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Valsecito criollo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937

Music by Lidio Fasoli, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1955.
1937: 1 · danced 300 times1955: 1 · danced 13 times
1937’40’501955
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1937: 1, 300; 1955: 1, 13

  1. Juan D'Arienzo’s 1937 version holds 95% of its dancing (300 of 313).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 2 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Valsecito criollo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 is a vals.† Valsecito criollo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937 lasts 02:15.† Valsecito criollo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1937: A fast waltz; by the end the band is audibly losing sync, and the violin solo is correctly identified as Domingo Mancuso's, not Mazzeo's.†

Credit

Music
Lidio Fasoli
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1930’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 26
    300 dances
    1937
  2. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Nov 1
    13 dances
    1955

Lyrics

Español

Canción sentimental, canción de amor y juventud; humilde y bella flor de mi inmortal barrio del sur. Querido valsecito de los primeros sueños, de la primera novia, de la ilusión azul... Bailando con tu son iban los pies y el corazón; dichoso de vivir, en la cabeza había un zorzal, rimando con las notas de tus violines tiernos, de tus guitarras criollas querido y viejo vals... Acento suave que en las noches claras guirnaldas de ensueños tejió. Y que es como un ave batiendo sus alas por sobre los patios de la evocación... Embrujo dulce de luna y estrellas mecido por versos de amor... ¡querido y viejo vals, la tuya es mi emoción! Acaso ya no soy aquel que ayer bailó a tu son, acaso ya no sé volver a amar como yo amé... Pregúntenle el motivo a los quebrados sueños, a la perdida novia, a la marchita fe... ¡Mas si oigo tu compás vuelvo a encender mi corazón! Si un patio trae a mi tu grata voz de la amistad, me abrazo a la nostalgia de tus violines tiernos, de tus guitarras criollas, querido y viejo vals...

English · machine translation

Sentimental song, song of love and youth; humble and beautiful flower of my immortal southern neighborhood. Dear little waltz of the first dreams, of the first bride, of the blue illusion... Dancing with your sound went the feet and the heart; happy to live, in the head there was a thrush, rhyming with the notes of your tender violins, of your Creole guitars dear old waltz... Soft accent that in the clear nights wove garlands of dreams. And that is like a bird flapping its wings over the courtyards of evocation... Sweet enchantment of moon and stars rocked by love verses... dear old waltz, yours is my emotion! Perhaps I am no longer the one who yesterday danced to your tune, perhaps I no longer know to love again as I loved... Ask the reason to the broken dreams, to the lost bride, to the withered faith... But if I hear your beat I rekindle my heart! If a courtyard brings to me your pleasant voice of friendship, I embrace the nostalgia of your tender violins, of your Creole guitars, dear old waltz...

Danced to it

Music from 1937 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2009: 1, 2010: 7, 2011: 3, 2012: 8, 2013: 12, 2014: 12, 2015: 25, 2016: 20, 2017: 16, 2018: 31, 2019: 19, 2020: 5, 2021: 2, 2022: 18, 2023: 11, 2024: 13, 2025: 5, 2026: 3

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  4. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  5. Club Social y Deportivo Glorias ArgentinasMataderos
    1 performance
  6. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  7. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance
  8. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  9. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

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. 1Saca chispasJulio De Caro, 1938 · danced together in 6 Performances
  2. 2Tú, el cielo y túCarlos Di Sarli, 1944 · danced together in 5 Performances
  3. 3ArrabalOsvaldo Pugliese, 1985 · danced together in 5 Performances
  4. 4Fueron tres añosHéctor Varela, 1956 · danced together in 5 Performances
  5. 5No mientasJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 4 Performances
  6. 6Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 4 Performances
  7. 7MalezaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945 · danced together in 4 Performances
  8. 8Café DomínguezÁngel D'Agostino, 1955 · danced together in 4 Performances
  9. 9El porteñitoÁngel D'Agostino, 1943 · danced together in 4 Performances
  10. 10Buenos AiresOrquesta Típica Silencio, 2020 · danced together in 4 Performances
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues13

tango.info · 00008637215729-1-15

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tango.info · 08427328134033-1-12

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tango.info · 00718750143525-1-17

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tango.info · 02480002337096-2-1

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tango.info · 02480002760924-2-1

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tango.info · 00743216334223-1-15

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tango.info · 04024236202416-1-10

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tango.info · 07798108080446-1-14

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tango.info · 02480002003038-1-10

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tango.info · 07798049045115-1-4

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tango.info · 02480002031154-1-1

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tango.info · 07798145106390-1-8

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tango.info · 02480002332466-2-2

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Is a1

Is a vals

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Duration1

Duration 02:15

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Audio feature14

Audio feature 107.7

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Audio feature 0.966

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Audio feature B

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Audio feature 0.822

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Audio feature -23.7

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Audio feature 0.463

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Audio feature 0.503

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.091

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Audio feature 0.909

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Audio feature 107.2

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Audio feature 71.4

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Audio feature bar

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Notes1

A fast waltz; by the end the band is audibly losing sync, and the violin solo is correctly identified as Domingo Mancuso's, not Mazzeo's.

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Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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