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La guitarrita · Francisco Canaro · 1930

Francisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2009.

Pinned at 1930 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Charlo, 1927–1932

La guitarrita · Francisco Canaro · 1930 is a tango.† La guitarrita · Francisco Canaro · 1930 lasts 03:29.† La guitarrita · Francisco Canaro · 1930: An early version of a song known from many later bands (including D'Arienzo); part of Canaro's Serie Sinfónica, the first arranged music in tango, with unusually free piano from Luis Riccardi.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

9 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Words
Gabriel Clausi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

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Mi guitarrita querida amiga de mis amores. Vuelve en la noche hoy, junto a la reja, el dulce trino; amor de , aroma de jazmín y de glicina, luna, canción y ella con su amor. Fue la guitarra así, mi compañera, la que llenó mis noches de ilusión, la que alegró mi vida de bohemia, y encadenó mis sueños a su amor. Lloré, reí, viví, sufrí, buscando dulce prenda, canté, soñé, perdí, gané, y no encontré la huella. Al fin triunfé, bebí su amor, me encariñé a sus trenzas y la sentí en mi vida junto a mi corazón. Como un recuerdo que ha vuelto otra vez, que yo siempre alenté, que yo siempre soñé. Hoy te busco como al sueño azul, con deseo de alcanzar tu amor, como una imagen que no borraré la que siempre guardé y que nunca olvidé el recuerdo que tu amor me dio, es nostálgico querer.

English · machine translation

My dearest little guitar friend of my loves. Come back in the night today, by the fence, the sweet trill; payador's love, scent of jasmine and wisteria, moon, song and she with her love. It was the guitar thus, my companion, the one that filled my nights with illusion, the one that brightened my bohemian life, and chained my dreams to her love. I cried, I laughed, I lived, I suffered, searching for a sweet garment, I sang, I dreamed, I lost, I won, and found no trace. At last I triumphed, I drank her love, I became attached to her braids and I felt her in my life next to my heart. Like a memory that has come back again, that I always encouraged, that I always dreamed of. Today I look for you like a blue dream, with desire to reach your love, like an image that I will not erase the one I always kept and that I never forgot the memory that your love gave me, it is nostalgic to want.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 13 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1928 to 2009.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of La guitarrita · Francisco Canaro · 1930 by year, taller the more they are danced · 13 of 13 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdLa guitarritaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1928
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedLa guitarritaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    8 dances
    1954
  3. Miguel CalóLa guitarritaMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1949
  4. Francisco CanaroLa guitarritaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1930
  5. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)La guitarritaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)singer unknowntango
    No match yet
    2009
  6. Mariano MoresLa guitarritaMariano Moressinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1966
  7. Eduardo ArolasNot in our catalogueApr 241917
  8. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueJul 101952
  9. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue1972
  10. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  11. José CanetNot in our catalogueNelly Omar
  12. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Francisco Canaro

La guitarritaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Jun 24, 1930.

  1. La clavadaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. Te odioFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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In other catalogues5

tango.info · 08427328146012-2-6

tango.info · 02480002040491-1-11

tango.info · 02480002152590-1-12

tango.info · 02480002742425-1-1

tango.info · 04988006679276-2-12

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:29

Notes1

An early version of a song known from many later bands (including D'Arienzo); part of Canaro's Serie Sinfónica, the first arranged music in tango, with unusually free piano from Luis Riccardi.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. La guitarritaCarlos Di Sarlisinger unknown

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