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Milonga triste · Francisco Canaro · 1937

Francisco CanaroRoberto MaidamilongaOdeon
Music by Sebastián Piana, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–2014.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1937

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino · Choir1946
  2. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1937
  3. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)1994
  4. Orquesta Típica SilencioCardenal Dominguezz20092014
  5. Hugo Diaz1972
  6. Baffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyeneche1968

Pinned at 1937 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

Milonga triste · Francisco Canaro · 1937 was sung by Roberto Maida.† Milonga triste · Francisco Canaro · 1937 is a milonga.† Milonga triste · Francisco Canaro · 1937 lasts 03:33.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

21 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Sebastián Piana
Words
Homero Manzi
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Llegabas por el sendero delantal y trenzas sueltas. Brillaban tus ojos negros claridad de luna llena. Mis labios te hicieron daño al besar tu boca fresca. Castigo me dio tu mano pero más golpeó tu ausencia. ¡Ay!... Volví por caminos blancos, volví sin poder llegar. Grité con mi grito largo, canté sin saber cantar. Cerraste los ojos negros. Se volvió tu cara blanca. Y llevamos tu silencio al sonar de las campanas. La luna cayó en el agua. El dolor golpeó mi pecho. Con cuerdas de cien guitarras me trencé remordimientos. ¡Ay!... Volví por caminos viejos, volví sin poder llegar. Grité con tu nombre muerto recé sin saber rezar. Tristeza de haber querido tu rubor en un sendero. Tristeza de los caminos que después ya no te vieron. Silencio del camposanto. Soledad de las estrellas. Recuerdos que duelen tanto. Delantal y trenzas negras. ¡Ay!... Volví por caminos muertos volví sin poder llegar. Grité con tu nombre bueno, lloré sin saber llorar.

English · machine translation

You came along the path apron and loose braids. Your black eyes shone full moonlight. My lips hurt you when I kissed your fresh mouth. I was punished by your hand but your absence hit me harder. Ouch... I returned by white roads, I returned without being able to arrive. I shouted with my long cry, I sang without knowing how to sing. You closed your black eyes. Your face turned white. And we carried your silence to the sound of the bells. The moon fell into the water. The pain hit my chest. With strings of a hundred guitars I braided remorse. Alas... I returned by old roads, I returned without being able to arrive. I cried out with your dead name I prayed without knowing how to pray. Sadness of having loved your blush on a path. Sadness of the roads that later no longer saw you. Silence of the cemetery. Loneliness of the stars. Memories that hurt so much. Apron and black braids. Ouch... I returned by dead roads I returned without being able to arrive. I cried with your good name, I cried without knowing how to cry.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1937 to 2014.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Milonga triste · Francisco Canaro · 1937 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 29 more we know of

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

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMilonga tristeAníbal TroiloAlberto Marino, ChoirmilongaRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1946
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMilonga tristeFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidamilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1937
  3. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Milonga tristeColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)milonga
    No match yet
    1994
  5. Hugo DiazMost dancedMilonga tristeHugo Diazmilonga
    21 dances
    1972
  6. Baffa-BerlingieriMilonga tristeBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Goyenechemilongarca camden
    No match yet
    1968
  7. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue1929
  8. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue1934
  9. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue1936
  10. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueFeb 191937
  11. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogueJun 191946
  12. Ranko FujisawaNot in our catalogue1953
  13. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogueMichiko Maeda1960
  14. Héctor ArbeloNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Jul 241962
  15. Roberto PanseraNot in our catalogueNéstor Fabián · Apr 101964
  16. Color TangoNot in our catalogue2003
  17. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  18. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  19. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
  20. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Milonga tristeFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidamilongaOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Aug 10, 1937.

  1. Pura milongaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 02480002743835-2-1

tango.info · 02480002031024-1-14

tango.info · 02480002040897-1-3

tango.info · 00724354169120-1-16

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Maida

Is a1

Is a milonga

Duration1

Duration 03:33

Audio feature14

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.914

Audio feature E

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.609

Audio feature -23.2

Audio feature 0.49

Audio feature 0.234

Audio feature 0.237

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.762

Audio feature 123.5

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Milonga tristeFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida

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