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Milonga que peina canas · Miguel Caló · 1942

Miguel CalóRaúl BerónmilongaOdeon
Music by Alberto Gómez, lyrics by Alberto Gómez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1959.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Miguel Caló, 1942

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde1952
  2. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Goyeneche1956
  3. Miguel CalóRaúl Berón1942
  4. Pedro MaffiaAlberto Gómez1959

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Miguel Caló recordings indexed 1933–1972 · gold: Orchestra of the stars, 1939–1944

Milonga que peina canas · Miguel Caló · 1942 was sung by Raúl Berón.†† Milonga que peina canas · Miguel Caló · 1942 is a milonga.† Milonga que peina canas · Miguel Caló · 1942 lasts 02:20.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

130 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alberto Gómez
Words
Alberto Gómez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Allá en el tiempo del jopo, peinao al agua florida, cuando era linda la vida y era mi escuela un stud, nació mi amor por los pingos con Stiletto y Surplice y ese amor echó raíces al llegar mi juventud. Las chaquetillas famosas dejaron en mis oídos frufrú de tiempos queridos que ya no pueden volver; y hoy que tengo la cabeza cubierta por tanta nieve, con los hijos de Congreve vuelvo a rejuvenecer. Milonga que peina canas y llora por San Martín, Amianto, Niobe, Porteño, Cordón Rouge y "Pipermint. Milonga que peina canas y ablanda mi corazón como Old Man y Botafogo, Rico, Lombardo y Macón. Yo vivo con los recuerdos de Floreal y Melgarejo, Mouchette, Omega, Bermejo, Mineral, Cocles o Ix y cuando llegue la hora de dar el último abrazo, me iré pensando en Payaso para morirme feliz. Milonga que peina canas y está llorando de pena por Argentino Gigena se fue sin decirle adiós; nosotros también, milonga, pensando en tiempos remotos, con muchos boletos rotos, tendremos que ver si hay Dios.

English · machine translation

Back in the time of the jopo, combed in the flowery water, when life was beautiful and my school was a stud, my love for the pingos was born with Stiletto and Surplice and that love took root when my youth arrived. The famous jackets left in my ears frufru of dear times that can no longer return; and today when my head is covered covered by so much snow, with the children of Congreve I am rejuvenated again. Milonga that combs gray hair and cries for San Martín, Amianto, Niobe, Porteño, Cordon Rouge and "Pipermint. Milonga that combs gray hair and softens my heart like Old Man and Botafogo, Rico, Lombardo and Macón. I live with the memories of Floreal and Melgarejo, Mouchette, Omega, Bermejo, Mineral, Cocles or Ix and when the time comes to give the last embrace, I will leave thinking of Clown to die happy. Milonga that combs gray hair and is crying with grief for Argentino Gigena he left without saying goodbye; we too, milonga, thinking of remote times, with many broken tickets, we'll have to see if there is God.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1942 to 1959.
1940’50
Recordings of Milonga que peina canas · Miguel Caló · 1942 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 · 2 more we know of

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1952, with 68% of the 130 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 dancedMilonga que peina canasJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordemilongaRCA Victor
    88 dances · 68%
    1952
  2. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdMilonga que peina canasMiguel CalóRaúl BerónmilongaOdeon
    42 dances · 32%
    1942
  3. Aníbal TroiloMilonga que peina canasAníbal TroiloRoberto GoyenechemilongaTK
    No match yet
    1956
  4. Pedro MaffiaMilonga que peina canasPedro MaffiaAlberto Gómezmilonga
    No match yet
    1959
  5. José CanetNot in our catalogueAlberto Gómez
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez

One recording

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

Miguel Caló

Milonga que peina canasMiguel CalóRaúl BerónmilongaOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 39 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Miguel Caló recorded on Sep 9, 1942.

  1. Margarita GauthierMiguel CalóRaúl BeróntangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2011–2026

20112026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 2, 2012: 4, 2013: 2, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2016: 2, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 4

Where it is danced

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

  1. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    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 7 complete sets on film

  1. Jeannette Erazú and Leandro Capparelli

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1MalenaRoberto Goyeneche, 1968
    2. 2Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    3. 3Milonga que peina canasMiguel Caló, 1942
    4. 4En esta tarde grisAníbal Troilo, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Lorena Ermocida and Pancho Martinez Pey

    Viva La Pepa, 2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1GarrasAníbal Troilo, 1945
    2. 2Mala juntaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 1998
    3. 3Milonga que peina canasMiguel Caló, 1942
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Moira Castellano and Pancho Martinez Pey

    2026 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Solo compasionÁngel D'Agostino, 1941
    2. 2Pata anchaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1957
    3. 3Milonga que peina canasMiguel Caló, 1942
    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. 1Rie payasoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Raúl BerónSep 9, 1942

In other catalogues15

tango.info · 07798108080316-1-16

tango.info · 07798108080330-2-11

tango.info · 02480002703143-2-1

tango.info · 04024236202256-1-3

tango.info · 02480002159001-1-6

tango.info · 00724382854425-1-10

tango.info · 02480002027461-1-8

tango.info · 02480002031284-1-7

tango.info · 02480002043423-1-19

tango.info · 00718750143723-1-8

tango.info · 02480002101123-3-158

tango.info · 02480002028918-1-12

tango.info · 08427328134125-1-5

tango.info · 02480002102694-1-11

tango.info · 00724349996922-1-18

Is a1

Is a milonga

Duration1

Duration 02:20

Audio feature14

Audio feature 107.7

Audio feature 0.932

Audio feature G

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.745

Audio feature -25.8

Audio feature 0.39

Audio feature 0.252

Audio feature 0.413

Audio feature 0.039

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.548

Audio feature 108.4

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Milonga que peina canasMiguel CalóRaúl Berón

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