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Tarde gris

Music by Juan Bautista Guido, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1946–1983.
1946: 3 · danced 6 times1983: 1 · danced 0 times
1946’50’60’70’801983
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1946: 3, 6; 1983: 1, 0

Tarde gris is a tango.

Tarde gris was published in 1930.

Tarde gris was composed by Juan Bautista Guido.

The lyrics of Tarde gris are by Luis Rubistein.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Juan Bautista Guido
Lyrics
Luis Rubistein

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdMost dancedFloreal Ruiz · RCA Victor · Jun 14
    3 dances
    1946
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte · Odeon · Dec 12
    3 dances
    1946
  3. Osmar MadernaPedro Datila · RCA Victor · Nov 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  4. Sexteto TangoRoberto Goyeneche · Dec 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1983
  5. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 171930
  6. Luis CardeiNot in our catalogue
  7. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

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Pese al dolor vengo a verte. Lo supe ayer que te hallabas tan mal. Yo que juré odiarte hasta la muerte no pude más y vine al hospital. Por todo el mal que me has hecho quise cobrar este amargo rencor, pero después sentí dentro del pecho mi corazón latir con santo amor. ¿Por qué llorás? ¿Acaso mi presencia en este instante a vos también te apena? ¿O al recordar tu vida sin esencia te arrepentiste y hoy querés ser buena? La tarde gris, tan gris como mi pena, acompañó mi quebranto por tu herida, porque tus besos trajeron a mi vida la dicha de soñar y el ansia de vivir. No vine aquí a reprocharte... Todo pasó... y prefiero olvidar... Lo quiere Dios que vuelva a perdonarte y que otra vez volvamos a empezar. Cuando se curen tus males mi corazón volverá a despertar. Retornarán los mansos manantiales y como ayer tendremos un hogar.

English · machine translation

In spite of the pain I come to see you. I knew yesterday that you were in such a bad way. I who swore to hate you to death I couldn't take it anymore and came to the hospital. For all the evil you have done me I wanted to collect this bitter grudge, but then I felt inside my chest my heart beat with holy love. Why do you weep? Does my presence at this moment grieves you too? Or remembering your life without essence did you repent and today you want to be good? The gray afternoon, as gray as my sorrow, accompanied my sorrow for your wound, because your kisses brought to my life the joy of dreaming and the longing to live. I didn't come here to reproach you... It's all over... and I prefer to forget... God wants me to forgive you again and that we start all over again. When your ills are cured my heart will awake again. The meek springs will return and like yesterday we will have a home.

Danced to it

Music from 1946–1983 · danced on film 2012–2025

20122025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2020: 1, 2025: 1

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/271

Single source

tango.info · T0370159060

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MusicBrainz · 33330cbd-06a7-43bd-95ff-d02d144dee9dsource

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ISWC · T-037.015.906-0source

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1930

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Composer1

Composed by Juan Bautista Guido

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Rubistein

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Listen

  1. Tarde grisAníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz1946
  2. Tarde grisOsmar Maderna · Pedro Datila · no clip yet1946
  3. Tarde grisMiguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte1946
  4. Tarde grisSexteto Tango · Roberto Goyeneche1983

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