The Cabeceo

Skip to content

Song

Madame Ivonne · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942

Music by Eduardo Pereyra, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–2002.

Madame Ivonne · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 was sung by Alberto Castillo.†

Credit

Music
Eduardo Pereyra
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdAlberto Gómez · RCA Victor · Feb 2019358 dances
  2. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedAlberto Castillo · RCA Victor · Mar 1819429 dances
  3. Troilo-GrelaInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 2119622 dances
  4. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche · Dec 231966
  5. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Oct 302002

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Mamuasel Ivonne era una pebeta que en el barrio posta de viejo Montmartre, con su pinta brava de alegre griseta animó la fiesta de Les Quatre Arts. Era la del barrio latino que supo a los puntos del verso inspirar... Pero fue que un día llego un argentino y a la francesita la hizo suspirar. Madame Ivonne, la Cruz del Sur fue como el signo, Madame Ivonne, fue como el signo de tu suerte... Alondra gris, tu dolor me conmueve, tu pena es de nieve... Madame Ivonne... Han pasado diez años que zarpó de Francia, Mamuasel Ivonne hoy solo es Madam... La que va a ver que todo quedó en la distancia con ojos muy tristes bebe su champán. Ya no es la del Barrio Latino, ya no es la mistonga florcita de lis, ya nada le queda... Ni aquel argentino que entre tango y mate la alzó de París

English · machine translation

Mamuasel Ivonne was a little girl in the old Montmartre neighborhood, with her brave look of a cheerful T-shirt she animated the party of Les Quatre Arts. She was the papusa of the Latin quarter who knew how to inspire the points of the verse... But it was that one day an Argentine arrived and made the French girl sigh. Madame Ivonne, the Southern Cross was like the sign, Madame Ivonne, it was like the sign of your luck... Grey lark, your pain moves me, your sorrow is of snow... Madame Ivonne... Ten years have passed since she sailed from France, Mamuasel Ivonne today is only Madam... The one who goes to see that everything was left in the distance With very sad eyes she drinks her champagne. She is no longer the papusa of the Latin Quarter, She is no longer the mistonga fleur-de-lis, nothing is left for her... Nor that Argentinian who between tango and mate lifted her from Paris

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2013–2023

20132023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2014: 1, 2018: 2, 2021: 1, 2023: 3

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19352002

1935: 1, 1942: 1, 1962: 1, 1966: 1, 2002: 1

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. Por qué razónJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. CarnavaleraJuan D'Arienzo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances

Singers1

Sung by Alberto CastilloMar 18, 1942

Single source

Listen

  1. Madame IvonneEdgardo Donato · Alberto Gómez1935

Ask Tangopedia

Answers only from cited facts, each with its source.