Song
Motivo sentimental · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944
Carlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA VictorWho recorded it
Every version4Earliest we hold: Enrique Rodríguez, 1944
Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Carlos Di Sarli recordings indexed 1928–1960 · gold: Melodic, 1942–1949
Motivo sentimental · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944 was sung by Alberto Podestá.† Motivo sentimental · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944 is a tango.† Motivo sentimental · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944 lasts 02:55.†
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
4 orchestras recorded it
28 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Emilio Brameri
- Words
- Carlos Bahr
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
- not yet cited · help fill it
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
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Yo llevo el tango en mi vida Como una garra, Hincada en la carne viva de mi emoción. Se me ha metido en el alma La voz amarga del bandoneón. Un drama de tango triste, fue su desvío, Por rumbos de sueños viejos Se fue su amor. Y el tango llora conmigo, Los cien motivos de pena Que él me dejó. El tango me pone triste No lo puedo remediar, Hay rencor de herida abierta Y emoción de pena vieja En su grave rezongar. El tango me pone triste Porque soy sentimental, Es su voz la de un amigo Que revive los motivos De mi drama pasional. Por el ojal de la herida Que es un recuerdo, Se cuela la voz amarga del bandoneón. Y se confunde su pena Con esta pena que tengo yo. Llegó a mi vida llorando Cosa que olvida, Se fue cantando alegrías del corazón. Y yo he quedado sufriendo El hondo drama de tango Que él me dejó.
English · machine translation
I carry tango in my life Like a claw, Sticking in the living flesh of my emotion. The bitter voice of the bandoneon The bitter voice of the bandoneon. A sad tango drama, was its detour, Through paths of old dreams His love is gone. And the tango cries with me, The hundred reasons of sorrow That he left me. The tango makes me sad I can't help it, There's the rancor of an open wound And emotion of old sorrow In its grave grumbling. Tango makes me sad Because I am sentimental, Its voice is that of a friend That revives the motives Of my passionate drama. Through the buttonhole of the wound Which is a memory, The bitter voice of the bandoneon slips through. And his sorrow is confused With this sorrow that I have. He came into my life crying Something he forgets, He left singing joys of the heart. And I have been left suffering The deep drama of tango That he left me.
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of
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- Carlos Di SarliMost dancedMotivo sentimentalCarlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA Victor27 dances1944
- Enrique RodríguezEarliest we holdMotivo sentimentalEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeonNo match yet1944
- Domingo FedericoMotivo sentimentalDomingo FedericoRubén SáncheztangoFuentes (Colombia)1 dance1965
- José GarciaMotivo sentimentalJosé GarciaAlfredo RojastangoNo match yet1944
- Juan Carlos CambónNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1944
- Emilio BrameriNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1966
- Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá1980
- Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Carlos Di Sarli
Motivo sentimentalCarlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA VictorCouples filmed dancing this recording · 25 Performances
Danced to it
Music from 1944 · danced on film 2008–2026
2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2022: 4, 2023: 8, 2024: 2, 2025: 2, 2026: 1
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.
The one complete set on film
Indira Hiayes and Rodrigo Palacios
2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1Motivo sentimentalCarlos Di Sarli, 1944
- 2Color cieloJuan D'Arienzo, 1944
- 3Gente amigaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1958
- 4Adiós queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
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- EntryAlberto PodestáSinger
- EntryNada · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944Recording
- EntryQue solo estoy · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944Recording
- EntryMotivo sentimental · Enrique Rodríguez · 1944Recording
- EntryVamos · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944Recording
- EntryMotivo sentimental · José Garcia · 1944Recording
- EntryLloran las campanas · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944Recording
- EntryDe vuelta · Carlos Di Sarli · 1947Recording
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.
- 1Meta fierroJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 2De antañoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
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Danced at
- Brussels Tango Festival1 video
Danced by
- Valentina Massari4 videos
- Cyntia Palacios4 videos
- Sebastian Bolivar4 videos
- Leonardo Pankow4 videos
- Marco Nodari3 videos
- Claudia Cavagnini2 videos
- Alfredo Alonso1 video
- Indira Hiayes1 video
- Magdalena Myszka1 video
- Noelia Hurtado1 video
- Paola Tacchetti1 video
- Ornella Simonetto1 video
Data: recordings, facts and sources
In other catalogues10
tango.info · 02480002718642-1-1
tango.info · 02480002027416-1-7
tango.info · 02480002005094-1-5
tango.info · 02480002101123-3-52
tango.info · 02480002102847-1-14
tango.info · 02480002125624-1-12
tango.info · 00743214129920-1-16
tango.info · 02480002159155-1-7
tango.info · 02480002159193-1-9
tango.info · 02480002718659-1-1
Singers1
Sung by Alberto Podestá
Is a1
Is a tango
Duration1
Duration 02:55
Audio feature15
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Audio feature E
Audio feature major
Audio feature 0.888
Audio feature -21.7
Audio feature 0.354
Audio feature 0.198
Audio feature 0.27
Audio feature 0.032
Audio feature 0.0
Audio feature 0.698
Audio feature 119.8
Audio feature 59.9
Audio feature step
Vocal1
Vocal sung
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