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Comme il faut · Carlos Di Sarli · 1955

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–2019.
1936: 1 · danced 11 times1938: 1 · danced 22 times1947: 1 · danced 4 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1955: 1 · danced 80 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 1 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times1998: 1 · danced 7 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times2017: 1 · danced 7 times2019: 1 · danced 0 times
1936’50’60’70’80’90’00’102019
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1936: 1, 11; 1938: 1, 22; 1947: 1, 4; 1951: 1, 0; 1955: 1, 80; 1958: 1, 0; 1962: 1, 0; 1966: 1, 1; 1980: 1, 0; 1998: 1, 7; 2001: 1, 0; 2017: 1, 7; 2019: 1, 0

  1. Carlos Di Sarli’s 1955 version holds 60% of its dancing (80 of 132).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 13 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Carlos Di Sarli recorded it in 1947, 1951 and 1955.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

13 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 13 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 27
    11 dances
    1936
  2. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 14
    4 dances
    1947
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · Music Hall · Sep 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  4. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedRCA Victor · Jun 15
    80 dances
    1955
  5. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 7
    22 dances
    1938
  6. Alfredo De AngelisMicrofon
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  7. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Sep 30
    1 dance
    1966
  8. Tango BardoJul 1
    7 dances
    2017
  9. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroNov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2001
  10. Orquesta Forever Tango
    7 dances
    1998
  11. Los Astros Del TangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  12. Los Señores Del TangoInstrumental · Columbia · Oct 8
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  13. Matilde VitulloJul 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2019
  14. Quintin VerdúNot in our catalogue1948
  15. Carlos DemariaNot in our catalogueAug 141951
  16. Carlos García, Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogueOct 191965
  17. Horacio Salgán, Ubaldo Aquiles De LioNot in our catalogueJan 191996
  18. Quinteto ÁngelNot in our catalogueJul 102012
  19. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue
  20. Horacio SalgánNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Luna, farol y canción, dulce emoción del ayer fue en París, donde viví tu amor. Tango, Champagne, corazón, noche de amor que no está, en mi sueño vivirá... Es como debe ser, con ilusión viví las alegrías y las tristezas; en esa noche fue que yo sentí por vos una esperanza en mi corazón. Es como debe ser en la pasión de ley, tus ojos negros y tu belleza. Siempre serás mi amor en bello amanecer para mi vida, dulce ilusión. En este tango te cuento mi tristeza, dolor y llanto que dejo en esta pieza. Quiero que oigas mi canción hecha de luna y de farol y que tu amor, mujer, vuelva hacia mí.

English · machine translation

Moon, lantern and song, sweet emotion of yesterday it was in Paris where I lived your love. Tango, Champagne, heart, night of love that is not here, in my dream will live... It is as it should be, I lived with illusion the joys and the sorrows; on that night I felt for you a hope in my heart. It is as it should be in the passion of law, your black eyes and your beauty. You will always be my love in beautiful sunrise for my life, sweet illusion. In this tango I tell you my sadness, pain and tears that I leave in this piece. I want you to hear my song made of moon and lantern and that your love, woman return to me.

Danced to it

Music from 1955 · danced on film 2006–2026

20062026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2007: 3, 2008: 2, 2009: 2, 2010: 5, 2011: 4, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2014: 2, 2015: 6, 2016: 2, 2018: 9, 2019: 3, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2025: 1, 2026: 4

Gabriela Sanguinetti & Enrique UsalesWorld Champions · Tango de Salón 20032007 · 2:32

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGabriela Sanguinetti & Enrique Usales2007
  2. The 2010sSebastián Acosta & Laura D'Anna2018
  3. The 2020sCyntia Palacios & Sebastian Bolivar2026

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  2. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  3. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  4. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  5. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  6. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  7. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

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. 1Milonga vieja milongaJuan D'Arienzo, 1937 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3PoemaFrancisco Canaro, 1935 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

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  1. Comme il fautJuan D'Arienzo1936

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