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Marioneta · Aníbal Troilo · 1944

Aníbal TroiloFloreal RuiztangoRCA Victor
Music by Juan José Guichandut, lyrics by Armando Tagini. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1998.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1928

  1. Aníbal TroiloFloreal Ruiz1944
  2. Alfredo De AngelisFloreal Ruiz1943
  3. Francisco CanaroCharlo1928
  4. Francisco LomutoCharlo1928
  5. José BassoFloreal Ruiz1963
  6. Orquesta El ArranqueMarcelo Barberis1998

Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Sentimental, 1944–1949

Marioneta · Aníbal Troilo · 1944 was sung by Floreal Ruiz.†† Marioneta · Aníbal Troilo · 1944 is a tango.† Marioneta · Aníbal Troilo · 1944 lasts 03:20.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

10 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan José Guichandut
Words
Armando Tagini
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Tenía aquella casa no sé qué suave encanto en la belleza humilde del patio colonial cubierto en el verano por el florido manto que hilaban las glicinas, la parra y el rosal... ¡Si me parece verte! La pollerita corta, sobre un banco empinadas las puntas de tus pies, los bucles despeinados y contemplando absorta los títeres que hablaban, inglés, ruso y francés. -¡Arriba, doña Rosa!... ¡Don Pánfilo, ligero!... Y aquel titiritero de voz aguardentosa nos daba la función. Tos ojos se extasiaban: aquellas marionetas saltaban y bailaban prendiendo en tu alma inquieta la cálida emoción... Los años de la infancia risueña ya pasaron camino del olvido; los títeres también. Piropos y promesas tu oído acariciaron... te fuiste de tu casa, no se supo con quién. Allá entre bastidores, ridículo y mezquino, claudica el decorado sencillo de tu hogar... Y tu, en el proscenio de un frívolo destino, ¡sos frágil marioneta que baila sin cesar!

English · machine translation

I don't know what soft charm that house had in the humble beauty of the colonial courtyard covered in the summer by the flowery mantle spun by the wisteria, the grapevine and the rose bush... I think I see you! The short pollerita, on a steep bench the tips of your feet, your tousled curls, and gazing absorbedly the puppets that spoke, English, Russian and French. -Up, Doña Rosa!.... Don Pánfilo, light!... And that puppeteer with a piercing voice gave us the show. Our eyes were ecstatic: those puppets jumped and danced igniting in your restless soul the warm emotion... The years of the laughing childhood have passed by on the road to oblivion; so did the puppets. Pyrotechnics and promises caressed your ear... you left home, it was not known with whom. Backstage there, ridiculous and petty, the simple scenery of your home is giving way... And you, on the proscenium of a frivolous destiny.., you are a fragile puppet that dances without ceasing!

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1928 to 1998.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90
Recordings of Marioneta · Aníbal Troilo · 1944 by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedMarionetaAníbal TroiloFloreal RuiztangoRCA Victor
    5 dances
    1944
  2. Alfredo De AngelisMarionetaAlfredo De AngelisFloreal RuiztangoOdeon
    5 dances
    1943
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMarionetaFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  4. Francisco LomutoMarionetaFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  5. José BassoMarionetaJosé BassoFloreal RuiztangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1963
  6. Orquesta El ArranqueMarionetaOrquesta El ArranqueMarcelo Barberistango
    No match yet
    1998
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1928
  8. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Sep 201928
  9. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogueSep 241928
  10. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 201928
  11. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  12. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue
  13. Ariel ArditNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

MarionetaAníbal TroiloFloreal RuiztangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Aníbal Troilo recorded on Oct 6, 1944.

  1. TorrenteAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2023–2025

20232025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Pof pofJuan D'Arienzo, 1948 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2RecuerdoRicardo Tanturi, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Floreal RuizOct 6, 1944

In other catalogues22

tango.info · 09789507826603-1-6

tango.info · 00743211611022-1-1

tango.info · 02480002102335-1-6

tango.info · 02480002103158-6-10

tango.info · 02480002331643-2-2

tango.info · 02480002331803-2-2

tango.info · 04024236204045-1-4

tango.info · 08427328133111-1-5

tango.info · 08427328140089-1-2

tango.info · 08427328146081-1-16

tango.info · 08427328149013-3-20

tango.info · 00229001001629-1-2

tango.info · 00743212755220-1-10

tango.info · 00743214137024-1-3

tango.info · 00743215214823-1-7

tango.info · 00743217136727-1-16

tango.info · 00743217138622-1-1

tango.info · 00743217773724-1-15

tango.info · 00828766341324-1-8

tango.info · 02480002027430-1-14

tango.info · 02480002028130-1-1

tango.info · 02480002101123-3-42

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:20

Audio feature15

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.931

Audio feature C

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.963

Audio feature -21.6

Audio feature 0.4

Audio feature 0.194

Audio feature 0.241

Audio feature 0.002

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.757

Audio feature 119.7

Audio feature 59.9

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. MarionetaFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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