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Santa Milonguita · Rodolfo Biagi · 1955

Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1958.
1933: 1 · danced 5 times1934: 1 · danced 0 times1939: 1 · danced 75 times1955: 1 · danced 19 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 1 times
1933’40’501958
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1933: 1, 5; 1934: 1, 0; 1939: 1, 75; 1955: 1, 19; 1957: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 1

  1. Juan D'Arienzo’s 1939 version holds 75% of its dancing (75 of 100).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 6 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1939 and 1957.

    How we know

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

Santa Milonguita · Rodolfo Biagi · 1955 was sung by Hugo Duval.† Santa Milonguita · Rodolfo Biagi · 1955 is a tango.† Santa Milonguita · Rodolfo Biagi · 1955 lasts 02:35.†

Credit

Music
Enrique Delfino
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Sep 27
    75 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez · RCA Victor · Aug 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  3. Rodolfo BiagiHugo Duval · Odeon · Nov 4
    19 dances
    1955
  4. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdFélix Gutiérrez · RCA Victor · Oct 31
    5 dances
    1933
  5. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá · Odeon · Jan 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1934
  6. Los Astros Del TangoMusic Hall
    1 dance
    1958
  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

Español

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.

Danced to it

Music from 1955 · danced on film 2008–2025

20082025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2010: 1, 2012: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 2, 2018: 2, 2025: 1

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 00724359517124-1-1

Single source

tango.info · 00724382855828-1-15

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tango.info · 02480002027911-1-11

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tango.info · 02480002031499-1-4

Single source

tango.info · 04024236202218-1-2

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Singers1

Sung by Hugo Duval

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 02:35

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. Santa MilonguitaEdgardo Donato · Félix Gutiérrez1933

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