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Ensueños

Music by Luis Brighenti, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1987.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1943

  1. Carlos Di Sarli1943
  2. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)1960
  3. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)1987

Versions of Ensueños recorded 1943–1987

Ensueños is a tango.

Ensueños was composed by Luis Brighenti.

The lyrics of Ensueños are by Enrique Cadícamo.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

171 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Luis Brighenti
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Ensueños... fantasías del ayer... veinte años... ilusión de andar y recorrer... La alegre juventud vino a golpear la puerta de los dos y fuimos al azar... El mundo nos atrajo y al andar tú y yo fuimos felices de verdad... En todos los andenes hubo un tren que siempre nos llevó soñando a algún andén. El panorama de París nos hizo suspirar, su niebla puso mas “splin” en nuestro deambular... Mimí Pinsón Marcelo y Schaunard surgieron al andar en nuestra ensoñación... Los dos bebiendo la alegría de viajar y andar. Los dos llevando en nuestros ojos la misma visión. Cuánto soñé besándote en París... y hoy, cuando lloro al ver tu cabellera gris. Los años no han podido derrotar del todo tu beldad... aún queda un resto fiel... Veinte años hace ya que al recorrer el mundo vos y yo salimos una vez. Veinte años... ¡quien pudiera detener la aguja del reloj y retroceder! Pero hoy queda otro viaje que emprender... ¡Amada! a preparar el viaje a la vejez.

English · machine translation

Reveries... fantasies of yesterday... twenty years... illusion of walking and touring... Joyful youth came knocking the door of both of us and we went at random... The world attracted us and as we walked you and I were happy indeed... On every platform there was a train that always took us dreaming to some platform. The panorama of Paris made us sigh, its fog put more "splin" in our wandering... Mimi Pinson Marcelo and Schaunard emerged as we walked in our reverie... Both of them drinking the joy of traveling and walking. Both carrying in our eyes the same vision. How much I dreamed kissing you in Paris... and today, when I cry at the sight of your gray hair... The years have not been able to defeat your beauty completely... there is still a faithful remnant... Twenty years ago now, as you and I the world you and I went out once. Twenty years... who could stop the needle of the clock and turn it back! But today there is another journey to undertake... Beloved! to prepare for the journey to old age.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1943 to 1987.
1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Ensueños 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 · 2 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1943, with 44% of the 171 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

1 more dance names this song but not which version, so no share counts it. “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. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedEnsueñosCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    76 dances · 44%
    1943
  2. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)EnsueñosNuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)tangoPhilips
    52 dances · 30%
    1987
  3. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)EnsueñosQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)tangoColumbia
    43 dances · 25%
    1960
  4. Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
  5. Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Ensueños

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

EnsueñosCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 78 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943–1987 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 2, 2008: 4, 2009: 4, 2010: 16, 2011: 5, 2012: 17, 2013: 6, 2014: 8, 2015: 4, 2016: 13, 2017: 6, 2018: 8, 2019: 7, 2020: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 14, 2024: 2, 2025: 5, 2026: 3

Where it is danced

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

  1. MarabúSan Nicolás
    4 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  4. Confitería IdealSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  5. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    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 14 complete sets on film

  1. Giselle Anne and Gustavo Naveira

    Tango Rouge, 2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Amando en silencioEdgardo Donato, 1941
    2. 2EnsueñosCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    3. 3Nochero soyOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956
    4. 4Valsecito de antesJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Noelia Hurtado and Pablo Rodriguez

    2007 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Ella es asíEdgardo Donato, 1938
    2. 2VentarrónTípica Victor, 1933
    3. 3EnsueñosCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    4. 4IndiferenciaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Lucas Gauto and Naima Gerasopoulou

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Mi amor y tu amorJuan D'Arienzo, 1957
    2. 2EmancipaciónOsvaldo Pugliese, 1955
    3. 3Flor de tangoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945
    4. 4EnsueñosCarlos Di Sarli, 1943
    Watch it on TangoTube

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