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Casas viejas

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1979.
1935: 1 · danced 10 times1938: 1 · danced 0 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 0 times1979: 1 · danced 0 times
1935’40’50’60’701979
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1935: 1, 10; 1938: 1, 0; 1952: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 0; 1979: 1, 0

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1935, 1952 and 1957.

    How we know

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

Casas viejas was composed by Francisco Canaro.

Casas viejas is a tango.

Casas viejas was published in 1935.

The lyrics of Casas viejas are by Ivo Pelay.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Ivo Pelay

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedRoberto Maida · Odeon · Aug 16
    10 dances
    1935
  2. Francisco CanaroJuan Carlos Rolon · Odeon · Jan 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. Francisco CanaroJuan Carlos Rolon · Odeon · Jan 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1957
  4. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche · May 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1979
  5. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Scalon
    Not danced on film yet
    1938
  6. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1935
  7. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1936
  8. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Scalón1937
  9. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueNelly Omar1983

Lyrics

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¿Quién vivió, quién vivió en estas casas de ayer? ¡Viejas casas que el tiempo bronceó! Patios viejos, color de humedad, con leyendas de noches de amor... Platinados de luna los vi y brillantes con oro de sol... Y hoy, sumisos, los veo esperar la sentencia que marca el avión... Y allá van, sin rencor, como va al matadero la res ¡sin que nadie le diga un adiós! Se van, se van... Las casas viejas queridas. demás están... Han terminado sus vidas. ¡Llegó el motor y su roncar ordena y hay que salir! El tiempo cruel con su buril carcome y hay que morir... Se van, se van... ¡Llevando a cuestas su cruz! ¡Como las sombras se alejan y esfuman ante la luz! El amor... El amor coronado de luz, esos patios también conoció Sus paredes guardaron la fe y el secreto sagrado de dos. Las caricias vivieron aquí... ¡Los suspiros cantaron pasión!... ¿Dónde fueron los besos de ayer? ¿Dónde están las palabras de amor? ¿Donde están ella y él? ¡Como todo, pasaron, igual que estas casas que no han de volver!...

English · machine translation

Who lived, who lived in these houses of yesterday? Old houses that time has bronzed! Old courtyards, color of humidity, with legends of nights of love... Silvered with moonlight I saw them and shining with the gold of the sun... And today, submissive, I see them awaiting the sentence that marks the plane... And there they go, without rancor, as the cattle goes to the slaughterhouse without anyone saying goodbye! They go, they go... The dear old houses. others are... They have ended their lives. The engine has arrived and its roar orders and it is necessary to leave! The cruel time with its burin Eats away and we must die... They leave, they leave... Carrying their cross on their shoulders! As the shadows move away and vanish before the light! Love... Love crowned with light, those courtyards also knew Its walls guarded the faith and the sacred secret of two. Caresses lived here... Sighs sang passion!.... Where were the kisses of yesterday? Where are the words of love? Where are she and he? Like everything else, they passed away, just like these houses that will not return!...

Danced to it

Music from 1935–1979 · danced on film 2015–2024

20152024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1063

Single source

tango.info · T0370006077

Single source

MusicBrainz · d5147be3-d645-4a72-93dd-1fced2875282source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Published1

Published 1935

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Ivo Pelay

Single source

Listen

  1. Casas viejasFrancisco Canaro · Roberto Maida1935
  2. Casas viejasLuis Scalon · no clip yet1938
  3. Casas viejasFrancisco Canaro · Juan Carlos Rolon1952
  4. Casas viejasFrancisco Canaro · Juan Carlos Rolon1957
  5. Casas viejasArmando Pontier · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1979

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