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Tristeza marina · Francisco Canaro · 1943

Francisco CanaroEduardo AdriántangoOdeon
Music by José Dames, Roberto Flores, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–2020.

Pinned at 1943 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Later years, 1939–1964

Tristeza marina · Francisco Canaro · 1943 was sung by Eduardo Adrian.† Tristeza marina · Francisco Canaro · 1943 is a tango.† Tristeza marina · Francisco Canaro · 1943 lasts 03:19.†

The work

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Music
José Dames, Roberto Flores
Lyrics
Horacio Sanguinetti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1943 to 2020.

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1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20
Recordings of Tristeza marina · Francisco Canaro · 1943 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1943, with 87% of the 110 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.

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedTristeza marinaCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    96 dances · 87%
    1943
  2. José GarciaEarliest we holdTristeza marinaJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango
    14 dances · 13%
    1943
  3. Francisco CanaroTristeza marinaFrancisco CanaroEduardo AdriantangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1943
  4. José BassoTristeza marinaJosé BassoQuique Ojedatango
    No match yet
    1986
  5. Orquesta Típica SilencioTristeza marinaOrquesta Típica SilencioHernán Genovesetango
    No match yet
    2020
  6. Roberto FloresNot in our catalogue1943
  7. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogueAug 111943
  8. Mario MauranoNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Aug 111943
  9. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDalva de Oliveira · May 201957
  10. Los Solistas de D'ArienzoNot in our catalogueWalter Gutiérrez1984
  11. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  12. Porfirio DíazNot in our catalogue
  13. Orquesta Típica Gente de tangoNot in our catalogueHéctor Morano

Lyrics

Español

Tú quieres más el mar, me dijo con dolor y el cristal de su voz se quebró. Recuerdo su mirar con luz de anochecer y esta frase como una obsesión: 'Tienes que elegir entre tu mar y mi amor'. Yo le dije: 'No' y ella dijo: 'Adiós'. Su nombre era Margó, llevaba boina azul y en su pecho colgaba una cruz. Mar... Mar, hermano mío... Mar... En tu inmensidad hundo con mi barco carbonero mi destino prisionero y mi triste soledad. Mar... Yo no tengo a nadie. Mar... Ya ni tengo amor. Sé que cuando al puerto llegue un día esperando no estará Margó. Mi pena es tempestad que azota el corazón con el viento feroz del dolor. Jamás la olvidaré y siempre escucharé sus palabras como una obsesión: 'Tienes que elegir entre tu mar y mi amor'. Triste, dije: 'No' y escuché su adiós... Su nombre era Margó, llevaba boina azul y en su pecho colgaba una cruz.

English · machine translation

You want the sea more, he said to me with pain and the crystal of his voice broke. I remember her gaze with evening light and this phrase as an obsession: 'You have to choose between your sea and my love.' I said: 'No'. and she said: 'Goodbye'. Her name was Margó, she wore a blue beret and on her chest hung a cross. Mar... Mar, my brother... Sea... In your immensity I sink with my coal ship my imprisoned destiny and my sad loneliness. Sea... I have no one. Sea... I don't even have love anymore. I know that when I arrive at the port one day Margó won't be waiting for me. My sorrow is a storm that whips the heart with the fierce wind of pain. I will never forget her and I will always listen her words as an obsession: 'You have to choose between your sea and my love.' Sad, I said: 'No' and I listened to her goodbye... Her name was Margó, she wore a blue beret and on his chest hung a cross.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 02480002041054-1-7

tango.info · 04024236202348-1-7

tango.info · 05099964049120-7-17

tango.info · 07896423120639-1-20

Singers1

Sung by Eduardo Adrian (the catalogue credits Eduardo Adrián)

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:19

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Tristeza marinaJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojas

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