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Noche de reyes · Lucio Demare · 1950

Music by Pedro Maffia. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1957.
1927: 3 · danced 1 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times
1927’30’40’501957
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 3, 1; 1950: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0

Noche de reyes · Lucio Demare · 1950 was sung by Héctor Alvarado.† Noche de reyes · Lucio Demare · 1950 is a tango.† Noche de reyes · Lucio Demare · 1950 lasts 03:15.†

Credit

Music
Pedro Maffia

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Lucio DemareHéctor Alvarado · Columbia · Sep 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  2. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedAgustin Irusta, Roberto Fugazot · Odeon · Sep 7
    1 dance
    1927
  4. Héctor GranéInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  5. Orquesta Típica de Juan Maglio "Pacho"José Galarza · Oct 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  6. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Oct 131927
  7. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Oct 211927
  8. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogue-unspecified male- · Oct 211927
  9. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 221927
  10. Trío ArgentinoNot in our catalogueAgustín Irusta1928
  11. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogueInstrumental1929
  12. Carlos DemariaNot in our catalogueRoberto Cortés · May 181951
  13. Imperio ArgentinaNot in our catalogue
  14. Mario Alberto PardoNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Lyrics

Español

La quise como nadie tal vez haya querido y la adoraba tanto que hasta celos sentí. Por ella me hice bueno, honrado y buen marido y en hombre de trabajo, mi vida convertí. Al cabo de algún tiempo de unir nuestro destino nacía un varoncito, orgullo de mi hogar; y era mi dicha tanta al ver claro mi camino, ser padre de familia, honrado y trabajar. Pero una noche de Reyes, cuando a mi hogar regresaba, comprobé que me engañaba con el amigo más fiel. Y ofendido en mi amor propio quise vengar el ultraje, lleno de ira y coraje ¡sin compasión los maté! Qué cuadro compañeros, no quiero recordarlo, me llena de vergüenza, de odio y de rencor. ¡De qué vale ser bueno! Si aparte de vengarme clavaron en mi pecho la flecha del dolor. Por eso compañero, como hoy es día de Reyes, los zapatitos el nene afuera los dejó. Espera un regalito y no sabe que a la madre por falsa y por canalla, ¡su padre la mató!

English · machine translation

I loved her like no one else has ever loved her and I adored her so much that I even felt jealous. For her I became good, honest and a good husband and I turned my life into a man of work. After some time of uniting our destiny a baby boy was born, the pride of my home; and I was so happy to see my path clear, to be the father of a family, honest and hardworking. But one Epiphany night, when I was returning home, I found out that I was cheating on myself with the most faithful friend. And offended in my self-respect I wanted to avenge the outrage, full of rage and courage I mercilessly killed them! What a picture comrades, I don't want to remember it, it fills me with shame, hatred and rancor. What's the use of being good! If apart from avenging me they stuck in my chest the arrow of pain. That's why, comrade, as today is Epiphany, the baby left his little shoes outside. He's waiting for a little present and he doesn't know that the mother for being a fake and a scoundrel, his father killed her!

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Issued on record

Label, catalogue and matrix numbers of each record. A year is the year the record was issued. Source: TangoCloud catalogue.

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    Columbia 301005 · Lucio Demare Y Su Orquesta Típica

    Shellac · Argentina · side A

In other catalogues1

tango.info · 02480002042983-1-7

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Singers1

Sung by Héctor Alvarado

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:15

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Audio feature12

Audio feature 120.2

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Audio feature 0.925

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Audio feature G

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Audio feature major

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Audio feature 0.833

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Audio feature -21.2

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Audio feature 0.381

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Audio feature 0.216

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Audio feature 0.495

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Audio feature 0.011

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Audio feature 0.0

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Audio feature 0.494

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  1. Noche de reyesFrancisco Canaro · Agustin Irusta, Roberto Fugazot1927

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