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Song

Yira yira · Francisco Canaro · 1930

Francisco CanaroAda FalcóntangoOdeon
Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 17 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1983.

Who recorded it

Every version17

Earliest we hold: Típica Victor, 1930

  1. Aníbal TroiloEdmundo Rivero1947
  2. Miguel CalóRanko Fujisawa1964
  3. Alfredo De AngelisLalo Martel1961
  4. Francisco CanaroLuis Díaz · Alberto Arenas …193019461961
  5. Típica VictorAlberto Gómez · Augusto Vila1930
  6. Julio De CaroLuis Díaz1930

Pinned at 1930 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · 4 applied periods in gold

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

13 orchestras recorded it

40 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Words
Enrique Santos Discepolo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1961 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 17 recordings of this song by 13 orchestras, 1930 to 1983.
1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Yira yira · Francisco Canaro · 1930 by year, taller the more they are danced · 17 of 17 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

17 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 57 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Francisco Canaro, with 85% of the 40 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

1 more dance names this song but not which version, so no share counts it. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  2. Donato RacciattiYira yiraDonato RacciattiCarlos Roldántango
    2 dances · 5%
    1954
  3. Típica VictorEarliest we holdYira yiraTípica VictorAlberto Gómez, Augusto VilatangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 3%
    1930
  4. Aníbal TroiloYira yiraAníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 3%
    1947
  5. Alberto CastilloYira yiraAlberto Castillosungtango
    1 dance · 3%
    1955
  6. Miguel CalóYira yiraMiguel CalóRanko FujisawatangoOdeon
    1 dance · 3%
    1964
  7. Julio De CaroYira yiraJulio De CaroLuis Díaztango
    No match yet
    1930
  9. Alfredo De AngelisYira yiraAlfredo De AngelisLalo MarteltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1961
  11. Atilio StamponeYira yiraAtilio StamponeRoberto Goyenechetango
    No match yet
    1972
  12. Raúl GarelloYira yiraRaúl Garellotango
    No match yet
    1977
  13. Enrique FranciniYira yiraEnrique FrancinitangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1977
  14. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1930
  15. Sofia BozánNot in our catalogue1930
  16. Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogueSofia Bozán1930
  17. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueRoberto Maida1930
  18. Alberto CastellanoNot in our catalogueTania1930
  19. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueRoberto Maida1930
  20. Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogueSofia Bozán · Sep 231930

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  1. Yira yiraTípica VictorAlberto Gómez, Augusto Vila

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