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El adiós

Music by Maruja Pacheco Huergo, lyrics by Virgilio San Clemente. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–2014.
1938: 2 · danced 154 times1954: 1 · danced 27 times1963: 1 · danced 234 times2014: 2 · danced 4 times
1938’50’60’70’80’90’002014
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1938: 2, 154; 1954: 1, 27; 1963: 1, 234; 2014: 2, 4

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1963 version holds 55% of its dancing (234 of 419).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 6 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

El adiós was composed by Maruja Pacheco Huergo.

El adiós is a tango.

El adiós was published in 1937.

The lyrics of El adiós are by Virgilio San Clemente.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Maruja Pacheco Huergo
Lyrics
Virgilio San Clemente

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedJorge Maciel · Philips · Apr 1
    234 dances
    1963
  2. Edgardo DonatoHoracio Lagos · RCA Victor · Apr 2
    137 dances
    1938
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdRoberto Maida · Odeon · Mar 3
    17 dances
    1938
  4. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Roberto Decarre
    4 dances
    2014
  5. Orquesta Típica SilencioOmar Fernández
    Not danced on film yet
    2014
  6. Ángel VargasRCA Victor · Jan 28
    27 dances
    1954
  7. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1938
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogue1938
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueHugo del Carril1938
  10. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Feb 31938
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Mar 151938
  12. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Jan 281954
  13. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1973
  14. Rosaura SilvestreNot in our catalogue1995
  15. Ángel CárdenasNot in our catalogue
  16. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  17. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  18. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini

Lyrics

Español

En la tarde que en sombras se moría, buenamente nos dimos el adiós; mi tristeza profunda no veías y al marcharte sonreíamos los dos. Y la desolación, mirándote partir, quebraba de emoción mi pobre voz... El sueño más feliz, moría en el adiós y el cielo para mí se obscureció. En vano el alma con voz velada volcó en la noche la pena... Sólo un silencio profundo y grave lloraba en mi corazón. Sobre el tiempo transcurrido vives siempre en mí, y estos campos que nos vieron juntos sonreír me preguntan si el olvido me curó de ti. Y entre los vientos se van mis quejas muriendo en ecos, buscándote... mientras que lejos otros brazos y otros besos te aprisionan y me dicen que ya nunca has de volver. Cuando vuelva a lucir la primavera, y los campos se pinten de color, otra vez el dolor y los recuerdos de nostalgias llenarán mi corazón. Las aves poblarán de trinos el lugar y el cielo volcará su claridad... Pero mi corazón en sombras vivirá y el ala del dolor te llamará. En vano el alma dirá a la luna con voz velada la pena... Y habrá un silencio profundo y grave llorando en mi corazón.

English · machine translation

In the afternoon that was dying in shadows, we said good-bye to each other; my deep sadness you did not see and when you left, we both smiled. And the desolation, watching you go, broke my poor voice with emotion... The happiest dream, died in the goodbye and the sky darkened for me. In vain the soul with veiled voice poured into the night the sorrow... Only a silence deep and grave cried in my heart. Over the time that has passed you live always in me, and these fields that saw us together smile ask me if oblivion cured me of you. And among the winds my complaints go away dying in echoes, searching for you... while far away other arms and other kisses imprison you and tell me that you will never come back. When the spring comes again and the fields are painted with color, again the pain and the memories of nostalgia will fill my heart. The birds will populate the place with trills and the sky will overturn its clarity... But my heart will live in shadows and the wing of pain will call you. In vain the soul will say to the moon with veiled voice the sorrow... And there will be a silence deep and grave crying in my heart.

Danced to it

Music from 1938–2014 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 2, 2007: 5, 2008: 8, 2009: 9, 2010: 13, 2011: 11, 2012: 20, 2013: 23, 2014: 22, 2015: 21, 2016: 27, 2017: 19, 2018: 19, 2019: 16, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 8, 2023: 15, 2024: 17, 2025: 2, 2026: 9

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    4 performances
  2. El BesoBalvanera
    2 performances
  3. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  4. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  5. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  6. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  7. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance
  8. Plaza DorregoSan Telmo
    1 performance
  9. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  10. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Maruja Pacheco Huergo

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/650

Single source

tango.info · T0370000148

Single source

MusicBrainz · 4692fe78-7050-4b8d-a3b2-fb769288d0b3source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Published1

Published 1937

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Virgilio San Clemente

Single source

Listen

  1. El adiósFrancisco Canaro · Roberto Maida1938
  2. El adiósEdgardo Donato · Horacio Lagos1938
  3. El adiósÁngel Vargas · Ángel Vargas1954
  4. El adiósOsvaldo Pugliese · Jorge Maciel1963
  5. El adiósColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · Roberto Decarre2014
  6. El adiósOrquesta Típica Silencio · Omar Fernández · no clip yet2014

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