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Mi noche triste · José Basso · 1948

José BassoFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
Music by Samuel Castriota, lyrics by Pascual Contursi. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–1979.

Pinned at 1948 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · José Basso recordings indexed 1948–1986

The song

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14 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Samuel Castriota
Words
Pascual Contursi
Written
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First played
Jan 3, 1917, Teatro Maipo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue · the premiere

Lyrics

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que me amuraste en lo mejor de mi vida, dejándome el alma herida y espina en el corazón, sabiendo que te quería, que vos eras mi alegría y mi sueño abrasador, para mí ya no hay consuelo y por eso me encurdelo pa'olvidarme de tu amor. Cuando voy a mi y lo veo desarreglado, todo triste, abandonado, me dan ganas de llorar; me detengo largo rato campaneando tu retrato pa poderme consolar. Ya no hay en el aquellos lindos frasquitos , arreglados con moñitos todos del mismo color. El espejo está empañado y parece que ha llorado por la ausencia de tu amor. De noche, cuando rne acuesto no puedo cerrar la puerta, porque dejándola abierta me hago ilusión que volvés. Siempre llevo bizcochitos pa tomar con matecitos como si estuvieras vos, y si vieras la cómo se pone cabrera cuando no nos ve a los dos. La guitarra, en el ropero todavía está colgada: nadie en ella canta nada ni hace sus cuerdas vibrar. Y la lámpara del cuarto también tu ausencia ha sentido porque su luz no ha querido mi noche triste alumbrar.

English · machine translation

Percanta that you loved me in the best of my life, leaving my soul wounded and thorn in my heart, knowing that I loved you, that you were my joy and my burning dream, for me there is no more consolation and that's why I'm in a daze to forget your love. When I go to my blabbermouth and I see it in disarray all sad, abandoned, it makes me want to cry; I stop for a long time ringing your portrait so that I can console myself. There are no more in the bulín those pretty little bottles arranged with little bows all of the same color. The mirror is fogged up and it seems to have cried for the absence of your love. At night, when I go to bed I can't close the door because leaving it open I get the illusion that you're coming back. I always bring biscuits to drink with matecitos as if you were there, and if you saw the catrera how cabrera gets when she doesn't see both of us. The guitar, in the closet it's still hanging: no one on it sings anything nor makes its strings vibrate. And the lamp in the room has also felt your absence because its light has not wanted to illuminate my sad night.

Every version

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The catalogue holds 15 recordings of this song by 14 orchestras, 1936 to 1979.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Mi noche triste · José Basso · 1948 by year, taller the more they are danced · 15 of 15 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 38 more we know of

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  1. Juan D'ArienzoMi noche tristeJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1965
  2. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedMi noche tristeAníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1949
  3. Osvaldo PuglieseMi noche tristeOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1979
  4. Osvaldo FresedoMi noche tristeOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpatangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1942
  5. Alfredo De AngelisMi noche tristeAlfredo De AngelisJuan Carlos GodoytangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1964
  6. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMi noche tristeFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1936
  7. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Mi noche tristeQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknowntangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1959
  8. José BassoMi noche tristeJosé BassoFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1948
  9. Francisco RotundoMi noche tristeFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1949
  10. Alberto CastilloMi noche tristeAlberto Castillosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1955
  11. Baffa-BerlingieriMi noche tristeBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufinotangorca camden
    No match yet
    1969
  12. Cuarteto Típico Los AsesMi noche tristeCuarteto Típico Los Asessinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1941
  13. Troilo-GrelaMi noche tristeTroilo-GrelainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1962
  14. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue1917
  15. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1917
  16. Celestino FerrerNot in our catalogue1919
  17. Cayetano PuglisiNot in our catalogueRoberto Díaz · Nov 191929
  18. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Apr 241930
  19. Orquesta Típica VictorNot in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · Jun 21932

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José Basso

Mi noche tristeJosé BassoFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor

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