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Al pasar

Music by José Raúl Iglesias. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Ricardo Tanturi, 1943

  1. Ricardo TanturiEnrique Campos1943
  2. Lucio DemareRaúl Berón1943

Versions of Al pasar recorded 1943

Al pasar was composed by José Raúl Iglesias.††

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

38 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Raúl Iglesias
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

En la cruz de la calle, un farol Parpadea con ojo tristón, En el huerto la luz se arrincona El alma del barrio que sabe quién soy. Y los dedos del viento al pasar Por las cuerdas de un viejo parral, Mueve el pelo de un sauce que asoma Detrás de la tapia, pintada de cal. Más allá de la noche, la luna Desciende al acecho del cuerpo de ti, Y son brillos de unas estrellas Volando en las nubes, vestidas de abril. Y la voz del dolor del silencio Devuelven el aire del eco dulzón, De un parque que usa entre rejas Suspira en la boca de un bandoneón.

English · machine translation

At the crossroads of the street, a lantern Flickers with a sad eye, In the orchard the light is cornered The soul of the neighborhood who knows who I am. And the fingers of the wind passing Through the strings of an old vine, Moves the hair of a willow tree that peeps out Behind the wall, painted with lime. Beyond the night, the moon Descends to stalk the body of you, And they are glittering stars Flying in the clouds, dressed in April. And the voice of the pain of silence Return the air of the sweet echo, Of a park that wears between bars Sighs in the mouth of a bandoneon.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1943 to 1943.
1940
Recordings of Al pasar by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 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 Ricardo Tanturi, 1943, with 66% of the 38 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

7 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Ricardo TanturiEarliest we holdMost dancedAl pasarRicardo TanturiEnrique CamposvalsRCA Victor
    25 dances · 66%
    1943
  2. Lucio DemareAl pasarLucio DemareRaúl BerónvalsOdeon
    13 dances · 34%
    1943
  3. Sexteto MilongueroNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Al pasar

One recording

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

Ricardo Tanturi

Al pasarRicardo TanturiEnrique CamposvalsRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 26 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 3, 2012: 4, 2013: 3, 2014: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2025: 3, 2026: 1

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    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.

2 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Fausto Carpino and Stephanie Fesneau

    2019 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Que solo estoyLucio Demare, 1943
    2. 2Al pasarRicardo Tanturi, 1943
    3. 3Pata anchaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1957
    4. 4Campo afueraRodolfo Biagi, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Ángeles Chañaha and Raúl Navalpotro

    2012 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Al pasarRicardo Tanturi, 1943
    2. 2Vamos corazónOsvaldo Fresedo, 1941
    3. 3Trago amargoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • Al pasar el tiempo no podía entender el tango, el resultado me aburría, la música, el canto, no lo entendía, no me gustaba.

    Silvana Núñez · 1/1 Silvana Núñez & Iván Leonardo Romero | Entrevista | Campeón Mundial de Tango Escenario 2004

    open at 4:30
  • Eso al transformarse en canción, o sea, eso se hace justamente para pasar por eso alegremente, que tengamos una vida mejor, para eso está la música también.

    Paula Martínez · Paula Martínez, Román Vergnani y Joaquín Althabe. Músicos. Entrevista de farol tanguero.

    open at 4:21

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

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