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Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957

Juan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1958.

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

Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 was sung by Jorge Valdez.† Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 is a tango.† Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 lasts 02:48.†

The work

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Music
Enrique Delfino
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1933 to 1958.

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1930’40’50
Recordings of Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1957 by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1939, with 75% of the 100 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedSanta MilonguitaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    75 dances · 75%
    1939
  2. Rodolfo BiagiSanta MilonguitaRodolfo BiagiHugo DuvaltangoOdeon
    19 dances · 19%
    1955
  3. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdSanta MilonguitaEdgardo DonatoFélix GutiérreztangoRCA Victor
    5 dances · 5%
    1933
  4. Los Astros Del TangoSanta MilonguitaLos Astros Del Tangosinger unknowntangoMusic Hall
    1 dance · 1%
    1958
  5. Francisco CanaroSanta MilonguitaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1934
  6. Juan D'ArienzoSanta MilonguitaJuan D'ArienzoJorge ValdeztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1957
  7. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueDec 181933
  8. José CanetNot in our catalogueNelly Omar1981
  9. Héctor PachecoNot in our catalogue
  10. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco
  11. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

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Santa milonguita... tenía los ojos, tan grandes y claros, que hacían suspirar... Sus labios pecaban, de breves y rojos, y era su mirada, color verde mar. Ella que fue siempre, festín y alegría, que en juego de copas, se hartó de champán... Tuvo un bello arranque, de sensiblería, y quiso ser buena, buena como el pan... Redimida... por la pasión de un nuevo dueño, mirando el cielo de su vida, encontró más encendida, la estrellita de sueños... Pero un día... cuando el amor más los ataba, golpeó a sus puertas rudamente, la miseria y... crudamente, del amor la separó. Santa Milonguita, bandeada de pena, por ley del arroyo, volvió al cabaret... No tuvo la suerte, de la Magdalena, que con cuatro llantos volvió a ser mujer. Todas las amigas, la historia escuchaban, de aquella muchacha, que quiso soñar... Y al final del cuento, vieron que lloraban, sus ojos aquellos, color verde mar.

English · machine translation

Holy milonguita... she had eyes, so big and clear, that made you sigh... Her lips were sinful, of short and red, and her eyes were, sea-green. She who was always, feast and joy, who in a game of glasses, she had her fill of champagne... She had a beautiful outburst of sentimentality, and wanted to be good, good as bread... Redeemed... by the passion of a new owner, looking at the sky of her life, she found more lit, the little star of dreams... But one day... when love bound them the most, knocked at their doors rudely, misery and... rudely, from love separated her. Holy Milonguita, bandeada of sorrow, by the law of the stream, returned to the cabaret... She had no luck, of the Magdalena, who with four cries she became a woman again. All her friends listened to the story of that girl, who wanted to dream... And at the end of the story they saw that they were crying, her eyes those, sea-green eyes.

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In other catalogues7

tango.info · 02480002331056-6-1

tango.info · 02480002332480-6-1

tango.info · 02480002028802-1-8

tango.info · 02480002027812-1-7

tango.info · 00828766934922-1-7

tango.info · 02480002159261-1-17

tango.info · 02480002031192-1-14

Singers1

Sung by Jorge Valdez

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:48

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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