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Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939

Music by Enrique Delfino. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1958.

Santa Milonguita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 was sung by Alberto Echague.†

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19331958

1933: 1, 1934: 1, 1939: 1, 1955: 1, 1957: 1, 1958: 1

Credit

Music
Enrique Delfino

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Santa milonguita... tenía los ojos, tan grandes y claros, que hacían suspirar... Sus labios pecaban, de breves y rojos, y era su mirada, color verde mar. Ella que fue siempre, festín y alegría, que en juego de copas, se hartó de champán... Tuvo un bello arranque, de sensiblería, y quiso ser buena, buena como el pan... Redimida... por la pasión de un nuevo dueño, mirando el cielo de su vida, encontró más encendida, la estrellita de sueños... Pero un día... cuando el amor más los ataba, golpeó a sus puertas rudamente, la miseria y... crudamente, del amor la separó. Santa Milonguita, bandeada de pena, por ley del arroyo, volvió al cabaret... No tuvo la suerte, de la Magdalena, que con cuatro llantos volvió a ser mujer. Todas las amigas, la historia escuchaban, de aquella muchacha, que quiso soñar... Y al final del cuento, vieron que lloraban, sus ojos aquellos, color verde mar.

English · machine translation

Holy milonguita... she had eyes, so big and clear, that made you sigh... Her lips were sinful, of short and red, and her eyes were, sea-green. She who was always, feast and joy, who in a game of glasses, she had her fill of champagne... She had a beautiful outburst of sentimentality, and wanted to be good, good as bread... Redeemed... by the passion of a new owner, looking at the sky of her life, she found more lit, the little star of dreams... But one day... when love bound them the most, knocked at their doors rudely, misery and... rudely, from love separated her. Holy Milonguita, bandeada of sorrow, by the law of the stream, returned to the cabaret... She had no luck, of the Magdalena, who with four cries she became a woman again. All her friends listened to the story of that girl, who wanted to dream... And at the end of the story they saw that they were crying, her eyes those, sea-green eyes.

Every recording

6 recordings by year · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. Santa MilonguitaEdgardo Donato · Félix Gutiérrez1933
  2. Santa MilonguitaFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá1934
  3. Santa MilonguitaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939
  4. Santa MilonguitaRodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval1955
  5. Santa MilonguitaJuan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez1957
  6. Santa MilonguitaLos Astros Del Tango1958

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 4 Performances
  2. La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1947 · danced together in 4 Performances
  3. MascaritaPedro Laurenz, 1940 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. Me llaman tangoÁngel D'Agostino, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. Quién lo habría de pensarAníbal Troilo, 1963 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. PayadoraAníbal Troilo, 1966 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. Mi tango tristeAníbal Troilo, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. TodoCarlos Di Sarli, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002027720-1-18Single source

tango.info · 00828766933321-1-10Single source

tango.info · 02480002761792-1-1Single source

tango.info · 02480002337133-2-3Single source

tango.info · 02480002003069-1-8Single source

tango.info · 02480002332237-1-5Single source

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Echague (the catalogue credits Alberto Echagüe)Single source

Is a1

Is a tangoSingle source

Duration1

Duration 02:41Single source

Audio feature11

Audio feature 136.0Single source

Audio feature 0.954Single source

Audio feature DSingle source

Audio feature majorSingle source

Audio feature 0.698Single source

Audio feature -24.4Single source

Audio feature 0.299Single source

Audio feature 0.481Single source

Audio feature 0.357Single source

Audio feature 0.0Single source

Audio feature 0.643Single source

Notes1

Played as a contrast to Donato's happy side of the same era.Single source

Listen

  1. Santa MilonguitaEdgardo Donato · Félix Gutiérrez1933

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