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A la luz del candil · Rodolfo Biagi · 1943

Rodolfo BiagiCarlos AcuñatangoOdeon
Music by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores, lyrics by Julio Navarrine. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2009.
1927: 4 · danced 1 times1937: 1 · danced 0 times1943: 1 · danced 0 times1948: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 1 times1954: 1 · danced 15 times1956: 1 · danced 12 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times2009: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’40’50’60’70’80’90’002009
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 4, 1; 1937: 1, 0; 1943: 1, 0; 1948: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 1; 1954: 1, 15; 1956: 1, 12; 1962: 1, 0; 2009: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1952 and 1956.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

A la luz del candil · Rodolfo Biagi · 1943 was sung by Carlos Acuña.† A la luz del candil · Rodolfo Biagi · 1943 is a tango.† A la luz del candil · Rodolfo Biagi · 1943 lasts 02:38.†

Credit

Music
Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores
Lyrics
Julio Navarrine

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliA la luz del candilCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
    1 dance
    1952
  2. Carlos Di SarliA la luz del candilCarlos Di SarliJorge DurántangoRCA Victor
    12 dances
    1956
  3. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedA la luz del candilOsvaldo PuglieseMiguel MonterotangoOdeon
    15 dances
    1954
  4. Ricardo TanturiA la luz del candilRicardo TanturiCarlos OrtegatangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1937
  5. Rodolfo BiagiA la luz del candilRodolfo BiagiCarlos AcuñatangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1943
  6. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdA la luz del candilOsvaldo Fresedosinger unknowntangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  7. Francisco CanaroA la luz del candilFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  8. Francisco LomutoA la luz del candilFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1927
  9. Roberto FirpoA la luz del candilRoberto Firposinger unknowntangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  10. José BassoA la luz del candilJosé BassoJorge DurántangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  11. Florindo SassoneA la luz del candilFlorindo SassoneJorge CasaltangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1948
  12. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)A la luz del candilColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)singer unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    2009
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1927
  14. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jul 201927
  15. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueAug 51927
  16. Lorenzo BarberoNot in our catalogueCarlos Del Monte · Jun 161950
  17. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero1951
  18. Raúl Miguel GarelloNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Nov 91970
  19. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  20. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

¿Me da su permiso, señor comisario? Disculpe si vengo tan mal entrazao, yo soy forastero y he caido al Rosario, trayendo en los tientos un güen entripao. Acaso usted piense que soy un , yo soy gaucho honrado a carta cabal, no soy un borracho ni soy un cuatrero; ¡Señor comisario... yo soy criminal!... ¡Arrésteme, sargento, y póngame cadenas!... ¡Si soy un delincuente, que me perdone Dios! Yo he sido un criollo güeno, me llamo Alberto Arenas. ¡Señor... me traicionaban, y los maté a los dos! Mi china fue malvada, mi amigo era un ; cuando me fui a otro pago me basureó la infiel. Las pruebas de la infamia las traigo en la maleta: ¡las trenzas de mi china y el corazón de él! ¡Párese, sargento, que no me retobo!... Yo quiero que sepan la verdad de a mil... La noche era oscura como boca'e lobo; Testigo, solito, la luz de un candil. Total, casi nada: un beso en la sombra... Dos cuerpos cayeron, y una maldición; y allí, comisario, si usted no se asombra, yo encontré dos vainas para mi . ¡Arrésteme, sargento, y póngame cadenas!... ¡Si soy un delincuente, que me perdone Dios!

English · machine translation

May I have your permission, Commissioner? Forgive me if I come so badly dressed, I'm a stranger and I've fallen into the Rosary,.., bringing a good entrapao on my harness. Perhaps you think I'm a thug, I'm a full-fledged gaucho, I'm not a drunkard nor am I a rustler; Mr. Commissioner... I am a criminal!... Arrest me, sergeant, and put me in chains!... If I am a criminal, may God forgive me! I've been a good Creole, my name is Alberto Arenas. Sir... they betrayed me, and I killed them both! My Chinese was evil, my friend was a sotreta; when I went to another payment I was mocked by the infidel. The proofs of the infamy I bring them in my suitcase: my Chinese woman's braids and his heart! Stop it, sergeant, I'm not going to dare!... I want you to know the truth a thousand times over.... The night was as dark as a wolf's mouth; Witness, alone, the light of a candle. All in all, almost nothing: a kiss in the shadow... Two bodies fell, and a curse; and there, commissioner, if you are not astonished, I found two sheaths for my facon. Arrest me, sergeant, and put me in chains!... If I am a criminal, may God forgive me!

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tango.info · 07798108081016-1-2

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tango.info · 02480002700098-2-1

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tango.info · 00724382855828-1-2

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Sung by Carlos Acuña

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Duration 02:38

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