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Gitana rusa · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942

Music by Juan Sánchez Gorio, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Gitana rusa · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 was sung by Oscar Serpa.†† Gitana rusa · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 is a tango.† Gitana rusa · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 lasts 03:21.† Gitana rusa · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942: Played from Fresedo's entirely new 1942 lineup, briefly including violinist Elvino Vardaro.†

Credit

Music
Juan Sánchez Gorio
Lyrics
Horacio Sanguinetti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1940

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoOscar Serpa · RCA Victor · Nov 27
    1 dance
    1942
  2. Ricardo MalerbaEarliest we holdMost dancedOrlando Medina · Oct 5
    29 dances
    1942
  3. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueLuis Mendoza1951
  4. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueLuis Mendoza1952
  5. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  6. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueLuis Mendoza
  7. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogueMercedes Serrano
  8. Juan Sánchez GorioNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-

Lyrics

Español

Pintó tus ojos el azabache de una pena. Gitana buena, yo vi tus lágrimas de amor. Caminos blancos, fueron pañuelo de tu llanto y acongojaron tu corazón. Gitana rusa, no lo hallarás por las tabernas, ni en las estepas, ni en las calles del dolor. Gitana triste, serás más triste cuando sepas que tu gitano se arrojó una noche al Don... Las balalaicas buscaron música en tus trenzas, y los cosacos cantaron a tu soledad. Tus ojos negros estaban lejos de la vida ya no querían volver a amar.

English · machine translation

Painted your eyes the jet of a sorrow. Good gypsy, I saw your tears of love. White roads were the handkerchief of your tears and grieved your heart. Russian gypsy, you won't find it in the taverns, nor in the steppes, nor in the streets of sorrow. Sad gypsy, you'll be sadder when you know that your gypsy threw himself one night into the Don... The balalaicas looked for music in your braids and the Cossacks sang of your loneliness. Your black eyes were far from life no longer wanted to love again.

Danced to it

Laly Victoria3:27

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

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Singers1

Sung by Oscar SerpaNov 27, 1942

Supported · 2

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 02480002031376-1-1

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tango.info · 02480002043898-1-12

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tango.info · 02480002102960-1-3

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tango.info · 00743216757626-1-1

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:21

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Notes1

Played from Fresedo's entirely new 1942 lineup, briefly including violinist Elvino Vardaro.

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Audio feature14

Audio feature 123.0

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Audio feature 0.935

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Audio feature D

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Audio feature major

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Audio feature 0.817

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Audio feature -22.4

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Audio feature 0.33

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Audio feature 0.194

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Audio feature 0.195

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.805

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Audio feature 123.1

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Audio feature 61.5

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Vocal1

Vocal sung

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Listen

  1. Gitana rusaRicardo Malerba · Orlando Medina1942

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