Song
Tabaco
Tabaco was composed by Armando Pontier.
Tabaco is a tango.
Tabaco was published in 1944.
The lyrics of Tabaco are by José María Contursi.
every sentence cites a published fact
Credit
- Music
- Armando Pontier
- Lyrics
- José María Contursi
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Every recording
5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube
Lyrics
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Tu voz surgió de las sombras como un lejano reproche; tu voz que llora y me nombra mientras más aún se asombran los fantasmas de esta noche. Están mis ojos cerrados por el terror del silencio; mi corazón, desgarrado porque no me he perdonado todo el mal que te causé. Más, muchísimo más extrañan mis manos tus manos amantes... Más, muchísimo más me aturdo al saberte tan cerca y tan distante... Y mientras fumo forma el humo tu figura y en el aroma del tabaco tu fragancia me conversa de distancias, de tu olvido y mi locura... Tú que vives feliz tal vez esta noche te acuerdes de mí. Parece un sueño de angustias del que despierto temblando y están tiradas y mustias las violetas de esa angustia y mis ojos sollazando. Los pobres siguen cerrados por el terror del silencio... Mi corazón, desgarrado porque no me he perdonado todo el mal que te causé.
English · machine translation
Your voice came out of the shadows like a distant reproach; your voice that cries and names me while still more the ghosts of this night the ghosts of this night. My eyes are closed by the terror of silence; my heart, torn apart because I have not forgiven myself all the evil I caused you. More, much, much more my hands miss your loving hands... The more, the more I am stunned to know you so close and yet so distant... And while I smoke, your figure forms the smoke and in the aroma of tobacco your fragrance speaks to me of distances, of your oblivion and my madness... You who live happily perhaps tonight you will remember me. It seems like a dream of anguish from which I wake up trembling and the violets of that anguish the violets of that anguish and my eyes are drooping. The poor ones are still closed by the terror of silence... My heart, torn apart because I have not forgiven myself all the evil I caused you.
Danced to it
Music from 1944–2004 · danced on film 2010–2026
2010: 1, 2012: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 5, 2016: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 7, 2020: 2, 2021: 2, 2022: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 3, 2026: 1
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings by year
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
1944: 2, 1963: 1, 2003: 1, 2004: 1
Composer1
Composed by Armando Pontier
Supported · 2In other catalogues3
TodoTango · tema/148
Single sourcetango.info · T0370212386
Single sourceMusicBrainz · f2a1dd9c-bc8b-4d3e-9791-fe0cd816f7fasource
Single sourceIs a1
Is a Tango
Single sourcePublished1
Published 1944
Single sourceLyricist1
Lyrics by José María Contursi
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