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Song

Milonguero viejo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928

Osvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Carlos Di Sarli, lyrics by Enrique Carrera Sotelo. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2004.

Pinned at 1928 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · 3 applied periods in gold

Milonguero viejo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 was sung by Ernesto Famá.† Milonguero viejo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 is a tango.† Milonguero viejo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 lasts 02:48.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

139 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Di Sarli
Words
Enrique Carrera Sotelo
Written
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First played
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Its words name
La Paternal

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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

El barrio duerme y sueña al arrullo de un triste tango llorón; en el silencio tiembla la voz de un mozo cantor. La última esperanza flota en su canción, en su canción maleva y en el canto dulce eleva toda la dulzura de su humilde amor. Linda pebeta de mis sueños, en este tango llorón mi amor mistongo va cantando su milonga de dolor, y entre el rezongo de los fuelles y el canyengue de mi voz, ilusionado y tembloroso vibra humilde el corazón. Sos la más linda del pobre arrabal, sos la musa maleva de mi inspiración; y en los tangos del de La Paternal sos el alma criolla que llora de amor. Sin berretines mi musa mistonguera chamuya en verso su dolor; tu almita loca, sencilla y ha enloquecido mi pobre corazón. El barrio duerme y sueña al arrullo del triste tango llorón; en el silencio tiembla la voz del mozo cantor; la última esperanza flota en su canción, en su canción maleva y el viento que pasa lleva toda la dulzura de su corazón.

English · machine translation

The neighborhood sleeps and dreams to the lullaby of a sad weeping tango; in the silence trembles the milonga voice of a young singer. The last hope floats in his song, in his evil song and in the sweet song it raises all the sweetness of his humble love. Pretty little pebeta of my dreams, in this weeping tango my mistongo love sings its milonga of pain, and between the rezongo of the bellows and the canyengue of my voice, illusioned and trembling humble heart vibrates. You are the prettiest paica of the poor suburb, you are the evil muse of my inspiration; and in the tangos of the Pibe of La Paternal you are the Creole soul that cries for love. Without berretines my mistonguera muse shamuya in verse your pain; your crazy, simple and milonguera little soul has driven my poor heart crazy. The neighborhood sleeps and dreams to the lullaby of the sad weeping tango; in the silence trembles the milonguera voice of the singing boy; the last hope floats in his song, in his evil song and the passing wind carries all the sweetness of his heart.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 14 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1928 to 2004.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Milonguero viejo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 14 of 14 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

14 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, with 98% of the 139 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

2 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.

  2. Los Señores Del TangoMilonguero viejoLos Señores Del TangoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    2 dances · 1%
    1962
  4. Juan MaglioMilonguero viejoJuan MaglioCarlos Vivántango
    No match yet
    1928
  5. Lucio DemareMilonguero viejoLucio Demaresinger unknowntangoArt-FONO
    No match yet
    1956
  7. Orquesta Escuela de TangoMilonguero viejoOrquesta Escuela de Tangosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2000
  9. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogueFeb 291928
  10. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Apr 21928
  11. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogue1943
  12. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
  13. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue1981
  14. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue
  15. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Milonguero viejoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · 02480002007180-1-14

Singers1

Sung by Ernesto Famá

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:48

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Milonguero viejoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá

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