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Che bandoneón · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1950

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–2003.
1950: 5 · danced 2 times1965: 1 · danced 34 times2003: 1 · danced 0 times
1950’60’70’80’902003
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1950: 5, 2; 1965: 1, 34; 2003: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1950 and 1965.

    How we know

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

Che bandoneón · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1950 was sung by Alberto Podestá.†

Credit

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 21 more we know of

1950’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloJorge Casal · TK · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  2. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedTito Reyes · RCA Victor · Nov 25
    34 dances
    1965
  3. Miguel CalóRicardo Blanco · Odeon · Mar 16
    2 dances
    1950
  4. Edgardo DonatoCarlos Almada · Pampa · Apr 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  5. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Jul 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  6. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdAlberto Podestá · Mar 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  7. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde
    Not danced on film yet
    2003
  8. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue1934
  9. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueDec 101947
  10. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá · Mar 71950
  11. Héctor María ArtolaNot in our catalogueOscar Alonso · Apr 211950
  12. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue1962
  13. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Jul 51977
  14. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogueRamón Regueira1998
  15. Néstor FabiánNot in our catalogue
  16. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  17. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  18. Sandra LunaNot in our catalogue
  19. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue
  20. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche

Lyrics

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

El duende de tu son, bandoneón, se apiada del dolor de los demás, y al estrujar tu fueye dormilón se arrima al corazón que sufre más. Estercita y Mimí como Ninón, dejando sus destinos de percal vistieron al final mortajas de rayón, al eco funeral de tu canción. Bandoneón, hoy es noche de fandango y puedo confesarte la verdad, copa a copa, pena a pena, tango a tango, embalado en la locura del alcohol y la amargura. Bandoneón, para qué nombrarla tanto, no ves que está de olvido el corazón y ella vuelve noche a noche como un canto en las gotas de tu llanto, ¡ bandoneón! Tu canto es el amor que no se dio y el cielo que soñamos una vez, y el fraternal amigo que se hundió cinchando en la tormenta de un querer. Y esas ganas tremendas de llorar que a veces nos inundan sin razón, y el trago de licor que obliga a recordar si el alma está en 'orsai', bandoneón.

English · machine translation

El duende de tu son, che bandoneón, takes pity on the pain of others, and by squeezing your sleepy bandoneon it gets close to the heart that suffers the most. Estercita and Mimí like Ninón, leaving their percale destinies at the end they wore rayon shrouds, to the funeral echo of your song. Bandoneon, today is fandango night and I can confess the truth to you, glass by glass, sorrow by sorrow, tango by tango, packed in the madness of alcohol and bitterness. Bandoneon, why name it so much, don't you see that the heart is in oblivion and she comes back night by night like a song in the drops of your tears, bandoneon! Your song is the love that was never given and the sky we once dreamed of and the fraternal friend that sank in the storm of a love. And those tremendous desires to cry that sometimes flood us without reason, and the drink of liquor that forces us to remember if the soul is in 'orsai', che bandoneón.

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alberto PodestáMar 7, 1950

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

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  1. Che bandoneónOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Alberto Podestá1950

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