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Casas viejas · Francisco Canaro · 1935

Francisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1979.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1935

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida · Juan Carlos Rolon193519521957
  2. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche1979
  3. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Scalon1938

Pinned at 1935 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

Casas viejas · Francisco Canaro · 1935 was sung by Roberto Maida.†† Casas viejas · Francisco Canaro · 1935 is a tango.† Casas viejas · Francisco Canaro · 1935 lasts 03:18.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

10 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Ivo Pelay
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

¿Quién vivió, quién vivió en estas casas de ayer? ¡Viejas casas que el tiempo bronceó! Patios viejos, color de humedad, con leyendas de noches de amor... Platinados de luna los vi y brillantes con oro de sol... Y hoy, sumisos, los veo esperar la sentencia que marca el avión... Y allá van, sin rencor, como va al matadero la res ¡sin que nadie le diga un adiós! Se van, se van... Las casas viejas queridas. demás están... Han terminado sus vidas. ¡Llegó el motor y su roncar ordena y hay que salir! El tiempo cruel con su buril carcome y hay que morir... Se van, se van... ¡Llevando a cuestas su cruz! ¡Como las sombras se alejan y esfuman ante la luz! El amor... El amor coronado de luz, esos patios también conoció Sus paredes guardaron la fe y el secreto sagrado de dos. Las caricias vivieron aquí... ¡Los suspiros cantaron pasión!... ¿Dónde fueron los besos de ayer? ¿Dónde están las palabras de amor? ¿Donde están ella y él? ¡Como todo, pasaron, igual que estas casas que no han de volver!...

English · machine translation

Who lived, who lived in these houses of yesterday? Old houses that time has bronzed! Old courtyards, color of humidity, with legends of nights of love... Silvered with moonlight I saw them and shining with the gold of the sun... And today, submissive, I see them awaiting the sentence that marks the plane... And there they go, without rancor, as the cattle goes to the slaughterhouse without anyone saying goodbye! They go, they go... The dear old houses. others are... They have ended their lives. The engine has arrived and its roar orders and it is necessary to leave! The cruel time with its burin Eats away and we must die... They leave, they leave... Carrying their cross on their shoulders! As the shadows move away and vanish before the light! Love... Love crowned with light, those courtyards also knew Its walls guarded the faith and the sacred secret of two. Caresses lived here... Sighs sang passion!.... Where were the kisses of yesterday? Where are the words of love? Where are she and he? Like everything else, they passed away, just like these houses that will not return!...

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1935 to 1979.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Casas viejas · Francisco Canaro · 1935 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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  1. Armando PontierCasas viejasArmando PontierRoberto Goyenechetango
    No match yet
    1979
  2. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaCasas viejasRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Scalontango
    No match yet
    1938
  3. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1935
  4. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1936
  5. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1937
  6. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueNelly Omar1983

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Casas viejasFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 10 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1935 · danced on film 2015–2024

20152024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Guille Barrionuevo and Mariela Sametband

    Viva La Pepa, 2018 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Sueño azulOsvaldo Fresedo, 1937
    2. 2Casas viejasFrancisco Canaro, 1935
    3. 3Adiós queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Roberto MaidaAug 16, 1935

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 00077779787821-1-12

tango.info · 00743625545623-1-5

tango.info · 02480002040828-1-6

tango.info · 02480002740674-1-1

tango.info · 05099923539327-1-8

tango.info · 07798115830157-1-13

tango.info · 07798145106376-1-9

tango.info · 02480002031017-1-8

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:18

Audio feature15

Audio feature 117.5

Audio feature 0.95

Audio feature B

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.821

Audio feature -23.2

Audio feature 0.421

Audio feature 0.432

Audio feature 0.154

Audio feature 0.016

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.83

Audio feature 116.5

Audio feature 58.2

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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