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Vieja amiga · Francisco Canaro · 1938

Music by Pedro Laurenz. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1986.
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19381986

1938: 2, 1957: 1, 1986: 1

Credit

Music
Pedro Laurenz

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

¿Ves? He tratado inútilmente de alejarme y olvidar... Hoy que hay arrugas en mi frente siento más la soledad... Tal vez, al notarme avejentado, pensarás que vengo a verte porque estoy desesperado... ¡No! Ya los años me enseñaron a templar mi corazón... No he venido a suplicarte ni un poquito de cariño ni a que expliques tu silencio, tus mentiras o tu olvido... No es posible, vieja amiga, nuestras vidas acercar... Solo vine para verte, para verte, nada más... Ya poco falta para irme con mi cruz a otro rincón... Sé que al dejarte voy a hundirme en la desesperación. ¿Será la emoción de mi partida, que quisiera darte un beso aunque deje en él mi vida? ¡Es que tus lágrimas me invitan a besarte y a llorar! No he venido a suplicarte ni un poquito de cariño ni a que expliques tu silencio, tus mentiras o tu olvido... No es posible, vieja amiga, nuestras vidas acercar... Ya me voy... y aquí te dejo toda mi felicidad...

English · machine translation

See? I have tried in vain to move away and forget... Today that there are wrinkles on my forehead I feel the loneliness more... Perhaps, when you notice me aging, you'll think I've come to see you because I am desperate... No! The years have taught me to temper my heart... I have not come to beg you not even a little bit of affection nor to explain your silence, your lies or your forgetfulness... It is not possible, old friend, to bring our lives closer... I only came to see you, to see you, nothing more... It won't be long now before I leave with my cross to another corner... I know that when I leave you I'm going to sink in despair. Will it be the emotion of my departure that I would like to give you a kiss even if I leave my life in it? Is it that your tears invite me to kiss you and to cry! I have not come to beg you not even a little bit of affection nor to explain your silence, your lies or your forgetfulness... It is not possible, old friend, to bring our lives closer... I'm leaving now... and here I leave you all my happiness...

Every recording

4 recordings by year · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. Vieja amigaPedro Laurenz · Juan Carlos Casas1938
  2. Vieja amigaFrancisco Canaro1938
  3. Vieja amigaJosé Basso · Floreal Ruiz1957
  4. Vieja amigaOsvaldo Pugliese · Adrián Guida1986

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 02480002040927-1-14Single source

tango.info · 02480002007715-1-14Single source

tango.info · 02480002153009-1-14Single source

Is a1

Is a tangoSingle source

Duration1

Duration 03:09Single source

Audio feature12

Audio feature 136.0Single source

Audio feature 0.957Single source

Audio feature GSingle source

Audio feature majorSingle source

Audio feature 0.733Single source

Audio feature -23.2Single source

Audio feature 0.482Single source

Audio feature 0.489Single source

Audio feature 0.006Single source

Audio feature 0.018Single source

Audio feature 0.0Single source

Audio feature 0.976Single source

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  1. Vieja amigaPedro Laurenz · Juan Carlos Casas1938

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