944
Versions of La capilla blanca recorded 1944–1986
La capilla blanca was composed by Carlos Di Sarli.
La capilla blanca is a tango.
La capilla blanca was published in 1944.
The lyrics of La capilla blanca are by Héctor Marcó.
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
86 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Carlos Di Sarli
- Words
- Héctor Marcó
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
Español
En la capilla blanca de un pueblo provinciano, muy junto a un arroyuelo de cristal, me hincaban a rezar tus manos... Tus manos que encendían mi corazón de niño. Y al pie de un Santo Cristo, las aguas del cariño me dabas de beber. Feliz nos vio la luna bajar por la montaña, siguiendo las estrellas, bebiendo entre tus cabras, un ánfora de amor... Y hoy son aves oscuras esas tímidas campanas que doblan a lo lejos el toque de oración. Tu voz murió en el río, y en la capilla blanca, quedó un lugar vacío ¡Vacío como el alma de los dos...! En la capilla blanca de un pueblo provinciano, muy junto a un arroyuelo de cristal, presiento sollozar tus labios... Y cuando con sus duendes la noche se despierta al pie de Santo Cristo, habrá una rosa muerta, ¡que ruega por los dos!
English · machine translation
In the white chapel of a provincial town, very close to a crystal stream, I was kneeling to pray your hands... Your hands that lit up my childish heart. And at the foot of a Holy Christ the waters of affection you gave me to drink. Happy the moon saw us down the mountain, following the stars, drinking among your goats, an amphora of love... And today they are dark birds those shy bells that toll in the distance the touch of prayer. Your voice died in the river and in the white chapel, there remained an empty place Empty as the soul of the two of us...! In the white chapel of a provincial village, close by a crystal brooklet, I feel your lips your lips... And when with its elves the night wakes up at the foot of Santo Cristo, there will be a dead rose, that prays for both of us!
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
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 Carlos Di Sarli, with 100% of the 86 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.
- José BassoLa capilla blancaJosé BassoQuique OjedatangoNo match yet1986
- Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá1973
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Couples filmed dancing this recording · 90 Performances
Danced to it
Music from 1944–1986 · danced on film 2010–2026
2010: 2, 2012: 7, 2013: 6, 2014: 7, 2015: 3, 2016: 4, 2017: 6, 2018: 1, 2019: 6, 2021: 1, 2022: 5, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 1, 2026: 3
Where it is danced
The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.
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 9 complete sets on film
Eleonora Kalganova and Murat Erdemsel
2022 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced
- 1Quejas de bandoneónRodolfo Biagi, 1941
- 2La capilla blancaCarlos Di Sarli, 1953
- 3No vuelvas MaríaAlfredo De Angelis, 1950
- 4Gallo ciegoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
Roxana Suárez and Sebastián Achaval
In upload order: nobody has said the order danced
- 1Yo soy el tangoAníbal Troilo, 1941
- 2La capilla blancaCarlos Di Sarli, 1953
- 3La vida es una milongaPedro Laurenz, 1941
- 4La serenataRicardo Tanturi, 1941
Marina Marques and Ozgur Demir
In upload order: nobody has said the order danced
- 1La capilla blancaCarlos Di Sarli, 1953
- 2Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940
- 3NadaRodolfo Biagi, 1944
- 4Isla de CapriOsvaldo Fresedo, 1935
In their words
Pero él fue, y me buscó, y empecé de nuevo con la orquesta; cuando empecé a grabar, empecé a cantar La Capilla Blanca, Nido Gaucho, Al Compás del Corazón, y todas
But he went, and he came for me, and I started again with the orchestra; when I started recording, I started singing La Capilla Blanca, Nido Gaucho, Al Compás delTangopedia translation
Alberto Podestá · ALBERTO PODESTÁ: Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles
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- EntryCarlos Di SarliPerson
- EntryHéctor MarcóPerson
- EntryBahia BlancaComposition
- EntryCorazónComposition
- EntryNido gauchoComposition
- EntryDe qué podemos hablarComposition
- EntryCarlos Di SarliOrchestra
- EntryA la parrillaComposition
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Data: recordings, facts and sources
Composer1
Composed by Carlos Di Sarli
In other catalogues2
TodoTango · tema/737
tango.info · T0370215045
Is a1
Is a Tango
Published1
Published 1944
Lyricist1
Lyrics by Héctor Marcó
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