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Violetas · Francisco Canaro · 1931

Francisco CanaroCharlovalsOdeon
Music by Juan Maglio, lyrics by Francisco Brancatti. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1948.

Pinned at 1931 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Charlo, 1927–1932

Violetas · Francisco Canaro · 1931 was sung by Charlo.† Violetas · Francisco Canaro · 1931 is a vals.† Violetas · Francisco Canaro · 1931 lasts 03:28.†

The work

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Music
Juan Maglio
Lyrics
Francisco Brancatti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1931 to 1948.

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1930’40
Recordings of Violetas · Francisco Canaro · 1931 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdVioletasFrancisco CanaroCharlovalsOdeon1931
  2. Enrique AlessioVioletasEnrique AlessioAlberto Castillovals1948
  3. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · May 121948
  4. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueVirginia Doris · May 281956
  5. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1974
  6. Adolfo Manuel BerónNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

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Estas violetas que ayer me diste cariñosa, con tanto fervor, las guardo como emblema de un querer, que vieron ya mis ojos fenecer entre la espeso bruma de un hondo dolor... Ellas, tal vez, me dirán en su lenguaje mudo con fría expresión: que en vano espero que ha de regresar el ave del amor que supo dar un mundo de gorjeos mi corazón... Y en esta lucha del mal con la copa de mi juventud, bebo el vino mortal de la fuente de tu ingratitud... Pues, el destino fatal ha extinguido mi flor de virtud; y juntita a las violetas que me diste un día, la melancolía de mi desencanto, me castiga tanto ¡que no puedo más!... Triste mi alma quedó, marchita y sin consuelo siguiendo el azar... Igual que las violetas se agostó y todo su perfume ya perdió para nunca en la vida volverlo a encontrar. Piensa que siempre yo fui yu alegre cancionero más espiritual, que cuando mis cantares te ofrecí mil veces con ardiente frenesí ¡me juraron tus labios cariño inmortal!

English · machine translation

These violets that yesterday you gave me lovingly, with so much fervor, I keep them as an emblem of a love, that my eyes have already seen fade among the thick mist of a deep pain... They, perhaps, will tell me in their mute language with cold expression: that in vain do I hope that the bird of love the bird of love that knew how to give a world of chirps to my heart... And in this struggle of evil with the cup of my youth I drink the mortal wine from the fountain of your ingratitude... For, fatal destiny has extinguished my flower of virtue; and together with the violets that you gave me one day, the melancholy of my disenchantment punishes me so much that I can't take it anymore!... My soul was left sad, withered and without consolation, following chance... Like the violets it withered and lost all its perfume never to find it again in life. Think that I was always yu joyful songbook more spiritual, that when I offered you my songs a thousand times with ardent frenzy your lips swore me immortal affection!

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · 02480002040590-1-8

Singers1

Sung by Charlo

Is a1

Is a vals

Duration1

Duration 03:28

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. VioletasFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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