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Ojos negros · Aníbal Troilo · 1948

Music by Vicente Greco, lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba. 26 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2003.

Ojos negros · Aníbal Troilo · 1948 is a tango.† Ojos negros · Aníbal Troilo · 1948 lasts 03:38.† Ojos negros · Aníbal Troilo · 1948: The last tango of the night: Vicente Greco's composition (perhaps from 1910) in which Troilo finds more in it than was written.†

Credit

Music
Vicente Greco
Lyrics
Pedro Numa Córdoba

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

26 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 191927
  2. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 171927
  3. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Nov 1019326 dances
  4. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Aug 519421 dance
  5. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 5194517 dances
  6. Osmar MadernaInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jan 91947
  7. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Oct 1194811 dances
  8. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Feb 171949
  9. Alberto MancioneJorge Ledesma · May 241951
  10. Horacio Salgán OrchestraInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 71951
  11. Julio De CaroInstrumental · Nov 271952
  12. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · TK1953
  13. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Jun 31958
  14. Horacio SalganInstrumental · Philips1963
  15. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jul 141967
  16. Florindo SassoneInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 191968
  17. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 181969
  18. Enrique FranciniInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Aug 271970
  19. Aníbal TroiloInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 211970
  20. Miguel VillasboasInstrumental1971

Lyrics

Español

Ojos negros y... soñadores de mis amores dueños ellos son. Ojos que encantan a mi alma y que dan dulce calma a mi fiel corazón. Cuando en su cristal me suelo mirar me causa placer, porque en ellos yo suelo adivinar su mucho querer. Nunca jamás podré olvidar la expresión arrobadora de tu faz. Como divinos luceros son tus ojos negros dignos de admirar, y por ellos yo me muero y en sus pestañas quiero poder siempre besar.

English · machine translation

Black eyes and... dreamers of my loves owners they are. Eyes that enchant my soul and that give sweet calm to my faithful heart. When in their crystal I look at myself it gives me pleasure because in them I I usually guess their much love. I can never ever I will never be able to forget the rapturous expression of your face. Like divine stars are your black eyes worthy of admiration, and for them I die and in their eyelashes I want to always be able to kiss.

Danced to it

Music from 1948 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2013: 1, 2016: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 5, 2025: 2, 2026: 5

Sebastian Jimenez & Raquel MakowWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20102024 · 3:52

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sDavid Palo & Milena Plebs2010
  2. The 2020sSebastian Jimenez & Raquel Makow2024

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19272003

1927: 2, 1932: 1, 1942: 1, 1945: 1, 1947: 1, 1948: 1, 1949: 1, 1951: 2, 1952: 1, 1953: 1, 1958: 1, 1963: 1, 1967: 1, 1968: 1, 1969: 1, 1970: 2, 1971: 1, 1972: 1, 1974: 1, 1977: 1, 1979: 1, 1980: 1, 2003: 1

Often paired with

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

  1. Una vezOsvaldo Pugliese, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances

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tango.info · 03149024232329-1-23

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tango.info · 08427328130677-1-16

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 03:38

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Audio feature10

Audio feature 120.2

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Audio feature -21.6

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Notes1

The last tango of the night: Vicente Greco's composition (perhaps from 1910) in which Troilo finds more in it than was written.

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Listen

  1. Ojos negrosFrancisco Lomuto · no clip yet1927

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