Song
Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942
Pedro LaurenzMartín PodestátangoRCA VictorWho recorded it
Every version2Earliest we hold: Pedro Laurenz, 1942
Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Pedro Laurenz recordings indexed 1937–1968 · gold: Victor years, 1937–1943
Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 was sung by Martin Podestá.† Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 is a tango.† Al verla pasar · Pedro Laurenz · 1942 lasts 03:24.†
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
74 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Joaquín Mora
- Words
- José María Contursi
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
Español
Ayer al verla pasar me convencí que no es posible volver y comprendí que todo se ha terminado, que somos sombras de aquel pasado. Con cuánta pena miré lo que creí sería mi salvación... ¡Pobre de mí! Y en esa duda terrible de hablarla o no hablarla mis pasos volví... Pobrecita, ¡qué vieja y pálida estaba! Sin brillo sus negros ojos miraban... La vida quiso ensañarse con ella... ¡Pensar que fue tan bella y que hoy el mundo la olvida! Si supiera que yo también he cambiado, que tengo el corazón destrozado, que a veces hasta en matarme he pensado, pues todo, todo, todo ha muerto ya para mí... Después temblando me fui de aquel lugar con unas ansias tan grandes de llorar... Enloquecido de pena, frío en el alma, hielo en las venas... Y anduve, así, sin saber adónde ir, sintiendo risas y burlas junto a mí. . . Y hoy, al saberme perdido, sin fuerzas, vencido, no puedo vivir...
English · machine translation
Yesterday, as I watched her pass by, I was convinced that it is not possible to return and I understood that everything is over, that we are shadows of that past. With how much sorrow I looked at what I believed would be my salvation... Woe is me! And in that terrible doubt to speak it or not to speak it I turned my steps... Poor thing, how old and pale she was! Dull and dull her black eyes looked... Life wanted to be cruel to her... To think that she was so beautiful And today the world forgets her! If she only knew that I have changed too, that I have that my heart is broken, that sometimes I've even thought of killing myself, for everything, everything, everything has already died for me... Then, trembling, I left that place with such a great desire to cry... Mad with grief, cold in my soul, ice in my veins... And I walked, like that, without knowing where to go.., feeling laughter and mockery beside me. . . . And today, knowing I am lost, without strength, defeated, I cannot live...
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of
a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to
The leader is Pedro Laurenz, 1942, with 96% of the 74 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.
- Pedro LaurenzEarliest we holdMost dancedAl verla pasarPedro LaurenzMartin PodestátangoRCA Victor71 dances · 96%1942
- Manuel BuzonAl verla pasarManuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarinotango3 dances · 4%1942
- -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Palacios · Apr 131942
- Héctor StamponiNot in our catalogueJorge Vidal1958
- Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá1973
- Héctor StamponiNot in our catalogueJorge Vidal
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Pedro Laurenz
Al verla pasarPedro LaurenzMartin PodestátangoRCA VictorCouples filmed dancing this recording · 70 Performances
Recorded the same day
What else Pedro Laurenz recorded on Jan 7, 1942.
Danced to it
Music from 1942 · danced on film 2007–2026
2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2012: 5, 2013: 6, 2014: 1, 2017: 8, 2018: 13, 2019: 7, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2026: 2
Where it is danced
The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.
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 8 complete sets on film
Fatima Vitale and Javier Rodríguez
2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1Al verla pasarPedro Laurenz, 1942
- 2CatuzoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1949
- 3La espuelaJuan D'Arienzo, 1946
- 4Organito de la tardeCarlos Di Sarli, 1942
Roxana Suárez and Sebastián Achaval
Taipei Tango Festival · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1Cuando el amor muereCarlos Di Sarli, 1941
- 2Al verla pasarPedro Laurenz, 1942
- 3Todos te quierenÁngel D'Agostino, 1944
Cristina Sosa and Daniel Nacucchio
2018 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1Al verla pasarPedro Laurenz, 1942
- 2Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
- 3Detrás de tus mentirasJuan D'Arienzo, 1960
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- EntryVolver a vernos · Carlos Di Sarli · 1942Recording
- EntryTodo · Pedro Laurenz · 1943Recording
- EntryPatria mia · Pedro Laurenz · 1943Recording
- EntryAl verla pasar · Manuel Buzon · 1942Recording
Danced alongside it
Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.
- 1Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 7 Performances
- 2Detrás de tus mentirasJuan D'Arienzo, 1960 · danced together in 6 Performances
- 3Porque regresas túCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 3 Performances
- 4Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 5JudasJuan D'Arienzo, 1942 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 6RemembranzaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 7Todos te quierenÁngel D'Agostino, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
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Singers1
Sung by Martin Podestá (the catalogue credits Martín Podestá)
Is a1
Is a tango
Duration1
Duration 03:24
Audio feature13
Audio feature 123.0
Audio feature 0.952
Audio feature 0.566
Audio feature -21.9
Audio feature 0.363
Audio feature 0.416
Audio feature 0.471
Audio feature 0.002
Audio feature 0.0
Audio feature 0.528
Audio feature 123.4
Audio feature 61.7
Audio feature step
Vocal1
Vocal sung
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