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Copa de ajenjo

Music by Juan Canaro, lyrics by Carlos Pesce. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1968.

Versions of Copa de ajenjo recorded 1941–1968

Copa de ajenjo is a tango.

Copa de ajenjo was composed by Juan Canaro.

The lyrics of Copa de ajenjo are by Carlos Pesce.

The work

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Music
Juan Canaro
Lyrics
Carlos Pesce

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1941 to 1968.

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1940’50’60
Recordings of Copa de ajenjo by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

Lyrics

Español

Suena tango compañero, suena que quiero cantar, porque esta noche la espero y sé que no ha de llegar. Y en esta copa de ajenjo en vano pretendo mis penas ahogar. Suena tango compañero, suena que quiero llorar. Pensar que la quise tanto y embrujao por sus encantos hoy perdí la dignidad. Soy un borracho perdido que en la copa del olvido busca su felicidad. Son caprichos del destino, que lo quiso una mujer, si está marcado mi sino quién sabe si ha de volver... ¡Pero yo la esperaré! Suena tango compañero, como una recordación. Si lloro porque la quiero, son cosas del corazón. Sirva otra copa de ajenjo que a nadie le importa si quiero tomar. Porque esta noche la espero y sé que no ha de llegar.

English · machine translation

Sounds tango partner, sounds that I want to sing, because tonight I'm waiting for her and I know it won't come. And in this glass of absinthe in vain I try to drown my sorrows. It sounds tango companion, it sounds that I want to cry. To think that I loved her so much and bewitched by her charms today I lost my dignity. I am a lost drunkard who in the cup of oblivion seeks his happiness. They are whims of destiny, that a woman wanted it, if my fate is marked who knows if she will return... But I will wait for her! Sounds tango companion, like a remembrance. If I cry because I love her, it's things of the heart. Pour another glass of absinthe that nobody cares if I want to drink. Because tonight I wait for her and I know she won't come.

The versions dancers use

Music from 1941–1968 · danced on film 2011–2020

20112020
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 2, 2013: 1, 2014: 4, 2015: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 3, 2020: 1

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