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Ojos negros que fascinan · Francisco Canaro · 1935

Francisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
Music by Manuel Salina. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1935.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1935

  1. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1935

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

Ojos negros que fascinan · Francisco Canaro · 1935 has matrix number 8090.† Ojos negros que fascinan · Francisco Canaro · 1935 was sung by Roberto Maida.† Ojos negros que fascinan · Francisco Canaro · 1935 is a tango.† Ojos negros que fascinan · Francisco Canaro · 1935 lasts 02:50.† Ojos negros que fascinan · Francisco Canaro · 1935: Played alongside the instrumental El buey solo to show Canaro's mature, smooth 1935-38 period with Maida.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

21 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Salina
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Ojos negros, que fascinan ojos negros, que dominan; ojos negros, dulces ojos son tan crueles y tan piadosos. Ojos negros, que arrebatan; ojos negros, que me matan; ojos negros, dulces ojos, triste vida de mi corazón. Voy pasando por mi vida atormentada bajo el fuego abrasador de tu mirada, voy cruzando por la vida como una pobre sombra perdida. En el fondo de mi alma ya no brilla más que el fuego abrasador de tu pupila; en el fondo de mi alma, donde siempre tu amor vivirá

English · machine translation

Black eyes, that fascinate black eyes, that dominate; black eyes, sweet eyes they are so cruel and so merciful. Black eyes, that carry you away; black eyes, that kill me; black eyes, sweet eyes, sorrowful life of my heart. I go passing through my life tormented under the scorching fire of your gaze, I go crossing through life like a poor lost shadow. In the depths of my soul nothing shines any more but the scorching fire of your eyes; in the depths of my soul, where your love will always live

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1935 to 1935.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedOjos negros que fascinanFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    21 dances
    1935

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Ojos negros que fascinanFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 19 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Apr 25, 1935.

  1. Sueño de muñecaFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidavalsOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1935 · danced on film 2012–2025

20122025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2017: 3, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, 2025: 1

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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. 1El viejo valsFrancisco Rotundo, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings1

Recorded in April 25, 1935

Matrix number1

Matrix number 8090Apr 25, 1935

Labels2

Released on OdeonApr 25, 1935

Released on ParlophoneApr 25, 1935

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002007081-1-5

tango.info · 00743625545623-1-3

tango.info · 02480002040811-1-5

tango.info · 02480002102717-1-5

tango.info · 02480002152958-1-5

tango.info · 02480002742333-2-1

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Maida

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:50

Notes1

Played alongside the instrumental El buey solo to show Canaro's mature, smooth 1935-38 period with Maida.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Ojos negros que fascinanFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida

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