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Ventarrón · Francisco Canaro · 1933

Music by Pedro Maffia, lyrics by José Horacio Staffolani. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–2006.
1933: 2 · danced 27 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times2003: 1 · danced 0 times2006: 1 · danced 0 times
1933’40’50’60’70’80’90’002006
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1933: 2, 27; 1950: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 2001: 1, 0; 2003: 1, 0; 2006: 1, 0

  1. Orquesta Típica Imperial recorded it in 2003 and 2006.

    How we know

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

Ventarrón · Francisco Canaro · 1933: Falcón's solo interpretation (backed only by Canaro) in a year with many Ventarróns; Dag nearly made it the last song.†

Credit

Music
Pedro Maffia
Lyrics
José Horacio Staffolani

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde · RCA Victor · Oct 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdErnesto Famá · Odeon · Feb 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1933
  3. Típica VictorMost dancedAlberto Gómez · RCA Victor · Mar 13
    27 dances
    1933
  4. Alberto MancioneInstrumental · Jul 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  5. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroNov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2001
  6. Orquesta Típica ImperialAlfredo Piro
    Not danced on film yet
    2003
  7. Orquesta Típica ImperialInés Arce · Aug 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2006
  8. Roberto GoyenecheJul 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  9. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Feb 151933
  10. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · Mar 61933
  11. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue1993
  12. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  13. Carlos BuonoNot in our catalogue
  14. Elvino VardaroNot in our catalogueAlberto Gómez
  15. José ColángeloNot in our catalogue
  16. Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  17. Quinteto VentarrónNot in our catalogue
  18. Ensemble HyperionNot in our catalogueRuben Peloni
  19. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez

Lyrics

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

Por tu fama, por tu estampa, sos el malevo mentado del hampa; sos el más taura entre todos los tauras, sos el mismo Ventarrón. ¿Quién te iguala por tu rango en las canyengues quebradas del tango, en la conquista de los corazones, si se da la ocasión? Entre el malevaje, Ventarrón a vos te llaman... Ventarrón, por tu coraje, por tus hazañas todos te aclaman... A pesar de todo, Ventarrón dejó Pompeya y se fue tras de la estrella que su destino le señaló. Muchos años han pasado y sus guapezas y sus berretines los fue dejando por los cafetines como un castigo de Dios. Solo y triste, casi enfermo, con sus derrotas mordiéndole el alma, volvió el malevo buscando su fama que otro ya conquistó. Ya no sos el mismo, Ventarrón, de aquellos tiempos. Sos cartón para el amigo y para el maula un pobre cristo. Y al sentir un tango y retobado, recordás aquel pasado, las glorias guapas de Ventarrón.

English · machine translation

For your fame, for your image, you're the underworld's most famous malevo; you are the most taura among all the tauras, you are Ventarrón himself. Who equals you for your rank in the broken canyengues of tango, in the conquest of hearts, if the occasion arises? Among the malevaje, Ventarrón they call you... Ventarrón, for your courage, for your exploits all acclaim you... In spite of everything, Ventarron left Pompeii and went after the star that his destiny pointed out to him. Many years have passed and his guapezas and his berretines he left them in the coffee shops as a punishment from God. Alone and sad, almost sick, with his defeats biting his soul, the malevo returned looking for his fame that someone else had already conquered. You are no longer the same, Ventarrón, of those times. You are cardboard for the friend and for the maula a poor Christ. And when you feel a tango compadrón and frolicking, you remember that past, the beautiful glories of Ventarrón.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

Falcón's solo interpretation (backed only by Canaro) in a year with many Ventarróns; Dag nearly made it the last song.

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  1. VentarrónFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1933

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