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A una mujer

Music by Horacio Salgán. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1962.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1940

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Reynal1940
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1940
  3. Horacio SalganEdmundo Rivero1962

Versions of A una mujer recorded 1940–1962

A una mujer was composed by Horacio Salgan.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

96 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Horacio Salgán
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Te sorprendí junto a tu piano sollozando Tu cabecita cayó sobre el marfil, La última nota de aquel vals se iba apagando Entre las brisas perfumadas del jardín. Luego arrancaste nuevas notas al teclado Como un lamento de tu alma enamorada Y sentí tentación de llorar, Al ver que todo tu dolor, te lo causó mi amor... No llores más, mi bien Entre mis brazos yo te arrullaré, ¿Ves? Hoy vuelve a renacer El mismo soñador Que ayer cantó... ¡Novia querida! ¡Sol de mi vida! Lo que pasó tan sólo un sueño ha sido. ¡Ven! Disipa ese temor Y en nombre del amor ¡Perdón!... Hondo misterio que jamás podré explicarme: ¡Si te adoraba por qué te hice sufrir! O es necesario que un dolor nos llegue al alma Para poder valorizar todo un sentir... Perdóname todo el pesar que te he causado No quise herirte... borremos el pasado, Tú sabrás con tu amor perdonar Mi loco y pobre corazón, que te hizo tanto mal...

English · machine translation

I caught you next to your piano sobbing Your little head fell on the ivory, The last note of that waltz was fading away In the perfumed breezes of the garden. Then you plucked new notes from the keyboard Like a lament of your soul in love And I was tempted to cry, Seeing that all your pain was caused by my love... Weep no more, my good In my arms I will lull you to sleep, You see? Today you are reborn again The same dreamer Who yesterday sang... Beloved bride! Sun of my life! What happened only a dream has been. Come! Dispel this fear And in the name of love Forgive me!... Deep mystery that I will never be able to explain to myself: If I adored you why did I make you suffer! Or is it necessary for a pain to reach our souls To be able to value a whole feeling... Forgive me all the sorrow I have caused you I didn't want to hurt you... Let's erase the past, You will know how to forgive with your love My crazy and poor heart, that did you so much harm...

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1940 to 1962.
1940’50’60
Recordings of A una mujer by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1940, with 99% of the 96 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. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedA una mujerJuan D'ArienzoAlberto ReynalvalsRCA Victor
    95 dances · 99%
    1940
  2. Horacio SalganA una mujerHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverovalsPhilips
    1 dance · 1%
    1962
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)A una mujerQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)valsOdeon
    No match yet
    1940
  4. Carmen DuvalNot in our catalogue1936
  5. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCarmen Duval · Jul 31940
  6. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueNov 221940
  7. Raúl Miguel GarelloNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Oct 261970
  8. Carmen DuvalNot in our catalogue
All recordings of A una mujer

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

A una mujerJuan D'ArienzoAlberto ReynalvalsRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 94 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1940–1962 · danced on film 2012–2026

20122026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 2, 2013: 9, 2014: 1, 2015: 10, 2016: 15, 2017: 4, 2018: 6, 2019: 9, 2020: 1, 2021: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2026: 6

Where it is danced

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

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

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 7 complete sets on film

  1. Carlitos Espinoza and Noelia Hurtado

    2016 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Lo vi en tus ojosTípica Victor, 1944
    2. 2Sin palabrasAníbal Troilo, 1946
    3. 3A una mujerJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4Este carnavalJuan D'Arienzo, 1951
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Juan Martín Carrara and Stefanía Colina

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La vida es una milongaPedro Laurenz, 1941
    2. 2RecuerdoColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 1998
    3. 3A una mujerJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    4. 4Vuelve amorFulvio Salamanca, 1959
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Fausto Carpino and Stephanie Fesneau

    Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival, 2018 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1TedioAníbal Troilo, 1945
    2. 2A una mujerJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    3. 3Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Pero son mujeres con mucha actitud, una mujer que se hace ganar ese lugar, porque no es una mujer sumisa, tampoco es una mujer violenta, no es ni una cosa ni la

    Javier Rodríguez · Entrevista a Javier Rodriguez, bailarín de tango, en RT

    open at 7:02
  • Hay una cosa técnica dando vueltas muy fuerte, un prototipo terrible, donde se olvidaron de ser mujer: se olvidó de ser mujer en el tango.

    Javier Rodríguez · "JAVIER RODRIGUEZ... ... Tengo una pregunta para vos" por Pepa Palazon 3/3

    open at 47:04

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

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