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Destino de flor · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957

Juan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
Music by Roberto Rufino. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1957–1957.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Enrique Francini, 1957

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez1957
  2. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Florio1957
  3. Enrique FranciniRoberto Rufino1957
  4. Francisco RotundoAlfredo Del Rio1957

Pinned at 1957 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Late years, 1957–1976

Destino de flor · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 was sung by Jorge Valdez.† Destino de flor · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 is a tango.† Destino de flor · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 lasts 03:01.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

163 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Roberto Rufino
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

En la tarde gris del sinsabor te vi partir sufrida y buena. Y en aquel instante comprendí todo el horror de tu condena. Vida... yo no sé en qué abismo me perdí para vivir así. Pena... de sentir lo que vale tu amor. Tarde... cuando el vicio de mí te alejó. Llanto... que es un canto por ti con destino de flor, perfumar y morir. Novia mía... se retira vencido el alcohol. Oye... la plegaria de mi corazón. Mira... hoy la tarde es feliz y el cielo se desangra por ti.

English · machine translation

In the gray afternoon of the tastelessness I saw you leave suffering and good. And in that instant I understood all the horror of your condemnation. Life... I don't know in what abyss I lost my way to live like this. Sorrow... to feel what your love is worth. Late... when vice took you away from me. Crying... that is a song for you with the destiny of a flower, perfuming and dying. My bride... the alcohol is defeated and withdraws. Hear... the prayer of my heart. Look... today the evening is happy and the sky bleeds for you.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1957 to 1957.
1950
Recordings of Destino de flor · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1957, with 62% of the 163 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

2 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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.

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedDestino de florCarlos Di SarliRoberto FloriotangoRCA Victor
    101 dances · 62%
    1957
  2. Juan D'ArienzoDestino de florJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
    62 dances · 38%
    1957
  3. Enrique FranciniEarliest we holdDestino de florEnrique FranciniRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1957
  4. Francisco RotundoDestino de florFrancisco RotundoAlfredo Del RiotangoPampa
    No match yet
    1957
  5. René VarelaNot in our catalogue1957
  6. Miguel CalóNot in our catalogueAida Denis, Roberto Caló · May 131957
  7. Jorge HidalgoNot in our catalogueMay 311957

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Destino de florJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 65 Performances

Sebastian Jimenez & Maria Inés BogadoWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 2010Sunderland Club · 2014 · 3:23

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Jun 29, 1957.

  1. JulieJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. La calesitaJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
  3. MandriaJuan D'ArienzoMario BustostangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1957 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2011: 2, 2012: 9, 2013: 13, 2014: 2, 2015: 4, 2018: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 7, 2026: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJulio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa2007
  2. The 2010sSebastian Jimenez & Maria Inés BogadoSunderland Club · 2014
  3. The 2020sErmis Karaboulas & Katerina Sakka2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. La CatedralAlmagro
    1 performance
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 5 complete sets on film

  1. Ernesto Balmaceda and Stella Baez

    2022 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Destino de florJuan D'Arienzo, 1957
    2. 2La serenataRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    3. 3Yira yiraAníbal Troilo, 1947
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Cesar Agazzi and Virginia Uva

    Limouzi Tango Festival, 2014 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1El puntazoJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    2. 2Destino de florJuan D'Arienzo, 1957
    3. 3Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Corina de la Rosa and Julio Balmaceda

    2015 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Bajo un cielo de estrellasOrquesta Típica Sans Souci, 2003
    2. 2Destino de florJuan D'Arienzo, 1957
    3. 3La última curdaAníbal Troilo, 1956
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2Mi dolorJuan D'Arienzo, 1972 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3La serenataRicardo Tanturi, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4PoemaFrancisco Canaro, 1935 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5Si sos brujoAlfredo Gobbi, 1953 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 02480002031178-1-9

tango.info · 00743217139124-1-9

tango.info · 00743211596527-1-10

tango.info · 00743211596824-1-11

tango.info · 02480002332596-2-5

tango.info · 00743212213027-1-9

tango.info · 02480002330080-2-2

tango.info · 00743214128220-1-9

tango.info · 02480002330066-2-2

Singers1

Sung by Jorge Valdez

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:01

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Destino de florEnrique FranciniRoberto Rufino

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