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Song

Vida mía · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1934

Osvaldo Fresedo · tango · Jul 11, 1934
Music by Osvaldo Fresedo, lyrics by Emilio Fresedo. 18 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–2021.

Who recorded it

Every version18

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Fresedo, 1933

  1. Osvaldo FresedoRoberto Ray · Oscar Serpa …19331934194419451952+1
  2. Alfredo De AngelisJulián Rosales1974
  3. Ricardo PedevillaMario D'Elia1951
  4. Florindo SassoneOscar Macri1970
  5. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)1964
  6. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)1987

Recorded on Jul 11, 1934, during the Guardia Nueva (1920–1934).

1934

19201934

Osvaldo Fresedo: With Ray period, 1931–1939

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Key facts
Year
1934
Orchestra
Osvaldo Fresedo
Recorded
1934-07-11
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

OSVALDO FRESEDO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICAFresedoVIDA MÍATango11 · VII · 1934

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

12 orchestras recorded it

75 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Osvaldo Fresedo
Words
Emilio Fresedo
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Siempre igual es el camino que ilumina y dora el sol... Si parece que el destino más lo alarga para mi dolor. Y este verde suelo, donde crece el cardo, lejos toca el cielo cerca de mi amor... Y de cuando en cuando un nido para que lo envidie yo. Vida mía, lejos más te quiero. Vida mía, piensa en mi regreso, Sé que el oro no tendrá tus besos Y es por eso que te quiero más. Vida mía, hasta apuro el aliento acercando el momento de acariciar felicidad. Sos mi vida y quisiera llevarte a mi lado prendida y así ahogar mi soledad. Ya parece que la huella va perdiendo su color y saliendo las estrellas dan al cielo todo su esplendor. Y de poco a poco luces que titilan dan severo tono mientras huye el sol. De esas luces que yo veo ella una la encendió.

English · machine translation

Always the same is the path that illuminates and gilds the sun... If it seems that destiny the more it lengthens it for my pain. And this green soil where the thistle grows, far touches the sky close to my love... And from time to time a nest for me to envy. My life, far away I love you more. My life, think of my return, I know that gold will not have your kisses And that's why I love you more. My life, I even hurry my breath approaching the moment of caressing happiness. You are my life and I would like to take you by my side, fastened to my side and thus drown my loneliness. It already seems that the track is losing its color and the stars are coming out give the sky all its splendor. And little by little twinkling lights give a stern tone as the sun flees. Of those lights I see she lit one.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 18 recordings of this song by 12 orchestras, 1933 to 2021.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20
Recordings of Vida mía · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1934 by year, taller the more they are danced · 18 of 18 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 12 orchestras; the earliest here is Osvaldo Fresedo in 1933.

  1. 1933Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  2. 1951Ricardo PedevillaRecording
  3. 1964Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Recording
  4. 1967Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De LioRecording
  5. 1969Osvaldo Manzi Y El Octeto MarabúRecording
  6. 1970Florindo SassoneRecording
  7. 1974Alfredo De AngelisRecording
  8. 1987Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Recording
  9. 2014Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Recording
  10. 2017Sexteto VisceralRecording
  11. 2019Orquesta Romantica MilongueraRecording
  12. 2021Orquesta Típica AndariegaRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

18 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 22 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Osvaldo Fresedo, with 95% of the 75 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

13 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Vida mía · Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán) · tango · 1987 · Philips
    4 dances · 5%
    1987
  2. Ricardo PedevillaVida mía · Ricardo Pedevilla · Mario D'Elia · tango · Dec 5, 1951 · Pampa
    No match yet
    1951
  3. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Vida mía · Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán) · tango · 1964 · Columbia
    No match yet
    1964
  4. Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De LioVida mía · Horacio Salgan y Ubaldo De Lio · tango · 1967 · Philips
    No match yet
    1967
  5. Osvaldo Manzi Y El Octeto MarabúVida mía · Osvaldo Manzi Y El Octeto Marabú · tango · 1969 · Microfon
    No match yet
    1969
  6. Florindo SassoneVida mía · Florindo Sassone · Oscar Macri · tango · Apr 16, 1970 · Odeon
    No match yet
    1970
  7. Alfredo De AngelisVida mía · Alfredo De Angelis · Julián Rosales · tango · Apr 3, 1974 · Odeon
    No match yet
    1974
  8. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Vida mía · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · tango · 2014
    No match yet
    2014
  9. Sexteto VisceralVida mía · Sexteto Visceral · tango · 2017
    No match yet
    2017
  10. Orquesta Típica AndariegaVida mía · Orquesta Típica Andariega · tango · Mar 1, 2021
    No match yet
    2021
  11. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa1954
  12. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
  13. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueMar 251961
  14. Leo LipeskerNot in our catalogueJun 121961
  15. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá1973
  16. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1974
  17. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  18. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2003

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

OSVALDO FRESEDO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICAFresedoVIDA MÍATango11 · VII · 1934

Osvaldo Fresedo

Vida mía · Osvaldo Fresedo · tango · Jul 11, 1934

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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  1. Vida mía · Osvaldo Fresedo · Roberto Ray · 1933

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