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Chiqué · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1973

Orquesta Francini-PontiertangoSnow Records Japan
Music by Ricardo Luis Brignolo, lyrics by Ricardo Luis Brignolo. 28 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2020.

Who recorded it

Every version28

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1927

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1942
  2. Aníbal Troilo19441952
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese19531985
  4. Edgardo Donato1936
  5. Francisco Canaro1929
  6. Francisco Lomuto1927

Pinned at 1973 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Orquesta Francini-Pontier recordings indexed 1946–1973

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

24 orchestras recorded it

474 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Ricardo Luis Brignolo
Words
Ricardo Luis Brignolo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Ya me estoy poniendo mal de verte así con las pilchas tan de bute y ese que un de mucho te compró para tenerte a su lado. Si supiera que mañana te fugás para la vieja querencia, aquel donde los viejos recuerdos y alegrías que vivistes te hicieron tan feliz. Recuerdo que eras más linda que una guinda y un pelpa de cien, y venías paseando tarde a tarde con una piel de zorro y un encantador vaivén... Y la barra de muchachitos te acechaba por doquier... Te batían muchas cosas que te dije yo también. Y hoy que el tiempo aquel ya se ha fugado y sin grupo te amaré, porque manyo como te has portado y conmigo nunca empleastes un chiqué. Es por eso que te he respondido en todas las rachas de la vida… Mi encantito, mi querida, soy de línea, soy de línea yo también.

English · machine translation

I'm already getting sick to see you like this with the pilchas so bute and that little berretín that a very vento guy bought for you to have you by his side. If I knew that tomorrow you'd run away for the old querencia, that bulín where the old memories and joys that you lived made you so happy. I remember you were prettier than a cherry and a hundred times more beautiful than a cherry, and you came strolling around evening after evening with a fox fur and a charming sway... And the bar of little boys stalked you everywhere... They beat you with many things that I told you too. And today that time has already gone away and without a group I will love you because manyo as you have behaved and with me you have never used a child. That's why I have answered you in all the spells of life... My darling, my dearest girl, I'm a line, I'm a line too.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 28 recordings of this song by 24 orchestras, 1927 to 2020.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20
Recordings of Chiqué · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1973 by year, taller the more they are danced · 28 of 28 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

28 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 34 more we know of

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

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, with 69% of the 474 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

23 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)ChiquéColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)tango
    68 dances · 14%
    1998
  2. Tango BardoChiquéTango Bardotango
    49 dances · 10%
    2017
  3. Donato RacciattiChiquéDonato Racciattitango
    6 dances · 1%
    1960
  4. Juan D'ArienzoChiquéJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances · <1%
    1942
  5. Astor PiazzollaChiquéAstor Piazzollatango
    2 dances · <1%
    1950
  6. Orquesta Típica Sans SouciChiquéOrquesta Típica Sans Soucitango
    2 dances · <1%
    2020
  7. Francisco CanaroChiquéFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    1 dance · <1%
    1929
  8. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoChiquéLos Solistas De D'ArienzotangoMusic Hall
    1 dance · <1%
    1988
  9. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdChiquéFrancisco LomutoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1927
  10. Roberto FirpoChiquéRoberto FirpotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  11. Edgardo DonatoChiquéEdgardo DonatoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1936
  12. Eduardo Del PianoChiquéEduardo Del Pianoinstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1951
  13. Fulvio SalamancaChiquéFulvio Salamancainstrumentaltango
    No match yet
    1957
  14. Reynaldo NicheleChiquéReynaldo NicheletangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1965
  15. Enrique FranciniChiquéEnrique FrancinitangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1970
  16. José BassoChiquéJosé Bassotango
    No match yet
    1970

One recording

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

Orquesta Francini-Pontier

ChiquéOrquesta Francini-PontiertangoSnow Records Japan

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  1. ChiquéFrancisco Lomuto

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