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Mi ciudad y mi gente · Roberto Goyeneche · 1970

Roberto GoyenecheRoberto Goyenechetango
Music by Eladia Blázquez, lyrics by Eladia Blázquez. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1972–2006.

Pinned at 1970 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Roberto Goyeneche recordings indexed 1968–1980

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2 orchestras recorded it

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Who wrote it

Music
Eladia Blázquez
Words
Eladia Blázquez
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Lyrics

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Aunque me dé la espalda de cemento, me mire transcurrir indiferente, es ésta mi ciudad, ésta es mi gente... y es el lugar donde a morir, me siento. ¡Buenos Aires!... Para el alma mía no habrá geografía mejor que el paisaje... ...de tus calles, donde día a día me gasto los miedos, las suelas y el traje... No podría... vivir con orgullo, mirando otro cielo que no fuera el tuyo, porque aquí me duele un tango y el calor de alguna mano ¡y me cuesta tanto el mango que me gano!... Porque soy como vos, que se niega o se da; ¡te proclamo, Buenos Aires, mi ciudad! Aunque me des la espalda de cemento, me mires transcurrir indiferente; ¡te quiero!.... Buenos Aires, y a tu gente,, y entre tu gente, sin querer, te encuentro, me encuentro... Porque soy como vos, que se niega o se da; ¡te proclamo, Buenos Aires, mi ciudad!

English · machine translation

Though you turn your back of concrete on me, and watch me pass, indifferent, this is my city, these are my people... and this is the place where I feel I'll die. Buenos Aires!... For this soul of mine there'll be no geography finer than the landscape... ...of your streets, where day after day I wear out my fears, my shoe leather and my suit... I couldn't... live with any pride, looking at a sky that wasn't yours, because here a tango hurts me and the warmth of somebody's hand and the wage I earn costs me so much!... Because I'm like you, who either refuses or gives; Buenos Aires, I proclaim you my city! Though you turn your back of concrete on me, and watch me pass, indifferent; I love you!... Buenos Aires, and your people, and among your people, without meaning to, I find you, I find myself... Because I'm like you, who either refuses or gives; Buenos Aires, I proclaim you my city!

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1972 to 2006.
1970’80’90’00
Recordings of Mi ciudad y mi gente · Roberto Goyeneche · 1970 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Sexteto TangoEarliest we holdMost dancedMi ciudad y mi genteSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
    1 dance
    1972
  2. Orquesta Típica ImperialMi ciudad y mi genteOrquesta Típica ImperialCristina De Los Angelestango
    No match yet
    2006

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