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Chirusa

Music by Juan D'Arienzo, lyrics by Nolo López. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1958.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1928

  1. Juan D'ArienzoCarlos Dante · Alberto Reynal …192819401958
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1940

Versions of Chirusa recorded 1928–1958

Chirusa is a tango.

Chirusa was published in 1932.

The lyrics of Chirusa are by Nolo López.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan D'Arienzo
Words
Nolo López
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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, la más linda de las pebetas, tejía sus amores con un Don Juan; él, con palabras buenas y cariñosas, le prometió quererla con loco afán. Confiada en sus promesas, una mañana ató toda su ropa y se fugó; cegada por el lujo siguió la caravana y el alma del suburbio así grito: ¡No dejes a tus viejos! Cuidado , ; el lujo es un demonio que causa perdición, y cuando estés muy sola sin una mano amiga has de llorar de pena tirada en un rincón. Hastiada de la vida, sin un consuelo, vencida para siempre por el dolor, pensaba en sus viejitos que dejo un día en la casita blanca donde nació. El viento le traía dulces recuerdos, pasajes de su vida llenos de sol; y el alma del suburbio, hasta su pieza, como una voz lejana le recordó...

English · machine translation

Chirusa, the prettiest of the pebetas, wove her loves with a Don Juan; he, with kind and affectionate words, promised to love her with mad eagerness. Confident of his promises, one morning tied up all her clothes and eloped; Blinded by luxury she followed the caravan. and the soul of the suburb thus cried out: Don't leave your old folks! Careful, Chirusa; luxury is a demon that causes perdition, and when you are very lonely without a helping hand you will weep for sorrow lying in a corner. Sick of life, without a consolation, overcome forever by pain, she thought of her old people that she left one day in the little white house where she was born. The wind brought back sweet memories, passages of her life full of sunshine; and the soul of the suburb, to his room, like a distant voice reminded her...

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1928 to 1958.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Chirusa by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroChirusaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1940
  2. Virginia VeraNot in our catalogue
  3. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Chirusa

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

ChirusaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto ReynaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 9 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1928–1958 · danced on film 2017–2022

20172022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2017: 2, 2022: 3

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

2 of 2 complete sets on film

  1. Agustina Piaggio and Carlitos Espinoza

    Argentina Tango Salon Festival, 2022 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1ChirusaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    2. 2Milonga que peina canasJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    3. 3Gallo ciegoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Natasha Arapé and Pedro Ochoa

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La milonga de mis tiemposFrancisco Canaro, 1938
    2. 2ChirusaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    3. 3MandriaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    Watch it on TangoTube

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