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Valsecito criollo · Héctor Varela · 1955

Héctor Varelainstrumentalvals
Music by Lidio Fasoli, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1955.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1937

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1937
  2. Héctor Varela1955

Pinned at 1955 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Héctor Varela recordings indexed 1950–1975

Valsecito criollo · Héctor Varela · 1955 is a vals.† Valsecito criollo · Héctor Varela · 1955 lasts 02:13.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

313 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Lidio Fasoli
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

Español

Canción sentimental, canción de amor y juventud; humilde y bella flor de mi inmortal barrio del sur. Querido valsecito de los primeros sueños, de la primera novia, de la ilusión azul... Bailando con tu son iban los pies y el corazón; dichoso de vivir, en la cabeza había un zorzal, rimando con las notas de tus violines tiernos, de tus guitarras criollas querido y viejo vals... Acento suave que en las noches claras guirnaldas de ensueños tejió. Y que es como un ave batiendo sus alas por sobre los patios de la evocación... Embrujo dulce de luna y estrellas mecido por versos de amor... ¡querido y viejo vals, la tuya es mi emoción! Acaso ya no soy aquel que ayer bailó a tu son, acaso ya no sé volver a amar como yo amé... Pregúntenle el motivo a los quebrados sueños, a la perdida novia, a la marchita fe... ¡Mas si oigo tu compás vuelvo a encender mi corazón! Si un patio trae a mi tu grata voz de la amistad, me abrazo a la nostalgia de tus violines tiernos, de tus guitarras criollas, querido y viejo vals...

English · machine translation

Sentimental song, song of love and youth; humble and beautiful flower of my immortal southern neighborhood. Dear little waltz of the first dreams, of the first bride, of the blue illusion... Dancing with your sound went the feet and the heart; happy to live, in the head there was a thrush, rhyming with the notes of your tender violins, of your Creole guitars dear old waltz... Soft accent that in the clear nights wove garlands of dreams. And that is like a bird flapping its wings over the courtyards of evocation... Sweet enchantment of moon and stars rocked by love verses... dear old waltz, yours is my emotion! Perhaps I am no longer the one who yesterday danced to your tune, perhaps I no longer know to love again as I loved... Ask the reason to the broken dreams, to the lost bride, to the withered faith... But if I hear your beat I rekindle my heart! If a courtyard brings to me your pleasant voice of friendship, I embrace the nostalgia of your tender violins, of your Creole guitars, dear old waltz...

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1937 to 1955.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Valsecito criollo · Héctor Varela · 1955 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1937, with 96% of the 313 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“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. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedValsecito criolloJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalvalsRCA Victor
    300 dances · 96%
    1937
  2. Héctor VarelaValsecito criolloHéctor Varelainstrumentalvals
    13 dances · 4%
    1955

One recording

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

Héctor Varela

Valsecito criolloHéctor Varelainstrumentalvals

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 14 Performances

Cecilia Berra0:25

Danced to it

Music from 1955 · danced on film 2011–2024

20112024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 2, 2012: 2, 2015: 2, 2016: 2, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2024: 1

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 00828768362921-1-8

tango.info · 02480002044048-1-13

tango.info · 05099747880520-1-5

Is a1

Is a vals

Duration1

Duration 02:13

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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