Song
Vieja amiga
1938: 2, 19; 1957: 1, 0; 1986: 1, 0
Vieja amiga was composed by Pedro Laurenz.
Vieja amiga is a tango.
Vieja amiga was published in 1938.
The lyrics of Vieja amiga are by José María Contursi.
every sentence cites a published fact
Credit
- Music
- Pedro Laurenz
- Lyrics
- José María Contursi
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Every recording
4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of
Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.
- Osvaldo PuglieseAdrián Guida · Odeon · Apr 21Not danced on film yet1986
- Pedro LaurenzEarliest we holdMost dancedJuan Carlos Casas · RCA Victor · May 1219 dances1938
- Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 7Not danced on film yet1938
- José BassoFloreal Ruiz · Odeon · Aug 27Not danced on film yet1957
- Tito RiberoNot in our catalogueHugo del Carril1938
- Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino1938
- Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueAldo Campoamor1938
- Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueSep 71938
- Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueAldo Campoamor1939
- Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
- Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
- Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa
Lyrics
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¿Ves? He tratado inútilmente de alejarme y olvidar... Hoy que hay arrugas en mi frente siento más la soledad... Tal vez, al notarme avejentado, pensarás que vengo a verte porque estoy desesperado... ¡No! Ya los años me enseñaron a templar mi corazón... No he venido a suplicarte ni un poquito de cariño ni a que expliques tu silencio, tus mentiras o tu olvido... No es posible, vieja amiga, nuestras vidas acercar... Solo vine para verte, para verte, nada más... Ya poco falta para irme con mi cruz a otro rincón... Sé que al dejarte voy a hundirme en la desesperación. ¿Será la emoción de mi partida, que quisiera darte un beso aunque deje en él mi vida? ¡Es que tus lágrimas me invitan a besarte y a llorar! No he venido a suplicarte ni un poquito de cariño ni a que expliques tu silencio, tus mentiras o tu olvido... No es posible, vieja amiga, nuestras vidas acercar... Ya me voy... y aquí te dejo toda mi felicidad...
English · machine translation
See? I have tried in vain to move away and forget... Today that there are wrinkles on my forehead I feel the loneliness more... Perhaps, when you notice me aging, you'll think I've come to see you because I am desperate... No! The years have taught me to temper my heart... I have not come to beg you not even a little bit of affection nor to explain your silence, your lies or your forgetfulness... It is not possible, old friend, to bring our lives closer... I only came to see you, to see you, nothing more... It won't be long now before I leave with my cross to another corner... I know that when I leave you I'm going to sink in despair. Will it be the emotion of my departure that I would like to give you a kiss even if I leave my life in it? Is it that your tears invite me to kiss you and to cry! I have not come to beg you not even a little bit of affection nor to explain your silence, your lies or your forgetfulness... It is not possible, old friend, to bring our lives closer... I'm leaving now... and here I leave you all my happiness...
Danced to it
Music from 1938–1986 · danced on film 2011–2024
2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 3, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2024: 1
Where it is danced
The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Composer1
Composed by Pedro Laurenz
Supported · 2In other catalogues3
TodoTango · tema/151
Single sourcetango.info · T0370029767
Single sourceMusicBrainz · 3a7933f0-bcb9-4b91-b360-e8031aa57493source
Single sourceIs a1
Is a Tango
Single sourcePublished1
Published 1938
Single sourceLyricist1
Lyrics by José María Contursi
Single sourceNotes1
Laurenz wrote Vieja amiga in 1937; it was a huge hit as sheet music (about 25,000 copies) though Laurenz's own records did not sell.
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