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La guitarrita · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1954

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2009.

Who recorded it

Every version13

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1928

  1. Juan D'Arienzo193619471967
  2. Carlos Di Sarli1928
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese1954
  4. Miguel Caló1949
  5. Edgardo Donato19301931
  6. Francisco Canaro1930

Pinned at 1954 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Mature style, 1950–1954

La guitarrita · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1954 is a tango.† La guitarrita · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1954 lasts 03:14.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

9 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Words
Gabriel Clausi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

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Mi guitarrita querida amiga de mis amores. Vuelve en la noche hoy, junto a la reja, el dulce trino; amor de , aroma de jazmín y de glicina, luna, canción y ella con su amor. Fue la guitarra así, mi compañera, la que llenó mis noches de ilusión, la que alegró mi vida de bohemia, y encadenó mis sueños a su amor. Lloré, reí, viví, sufrí, buscando dulce prenda, canté, soñé, perdí, gané, y no encontré la huella. Al fin triunfé, bebí su amor, me encariñé a sus trenzas y la sentí en mi vida junto a mi corazón. Como un recuerdo que ha vuelto otra vez, que yo siempre alenté, que yo siempre soñé. Hoy te busco como al sueño azul, con deseo de alcanzar tu amor, como una imagen que no borraré la que siempre guardé y que nunca olvidé el recuerdo que tu amor me dio, es nostálgico querer.

English · machine translation

My dearest little guitar friend of my loves. Come back in the night today, by the fence, the sweet trill; payador's love, scent of jasmine and wisteria, moon, song and she with her love. It was the guitar thus, my companion, the one that filled my nights with illusion, the one that brightened my bohemian life, and chained my dreams to her love. I cried, I laughed, I lived, I suffered, searching for a sweet garment, I sang, I dreamed, I lost, I won, and found no trace. At last I triumphed, I drank her love, I became attached to her braids and I felt her in my life next to my heart. Like a memory that has come back again, that I always encouraged, that I always dreamed of. Today I look for you like a blue dream, with desire to reach your love, like an image that I will not erase the one I always kept and that I never forgot the memory that your love gave me, it is nostalgic to want.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 13 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1928 to 2009.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of La guitarrita · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1954 by year, taller the more they are danced · 13 of 13 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdLa guitarritaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1928
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedLa guitarritaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    8 dances
    1954
  3. Miguel CalóLa guitarritaMiguel CalóinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1949
  4. Francisco CanaroLa guitarritaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1930
  5. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)La guitarritaColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)tango
    No match yet
    2009
  6. Mariano MoresLa guitarritaMariano Morestango
    No match yet
    1966
  7. Eduardo ArolasNot in our catalogueApr 241917
  8. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueJul 101952
  9. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue1972
  10. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  11. José CanetNot in our catalogueNelly Omar
  12. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

La guitarritaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 9 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Pugliese recorded on Jul 14, 1954.

  1. A la luz del candilOsvaldo PuglieseMiguel MonterotangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1954 · danced on film 2014–2026

20142026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2026: 4

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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. 1A una mujerJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 00724383740727-1-3

tango.info · 05099964046426-6-9

tango.info · 02480002709015-2-1

tango.info · 04024236201143-1-1

tango.info · 02480002334200-1-2

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:14

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. La guitarritaCarlos Di Sarli

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