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El día de tu ausencia

Music by Argentino Galván. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Fresedo, 1943

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel1944
  2. Osvaldo FresedoOscar Serpa1943

Versions of El día de tu ausencia recorded 1943–1944

El día de tu ausencia was composed by Argentino Galván.††

The song

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2 orchestras recorded it

13 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Argentino Galván
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Del día en que te alejes Y aquel en que me olvides, Tan sólo nos separan Los ensueños de un amor Que ya ni existe. Y el día en que te ausentes, Perdida para siempre, Ninguno de los dos Ha de llorar por ansias de Este amor. Bien sé qué imposible sed, tú me alcanzaste, Bien sé qué raíces echó tu pasión, Y al fin, sin embargo, te siento culpable De tanta increíble tortura de hoy. Tu amor, fue arrebato fugaz de un engaño, Tal vez no merezca ni el nombre de amor, Lo cierto es que nunca quisiste ser dueña Del fuego sagrado de mi corazón. El día en que te pierda Quizá mis soledades, Se abrumen de inquietudes Por tus horas de dolor Inevitables. El día de tu ausencia Será de angustia plena, Angustia de un adiós Que nos dará la paz Del corazón.

English · machine translation

Of the day when you walk away And the day you forget me, The only thing that separates us The reveries of a love That no longer exists. And the day when you'll be gone, Lost forever, Neither of us Shall weep for longing for This love. Well I know what impossible thirst, you reached me, I know well what roots your passion took, And at last, nevertheless, I feel you guilty Of so much incredible torture today. Your love, it was a fleeting snatch of a deception, Perhaps it doesn't even deserve the name of love, What is certain is that you never wanted to own Of the sacred fire of my heart. The day I lose you Perhaps my solitudes Will be overwhelmed with worries For your hours of pain Inevitable. The day of your absence Will be full of anguish, Anguish of a goodbye That will give us peace Of the heart.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1943 to 1944.
1940
Recordings of El día de tu ausencia by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedEl día de tu ausenciaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon
    12 dances
    1944
  2. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdEl día de tu ausenciaOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1943
  3. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
All recordings of El día de tu ausencia

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Osvaldo Pugliese

El día de tu ausenciaOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChaneltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 12 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943–1944 · danced on film 2015–2023

20152023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2019: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 2

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