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Song

Adiós Nonino · Jorge Arduh · 1994

Jorge Arduh · tango · 1994
Music by Astor Piazzolla, lyrics by Eladia Blázquez. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1961–2005.

Who recorded it

Every version9

Earliest we hold: Astor Piazzolla, 1961

  1. Aníbal Troilo1966
  2. Enrique Francini1977
  3. Orquesta Francini-Pontier1973
  4. Astor Piazzolla19611987
  5. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1996
  6. Orquesta Forever Tango1998

Recorded in 1994, during the Revival (1985–1999).

1994

19851999

Jorge Arduh · no periods written yet

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Key facts
Year
1994
Orchestra
Jorge Arduh
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

JORGE ARDUH Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICAJorge ArduhADIÓS NONINOTango1994

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

20 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Astor Piazzolla
Words
Eladia Blázquez
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Desde una estrella al titilar... Me hará señales de acudir, por una luz de eternidad cuando me llame, voy a ir. A preguntarle, por ese niño que con su muerte, lo perdí, que con 'Nonino' se me fue... Cuando me diga, ven aquí... Renaceré... Porque... ¡Soy...! la raíz, del país que amasó con su arcilla. ¡Soy...! Sangre y piel, del '' aquel, que me dio su semilla. Adiós 'Nonino'.. que largo sin vos, será el camino. ¡Dolor, tristeza, la mesa y el pan...! Y mi adiós.. ¡Ay! Mi adiós, a tu amor, tu tabaco, tu vino. ¿Quién..? Sin piedad, me robó la mitad, al llevarte 'Nonino'... Tal vez un día, yo también mirando atrás... Como vos, diga adiós ¡No va más..! Recitado: Y hoy mi viejo 'Nonino' es una planta. Es la luz, es el viento y es el río... Este torrente mío lo suplanta, prolongando en mi ser, su desafío. Me sucedo en su sangre, lo adivino. Y presiento en mi voz, su propio eco. Esta voz que una vez, me sonó a hueco cuando le dije adiós Adiós 'Nonino'. ¡Soy...! La raíz, del país que amasó con su arcilla... ¡Soy...! Sangre y piel, del '' aquel, que me dio su semilla. Adiós 'Nonino'... Dejaste tu sol, en mi destino. Tu ardor sin miedo, tu credo de amor. Y ese afán... ¡Ay...! Tu afán por sembrar de esperanza el camino. Soy tu panal y esta gota de sal, que hoy te llora 'Nonino'. Tal vez el día que se corte mi piolín, te veré y sabré... Que no hay fin.

English · machine translation

From a twinkling star... Will beckon me to come By a light of eternity When she calls me, I'll come. To ask her, for that child that with his death, I lost him, who with 'Nonino' left me... When he tells me, come here... I will be reborn... Because... I am...! the root, the root of the country that he kneaded with his clay. I am...! Blood and skin, of the 'tano' that one, who gave me his seed. Farewell 'Nonino'... how long without you, will be the road. Pain, sadness, the table and the bread...! And my goodbye... Oh! My goodbye, to your love, your tobacco, your wine. Who...? Without mercy, stole half of me, by taking you 'Nonino'... Maybe one day, I too, looking back... Like you, I'll say goodbye No more...! Recited: And today my old man 'Nonino' is a plant. It's the light, it's the wind and it's the river... This torrent of mine supplants him, prolonging in my being, its challenge. I succeed myself in his blood, I guess it. And I sense in my voice, its own echo. This voice that once, sounded hollow to me when I said goodbye Goodbye 'Nonino'. I am...! The root, of the country that he kneaded with his clay... I am...! Blood and skin, of the 'tano' that one, who gave me his seed. Goodbye 'Nonino'... You left your sun in my destiny. Your fearless ardor, your creed of love. And that eagerness... Oh...! Your eagerness to sow the road with hope. I am your honeycomb and this drop of salt, that today weeps for you 'Nonino'. Maybe the day that my piolín is cut, I'll see you and I'll know... That there is no end.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1961 to 2005.
1960’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Adiós Nonino · Jorge Arduh · 1994 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 8 orchestras; the earliest here is Astor Piazzolla in 1961.

  1. 1961Astor PiazzollaRecording
  2. 1966Aníbal TroiloRecording
  3. 1973Orquesta Francini-PontierRecording
  4. 1977Enrique FranciniRecording
  5. 1994Jorge ArduhRecording
  6. 1996Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Recording
  7. 1998Orquesta Forever TangoRecording
  8. 2005Orquesta El DesquiteRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 34 more we know of

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

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedAdiós Nonino · Aníbal Troilo · instrumental · tango · Dec 6, 1966 · RCA Victor
    14 dances
    1966
  2. Enrique FranciniAdiós Nonino · Enrique Francini · tango · 1977 · CBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1977
  3. Orquesta Francini-PontierAdiós Nonino · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · tango · 1973 · Snow Records Japan
    No match yet
    1973
  4. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Adiós Nonino · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · tango · 1996
    No match yet
    1996
  5. Orquesta Forever TangoAdiós Nonino · Orquesta Forever Tango · tango · 1998
    6 dances
    1998
  6. Jorge ArduhAdiós Nonino · Jorge Arduh · tango · 1994
    No match yet
    1994
  7. Orquesta El DesquiteAdiós Nonino · Orquesta El Desquite · tango · 2005
    No match yet
    2005
  8. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1959
  9. Osvaldo PiroNot in our catalogue1961
  10. Los siete del tangoNot in our catalogueJun 11967
  11. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogue1974
  12. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueOct 131983
  13. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1993
  14. Tango DiabloNot in our catalogueMar 112001
  15. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2003
  16. Mandragora Tango OrchestraNot in our catalogueAug 212004
  17. QuinTangoNot in our catalogue2005
  18. Eladia BlázquezNot in our catalogue
  19. Julia ZenkoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

JORGE ARDUH Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICAJorge ArduhADIÓS NONINOTango1994

Jorge Arduh

Adiós Nonino · Jorge Arduh · tango · 1994

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