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Buenos Aires · Aníbal Troilo · 1952

Aníbal TroiloJorge CasaltangoTK
Music by Manuel Jovés, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–2020.

Who recorded it

Every version12

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1930

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Florio1956
  2. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino · Jorge Casal …194219521965
  3. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas1949
  4. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar19301941
  5. Armando PontierOscar Ferrari1956
  6. Florindo SassoneOscar Macri1965

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: TK years, 1950–1957

Buenos Aires · Aníbal Troilo · 1952 was sung by Jorge Casal.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

9 orchestras recorded it

12 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Jovés
Words
Manuel Romero
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Buenos Aires la Reina del Plata, Buenos Aires mi tierra querida; escuchá mi canción que con ella va mi vida. En mis horas de fiebre y orgía, harto ya de placer y locura, en ti pienso patria mía para calmar mi amargura. Noches porteñas, bajo tu manto dichas y llanto muy juntos van. Risas y besos, corrida, todo se olvida con el champán. Y a la salida de la milonga se oye a una nena pidiendo pan, por algo es que en el gotán siempre solloza una pena. Y al compás rezongón de los fuelles un a la mina la embrolla, y el llorar del violín va pintando el alma criolla. Buenos Aires, cual a una querida si estás lejos mejor hay que amarte, y decir toda la vida antes morir que olvidarte.

English · machine translation

Buenos Aires the Queen of the River Plate, Buenos Aires my beloved land; listen to my song that my life goes with it. In my hours of fever and orgy fed up with pleasure and madness, I think of you, my homeland to calm my bitterness. Porteño nights, under your mantle joy and tears go hand in hand. Laughter and kisses, a long night out, all is forgotten with champagne. And at the exit of the milonga a girl can be heard begging for bread, it's not for nothing that in the gotán always sobs a sorrow. And to the rhythmic beat of the bellows a bacán (a bacán) makes the mine muddle, and the weeping of the violin painting the Creole soul. Buenos Aires, like a dear one if you are far away it is better to love you and say all your life rather die than forget you.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 12 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1930 to 2020.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20
Recordings of Buenos Aires · Aníbal Troilo · 1952 by year, taller the more they are danced · 12 of 12 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 15 more we know of

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  1. Carlos Di SarliBuenos AiresCarlos Di SarliRoberto FloriotangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1956
  2. Francisco CanaroBuenos AiresFrancisco CanaroAlberto ArenastangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1949
  3. Armando PontierBuenos AiresArmando PontierOscar Ferraritango
    1 dance
    1956
  4. Florindo SassoneBuenos AiresFlorindo SassoneOscar MacritangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1965
  5. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Buenos AiresQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)tangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1960
  6. Orquesta Típica SilencioMost dancedBuenos AiresOrquesta Típica SilencioHernán Genovesetango
    11 dances
    2020
  7. Eduardo Del PianoBuenos AiresEduardo Del PianoHéctor de Rosastango
    No match yet
    1954
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1923
  9. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1923
  10. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue1930
  11. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1930
  12. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueMar 201930
  13. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueApr 11930
  14. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogueJul 11948
  15. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1965
  16. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue
  17. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  18. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue

One recording

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Aníbal Troilo

Buenos AiresAníbal TroiloJorge CasaltangoTK

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Jorge Casal

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Buenos AiresFrancisco Lomuto

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