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Zorzal · José Garcia · 1942

José GarciaAlfredo Rojasmilonga
Music by Dorita Zárate, lyrics by Dorita Zárate. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1941

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1941
  2. José GarciaAlfredo Rojas1942

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · José Garcia recordings indexed 1942–1945

Zorzal · José Garcia · 1942 was sung by Alfredo Rojas.† Zorzal · José Garcia · 1942 is a milonga.† Zorzal · José Garcia · 1942 lasts 02:08.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

68 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Dorita Zárate
Words
Dorita Zárate
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Morocho de ojazos negros Y chambergo requintao, Pañuelo florido al cuello Y zapatos charolaos. Cantaba sentidos tangos Con su voz sentimental, Y allá en su barriada humilde Le llamaban el zorzal. Cien noches le cantó A su arrabal, Cien noches sollozó Su corazón. Cariños tuvo mil Y en su cantar, Iba sembrando Sus amores el zorzal. El barrio ha quedado triste Ya no tiene su cantor, Se fue siguiendo una estrella Porque en ella va su amor. Aquella morocha linda Que lo supo enamorar, Cerró sus ojos pa´ siempre Y tras ella fue el zorzal.

English · machine translation

Morocho with big black eyes And a dark-colored hat, Flowered handkerchief around his neck And charolaos shoes. He sang heartfelt tangos With his sentimental voice, And back in his humble neighborhood They called him the thrush. A hundred nights he sang To his suburb, A hundred nights he sobbed His heart. She had a thousand affections And in her singing, She was sowing His loves the thrush. The neighborhood has been saddened It no longer has its singer, He left following a star Because in her goes his love. That pretty brunette Who knew how to make him fall in love, She closed her eyes forever And after her went the thrush.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1941 to 1942.
1940
Recordings of Zorzal · José Garcia · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, 1941, with 91% of the 68 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedZorzalCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinomilongaRCA Victor
    62 dances · 91%
    1941
  2. José GarciaZorzalJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojasmilonga
    6 dances · 9%
    1942
  3. Armando PontierNot in our catalogueGloria Diaz1970
  4. Jorge FalcónNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

José Garcia

ZorzalJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojasmilonga

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 8 Performances

Roxana Suárez & Sebastián AchavalWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20052012 · 3:41

Recorded the same day

What else José Garcia recorded on Oct 27, 1942.

  1. A lo mejor quién te diceJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2010–2023

20102023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2011: 3, 2012: 1, 2015: 1, 2019: 1, 2023: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sRoxana Suárez & Sebastián Achaval2012
  2. The 2020sJuan David Vargas & Kira Makarova2023

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.

2 of 2 complete sets on film

  1. John Zabala and Maria Filali

    2015 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Yo no sé por qué te quieroFrancisco Canaro, 1934
    2. 2DesencuentroAníbal Troilo, 1962
    3. 3ZorzalJosé Garcia, 1942
    4. 4Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo, 1937
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Roxana Suárez and Sebastián Achaval

    2010 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1RecuerdoRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    2. 2ZorzalJosé Garcia, 1942
    3. 3Dime mi amorJuan D'Arienzo, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

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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. 1DesencuentroAníbal Troilo, 1962 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 02480002152118-1-14

tango.info · 08427328131186-1-5

tango.info · 02480002007555-1-14

Singers1

Sung by Alfredo Rojas

Is a1

Is a milonga

Duration1

Duration 02:08

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. ZorzalCarlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino

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