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La guitarrita · Florindo Sassone · 1951

Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 13 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2009.
1928: 1 · danced 0 times1930: 2 · danced 1 times1931: 1 · danced 0 times1936: 1 · danced 0 times1947: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1954: 1 · danced 8 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times2009: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’50’60’70’80’90’002009
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 1, 0; 1930: 2, 1; 1931: 1, 0; 1936: 1, 0; 1947: 1, 0; 1949: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 0; 1954: 1, 8; 1962: 1, 0; 1966: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 2009: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1936, 1947 and 1967. 2 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

La guitarrita · Florindo Sassone · 1951 is a tango.† La guitarrita · Florindo Sassone · 1951 lasts 02:29.†

Credit

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Lyrics
Gabriel Clausi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

13 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1936
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1947
  3. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  4. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 14
    8 dances
    1954
  6. Miguel CalóInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  7. Edgardo DonatoBrunswick
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  8. Edgardo DonatoBrunswick
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  9. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Jun 24
    1 dance
    1930
  10. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  11. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Sep 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  12. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)
    Not danced on film yet
    2009
  13. Mariano Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  14. Eduardo ArolasNot in our catalogueApr 241917
  15. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueJul 101952
  16. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue1972
  17. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  18. José CanetNot in our catalogueNelly Omar
  19. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Mi guitarrita querida amiga de mis amores. Vuelve en la noche hoy, junto a la reja, el dulce trino; amor de , aroma de jazmín y de glicina, luna, canción y ella con su amor. Fue la guitarra así, mi compañera, la que llenó mis noches de ilusión, la que alegró mi vida de bohemia, y encadenó mis sueños a su amor. Lloré, reí, viví, sufrí, buscando dulce prenda, canté, soñé, perdí, gané, y no encontré la huella. Al fin triunfé, bebí su amor, me encariñé a sus trenzas y la sentí en mi vida junto a mi corazón. Como un recuerdo que ha vuelto otra vez, que yo siempre alenté, que yo siempre soñé. Hoy te busco como al sueño azul, con deseo de alcanzar tu amor, como una imagen que no borraré la que siempre guardé y que nunca olvidé el recuerdo que tu amor me dio, es nostálgico querer.

English · machine translation

My dearest little guitar friend of my loves. Come back in the night today, by the fence, the sweet trill; payador's love, scent of jasmine and wisteria, moon, song and she with her love. It was the guitar thus, my companion, the one that filled my nights with illusion, the one that brightened my bohemian life, and chained my dreams to her love. I cried, I laughed, I lived, I suffered, searching for a sweet garment, I sang, I dreamed, I lost, I won, and found no trace. At last I triumphed, I drank her love, I became attached to her braids and I felt her in my life next to my heart. Like a memory that has come back again, that I always encouraged, that I always dreamed of. Today I look for you like a blue dream, with desire to reach your love, like an image that I will not erase the one I always kept and that I never forgot the memory that your love gave me, it is nostalgic to want.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 00828765443029-1-16

Single source

tango.info · 02480002043232-1-9

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tango.info · 02480002113928-1-17

Single source

tango.info · 07798108081818-2-6

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 02:29

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Single source

Listen

  1. La guitarritaCarlos Di Sarli · no clip yet1928

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