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Gitana rusa · Ricardo Malerba · 1942

Music by Juan Sánchez Gorio, lyrics by Horacio Sanguinetti. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Gitana rusa · Ricardo Malerba · 1942 was sung by Orlando Medina.†† Gitana rusa · Ricardo Malerba · 1942 is a tango.† Gitana rusa · Ricardo Malerba · 1942 lasts 02:51.†

Credit

Music
Juan Sánchez Gorio
Lyrics
Horacio Sanguinetti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Ricardo MalerbaEarliest we holdMost dancedOrlando Medina · Oct 5194229 dances
  2. Osvaldo FresedoOscar Serpa · RCA Victor · Nov 2719421 dance

Lyrics

Español

Pintó tus ojos el azabache de una pena. Gitana buena, yo vi tus lágrimas de amor. Caminos blancos, fueron pañuelo de tu llanto y acongojaron tu corazón. Gitana rusa, no lo hallarás por las tabernas, ni en las estepas, ni en las calles del dolor. Gitana triste, serás más triste cuando sepas que tu gitano se arrojó una noche al Don... Las balalaicas buscaron música en tus trenzas, y los cosacos cantaron a tu soledad. Tus ojos negros estaban lejos de la vida ya no querían volver a amar.

English · machine translation

Painted your eyes the jet of a sorrow. Good gypsy, I saw your tears of love. White roads were the handkerchief of your tears and grieved your heart. Russian gypsy, you won't find it in the taverns, nor in the steppes, nor in the streets of sorrow. Sad gypsy, you'll be sadder when you know that your gypsy threw himself one night into the Don... The balalaicas looked for music in your braids and the Cossacks sang of your loneliness. Your black eyes were far from life no longer wanted to love again.

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 4, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 4, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 8, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

Juan Malizia & Manuela RossiWorld Champions · Tango Escenario 20142019 · 3:31

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sLucas Di Giorgio & Eugenia Martinez2009
  2. The 2010sJuan Malizia & Manuela Rossi2019
  3. The 2020sOscar Mandagaran & Georgina Vargas2022

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19421942

1942: 2

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. Cantemos corazónCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. La cicatrizJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances

Singers1

Sung by Orlando MedinaOct 5, 1942

Supported · 2

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002032076-1-12

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tango.info · 00724354170126-1-3

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tango.info · 02480002335573-1-2

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tango.info · 02480002007586-1-3

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tango.info · 02480002729327-1-1

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 02:51

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Audio feature12

Audio feature 117.5

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Audio feature -24.1

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Audio feature 0.51

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Listen

  1. Gitana rusaRicardo Malerba · Orlando Medina1942

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