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Margarita Gauthier · Matilde Vitullo · 2019

Matilde Vitullotango
Music by Joaquín Mora, lyrics by Julio Jorge Nelson. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–2019.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Miguel Caló, 1942

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1943
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Berón1942
  3. Osmar MadernaPedro Datila1947
  4. Alberto MancioneÁngel Varela1952
  5. Horacio SalganRoberto Goyeneche1953
  6. Juan PolitoRaúl Figueroa1953

Pinned at 2019 · Electronic and festival era 2000– · Matilde Vitullo recordings indexed 2019

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Joaquín Mora
Words
Julio Jorge Nelson
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Hoy te evoco emocionado, mi divina Margarita. Hoy te añoro en mis recuerdos, ¡oh, mi dulce inspiración! Soy tu Armando, el que te clama, mi sedosa muñequita, El que te llora... el que reza, embargado de emoción. El idilio que se ha roto me ha robado paz y calma. Y la muerte ha profanado la virtud de nuestro amor. ¡Para qué quiero la vida!... si mi alma destrozada Sufre una angustia suprema... vive este cruento dolor. Hoy de hinojos en la tumba donde descansa tu cuerpo He brindado el homenaje que tu alma suspiró; He llevado el ramillete de camelias ya marchitas, Que aquel día me ofreciste como emblema de tu amor. Al ponerlas junto al lecho donde dormías tranquila, Una lágrima muy tierna de mis ojos descendió Y rezando por tu alma, mi divina Margarita, Un sollozo entrecortado en mi pecho se anidó. Nunca olvido aquella noche que besándome en la boca Una camelia muy frágil de tu pecho se cayó; La tomaste tristemente, la besaste como loca Y entre aquellos pobres pétalos, una mancha apareció. ¡Era sangre que vertías! ¡Oh, mi pobre Margarita! Eran signos de agonía... eran huellas de tu mal Y te fuiste lentamente, vida mía, muñequita, Pues la Parca te llamaba con su sorna tan fatal.

English · machine translation

Today I evoke you with emotion, my divine Margarita. Today I long for you in my memories, oh, my sweet inspiration! I am your Armando, the one who cries out to you, my silky doll, The one who cries for you... the one who prays, overwhelmed with emotion. The idyll that has been broken has robbed me of peace and calm. And death has profaned the virtue of our love. What do I want life for!... if my shattered soul Suffers supreme anguish... lives this bloody pain. Today kneeling at the tomb where your body rests I have paid the homage that your soul sighed; I have carried the bouquet of camellias already withered, Which that day you offered me as an emblem of your love. As I placed them beside the bed where you slept peacefully, A very tender tear from my eyes descended. And praying for your soul, my divine Margarita, A broken sob nestled in my breast. I never forget that night when, kissing me on the mouth A very fragile camellia from your breast fell; You took it sadly, you kissed it like mad... And among those poor petals, a stain appeared. It was blood that you poured! Oh, my poor Marguerite! They were signs of agony... They were traces of your evil. And you went slowly away, my life, my little doll, For the Grim Reaper was calling you with his fatal mockery.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1942 to 2019.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Margarita Gauthier · Matilde Vitullo · 2019 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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  1. Aníbal TroiloMargarita GauthierAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1943
  2. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdMost dancedMargarita GauthierMiguel CalóRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
    6 dances
    1942
  3. Osmar MadernaMargarita GauthierOsmar MadernaPedro DatilatangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1947
  4. Alberto MancioneMargarita GauthierAlberto MancioneÁngel Varelatango
    No match yet
    1952
  5. Horacio SalganMargarita GauthierHoracio SalganRoberto GoyenechetangoTK
    No match yet
    1953
  6. Juan PolitoMargarita GauthierJuan PolitoRaúl Figueroatango
    No match yet
    1953
  7. Matilde VitulloMargarita GauthierMatilde Vitullotango
    No match yet
    2019
  8. Orquesta Típica AndariegaMargarita GauthierOrquesta Típica Andariegatango
    No match yet
    2019
  9. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueAlberto Santillán1951
  10. Horacio SalgánNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche1954
  11. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1964
  12. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  13. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue
  14. Armando PontierNot in our catalogueRoberto Florio
  15. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueAlberto Santillán
  16. Héctor María ArtolaNot in our catalogue
  17. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  18. Manuel SucherNot in our catalogueArmando Laborde
  19. Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogue
  20. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez

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Matilde Vitullo

Margarita GauthierMatilde Vitullotango

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