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Song

Derecho viejo · Mario Demarco · 1951

Mario Demarco · tango · Jun 7, 1951
Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 29 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–2015.

Who recorded it

Every version29

Earliest we hold: Julio De Caro, 1926

  1. Juan D'Arienzo193919481963
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1945
  3. Osvaldo Fresedo192719411959
  4. Francisco Canaro1927
  5. Típica VictorTeófilo Ibáñez1934
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1956

Recorded on Jun 7, 1951, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1951

19351954

Mario Demarco · no periods written yet

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Key facts
Year
1951
Orchestra
Mario Demarco
Recorded
1951-06-07
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

MARIO DEMARCO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICADemarcoDERECHO VIEJOTango7 · VI · 1951

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

22 orchestras recorded it

110 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Words
Gabriel Clausi
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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

Tango de mi ciudad, malevo y sensual, canyengue y tristón, color de arrabal. Señor de salón, tenés emoción de noche porteña. Vuelve para surgir en danza triunfal canción sin igual que hace sentir con tanta pasión en el corazón su abrazo de amor. Oigo el cantar de un triste bandoneón, que llora en su canción la pena de un amor que nunca pudo ser, por causa de creer en locos berretines. Todo pasó, no quiero recordar el tiempo que se fue, ya nunca volverá la dicha de tu amor para poder soñar con vos en mi arrabal. Qué dulzura hay en tu voz, , bandoneón, con tu reo. Tango lindo y , nobleza de arrabal, amores de otros tiempos... Sigue, sigue tu canción para alegrar esta velada linda, suena, suena bandoneón, que siempre tu canción está en el corazón.

English · machine translation

Tango of my city, malevo and sensual, canyengue and sad, color of the suburbs. Señor de salón, you have the emotion of Buenos Aires night. Come back to emerge in triumphant dance song without equal that makes you feel with so much passion in the heart its embrace of love. I hear the singing of a sad bandoneon, that cries in its song the sorrow of a love that could never be, because of believing in crazy nonsense. Everything happened, I don't want to remember the time that went away, the joy of your love will never return to be able to dream of you in my suburb. What sweetness there is in your voice, che, bandoneon, with your chamuyo reo. Nice and dear tango, nobility of the suburbs, loves of other times... Go on, go on with your song to brighten up this beautiful evening, sounds, sounds bandoneon, your song is always in my heart. is in the heart.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 29 recordings of this song by 22 orchestras, 1926 to 2015.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Derecho viejo · Mario Demarco · 1951 by year, taller the more they are danced · 29 of 29 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 22 orchestras; the earliest here is Julio De Caro in 1926.

  1. 1926Julio De CaroRecording
  2. 1927Francisco CanaroRecording
  3. 1927Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  4. 1934Típica VictorRecording
  5. 1937Felice VerrecchiaRecording
  6. 1938Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Recording
  7. 1939Juan D'ArienzoRecording
  8. 1945Osvaldo PuglieseRecording
  9. 1951Mario DemarcoRecording
  10. 1953Orquesta Francini-PontierRecording
  11. 1956Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Recording
  12. 1957Héctor VarelaRecording
  13. 1957Armando PontierRecording
  14. 1958Los Astros del TangoRecording
  15. 1959Juan de Dios FilibertoRecording
  16. 1966Florindo SassoneRecording
  17. 1966Mariano MoresRecording
  18. 1972Los Solistas De D'ArienzoRecording
  19. 1980Donato RacciattiRecording
  20. 1998Orquesta Forever TangoRecording
  21. 2003Orquesta Típica ImperialRecording
  22. 2015Tango BardoRecording

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

29 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 27 more we know of

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

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1945, with 45% of the 110 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

171 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedDerecho viejo · Osvaldo Pugliese · instrumental · tango · May 28, 1945 · OdeonMeasured automatically · 120 BPM · F minor
    50 dances · 45%
    1945
  2. Tango BardoDerecho viejo · Tango Bardo · tango · Aug 1, 2015
    21 dances · 19%
    2015
  3. Francisco CanaroDerecho viejo · Francisco Canaro · tango · Apr 16, 1927 · Odeon
    7 dances · 6%
    1927
  4. Típica VictorDerecho viejo · Típica Victor · Teófilo Ibáñez · tango · Jun 1, 1934 · RCA Victor
    1 dance · <1%
    1934
  5. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Derecho viejo · Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro) · tango · Mar 15, 1938 · Odeon
    1 dance · <1%
    1938
  6. Orquesta Típica ImperialDerecho viejo · Orquesta Típica Imperial · tango · 2003
    1 dance · <1%
    2003
  7. Felice VerrecchiaDerecho viejo · Felice Verrecchia · tango · 1937
    No match yet
    1937
  8. Mario DemarcoDerecho viejo · Mario Demarco · tango · Jun 7, 1951
    No match yet
    1951
  9. Orquesta Francini-PontierDerecho viejo · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · tango · Oct 23, 1953
    No match yet
    1953
  10. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Derecho viejo · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · tango · Apr 24, 1956 · Odeon
    No match yet
    1956
  11. Héctor VarelaDerecho viejo · Héctor Varela · instrumental · tango · Apr 8, 1957Measured automatically · 132 BPM · C major
    No match yet
    1957
  12. Armando PontierDerecho viejo · Armando Pontier · instrumental · tango · Aug 7, 1957 · CBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1957
  13. Los Astros del TangoDerecho viejo · Los Astros del Tango · tango · 1958 · Music Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  14. Juan de Dios FilibertoDerecho viejo · Juan de Dios Filiberto · tango · Oct 14, 1959
    No match yet
    1959
  15. Florindo SassoneDerecho viejo · Florindo Sassone · instrumental · tango · Mar 24, 1966 · Odeon
    No match yet
    1966
  16. Mariano MoresDerecho viejo · Mariano Mores · tango · 1966
    No match yet
    1966
  17. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoDerecho viejo · Los Solistas De D'Arienzo · tango · 1972 · Music Hall
    No match yet
    1972

One recording

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

MARIO DEMARCO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICADemarcoDERECHO VIEJOTango7 · VI · 1951

Mario Demarco

Derecho viejo · Mario Demarco · tango · Jun 7, 1951

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Mario Demarco recorded on Jun 7, 1951.

  1. Canaro · Mario Demarco · tango · Jun 7, 1951

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