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Maipo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939

Juan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1980.

Pinned at 1939 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Faster with Polito, 1938–1939

Maipo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 is a tango.† Maipo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 lasts 02:49.† Maipo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939: An instrumental to lower the energy slightly before the finale.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

105 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Words
Gabriel Clausi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Vuelve a mí, recuerdo del ayer con el brillar de luces en escena; siempre el mismo fulgor, las viejas candilejas son como estrellas... Otra vez, vibra en la noche aquel sueño de amor y canto del pasado; sombras que corretean por este viejo tablado de ayer. Marquesinas de mis sueños, mil destellos de colores, figuras esculturales, nombres que están olvidados... corre el tiempo y el recuerdo se entrelaza con la pena... el sabor de cosas de antes guardadas con tanto amor... El viejo Maipo nos vio bajo sus luces aquellos días tan llenos de ternuras soñar amores que fueron embeleso... con toda el alma, con toda la ilusión, con estas notas, con este tango triste, quiero contarte teatro de mi pueblo aquello que guardé en mi corazón, tal como lo viví... tan lleno de emoción.

English · machine translation

Come back to me, memory of yesterday with the shining of lights on stage; always the same glow, the old candle lights are like stars... Again, that dream of love and song of the past dream of love and song of the past; shadows that run on this old stage of yesterday. Marquees of my dreams, a thousand flashes of colors, sculptural figures, names that are forgotten... time goes by and the memory intertwines with sorrow... the taste of things of yesteryear kept with so much love... The old Maipo saw us under its lights those days so full of tenderness to dream of loves that were enchantment... with all the soul, with all the illusion, with these notes, with this sad tango, I want to tell you about the theater of my people what I kept in my heart, as I lived it... so full of emotion.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1928 to 1980.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Maipo · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1939, with 95% of the 105 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

1 more dance names this song but not which version, so no share counts it. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedMaipoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    100 dances · 95%
    1939
  2. Troilo-GrelaMaipoTroilo-GrelainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · <1%
    1962
  3. Pedro MaffiaMaipoPedro Maffiasinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1936
  4. Florindo SassoneMaipoFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1951
  5. Fulvio SalamancaMaipoFulvio Salamancasinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1964
  6. Osvaldo FresedoMaipoOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1980
  7. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue
  8. Orquesta del Tango de Buenos AiresNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

MaipoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 101 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1939 · danced on film 2008–2025

20082025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 3, 2009: 1, 2010: 3, 2011: 4, 2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 5, 2015: 5, 2016: 5, 2017: 3, 2018: 4, 2019: 7, 2020: 2, 2022: 6, 2023: 5, 2024: 5, 2025: 11

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    3 performances
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    3 performances
  3. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  4. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  5. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance
  6. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  7. Julius-Leber-HausEssen
    1 performance
  8. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Lejos de tiRodolfo Biagi, 1938 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Amor y celosJuan D'Arienzo, 1936 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5No llores madreJuan D'Arienzo, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6DerrotadoCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7A mis viejosAníbal Troilo, 1963 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8Mozo guapoRicardo Tanturi, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9Me besó y se fueRicardo Tanturi, 1945 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10Demasiado tardeÁngel D'Agostino, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues10

tango.info · 08427328146104-2-11

tango.info · 00828766933321-1-3

tango.info · 02480002003052-1-15

tango.info · 02480002337126-2-4

tango.info · 02480002761419-1-1

tango.info · 07798108080446-2-10

tango.info · 00743216334223-1-8

tango.info · 02480002031147-1-8

tango.info · 02480002331575-2-1

tango.info · 02480002332312-2-1

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:49

Audio feature10

Audio feature 132.5

Audio feature 0.963

Audio feature 0.587

Audio feature -24.4

Audio feature 0.285

Audio feature 0.481

Audio feature 0.009

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.989

Notes1

An instrumental to lower the energy slightly before the finale.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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