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Song

Me estan sobrando las penas

Music by José Basso, Argentino Galván, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1983.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1944

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino1944
  2. Pedro LaurenzCarlos Bermúdez1944
  3. José BassoCarlos Rossi1967
  4. Sexteto TangoRoberto Goyeneche1983

Versions of Me estan sobrando las penas recorded 1944–1983

Me estan sobrando las penas was composed by José Basso and Argentino Galván.† The lyrics of Me estan sobrando las penas are by Carlos Bahr.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Basso, Argentino Galván
Words
Carlos Bahr
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1944 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1944 to 1983.
1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Me estan sobrando las penas by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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

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  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedMe estan sobrando las penasAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1944
  2. Pedro LaurenzMe estan sobrando las penasPedro LaurenzCarlos BermúdeztangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1944
  3. José BassoMe estan sobrando las penasJosé BassoCarlos RossitangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1967
  4. Sexteto TangoMe estan sobrando las penasSexteto TangoRoberto Goyenechetango
    No match yet
    1983
  5. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogueDec 61983
  6. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogue
  7. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  8. Armando CupoNot in our catalogueMiguel Montero
All recordings of Me estan sobrando las penas

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

Me estan sobrando las penasAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

John Erban & Lucía Conde de Ben2022 · 3:00

Danced to it

Music from 1944–1983 · danced on film 2018–2022

20182022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2018: 2, 2022: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJohn Erban & Francesca Del Buono2018
  2. The 2020sJohn Erban & Lucía Conde de Ben2022

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370216753

TodoTango · tema/767

MusicBrainz · a6de69cb-1890-43a8-87ae-d81bbdadee4esource

Composer2

Composed by José Basso

Composed by Argentino Galván

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Carlos Bahr

Listen

  1. Me estan sobrando las penasAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
  2. Me estan sobrando las penasPedro LaurenzCarlos BermúdeztangoOdeon
  3. Me estan sobrando las penasJosé BassoCarlos RossitangoMusic Hall
  4. Me estan sobrando las penasSexteto TangoRoberto Goyenechetango

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