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Che bandoneón

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1950–2003.

Che bandoneón was composed by Aníbal Troilo.†† The lyrics of Che bandoneón are by Homero Manzi.† Che bandoneón: The score of Che, bandoneón, by Homero Manzi and Aníbal Troilo, is published by the Korn publishing house on 30 November 1949.† 1949: The score of Che, bandoneón, by Homero Manzi and Aníbal Troilo, is published by the Korn publishing house on 30 November 1949.†

Credit

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 21 more we know of

  1. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue1934
  2. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 101947
  3. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdAlberto Podestá · Mar 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  4. Miguel CalóRicardo Blanco · Odeon · Mar 16
    2 dances
    1950
  5. Edgardo DonatoCarlos Almada · Pampa · Apr 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  6. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Jul 21
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  7. Aníbal TroiloJorge Casal · TK · Nov 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  8. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá · Mar 71950
  9. Héctor María ArtolaNot in our catalogueOscar Alonso · Apr 211950
  10. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue1962
  11. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedTito Reyes · RCA Victor · Nov 25
    34 dances
    1965
  12. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Jul 51977
  13. Alfredo MarcucciNot in our catalogueRamón Regueira1998
  14. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde
    Not danced on film yet
    2003
  15. Néstor FabiánNot in our catalogue
  16. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  17. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  18. Sandra LunaNot in our catalogue
  19. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue
  20. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche

Lyrics

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El duende de tu son, bandoneón, se apiada del dolor de los demás, y al estrujar tu fueye dormilón se arrima al corazón que sufre más. Estercita y Mimí como Ninón, dejando sus destinos de percal vistieron al final mortajas de rayón, al eco funeral de tu canción. Bandoneón, hoy es noche de fandango y puedo confesarte la verdad, copa a copa, pena a pena, tango a tango, embalado en la locura del alcohol y la amargura. Bandoneón, para qué nombrarla tanto, no ves que está de olvido el corazón y ella vuelve noche a noche como un canto en las gotas de tu llanto, ¡ bandoneón! Tu canto es el amor que no se dio y el cielo que soñamos una vez, y el fraternal amigo que se hundió cinchando en la tormenta de un querer. Y esas ganas tremendas de llorar que a veces nos inundan sin razón, y el trago de licor que obliga a recordar si el alma está en 'orsai', bandoneón.

English · machine translation

El duende de tu son, che bandoneón, takes pity on the pain of others, and by squeezing your sleepy bandoneon it gets close to the heart that suffers the most. Estercita and Mimí like Ninón, leaving their percale destinies at the end they wore rayon shrouds, to the funeral echo of your song. Bandoneon, today is fandango night and I can confess the truth to you, glass by glass, sorrow by sorrow, tango by tango, packed in the madness of alcohol and bitterness. Bandoneon, why name it so much, don't you see that the heart is in oblivion and she comes back night by night like a song in the drops of your tears, bandoneon! Your song is the love that was never given and the sky we once dreamed of and the fraternal friend that sank in the storm of a love. And those tremendous desires to cry that sometimes flood us without reason, and the drink of liquor that forces us to remember if the soul is in 'orsai', che bandoneón.

Danced to it

Music from 1950–2003 · danced on film 2005–2024

20052024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2009: 1, 2011: 3, 2013: 2, 2014: 2, 2015: 5, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2019: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 1

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19502003

1950: 5, 1965: 1, 2003: 1

Composer1

Composed by Aníbal Troilo

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370097612

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TodoTango · tema/238

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MusicBrainz · e591b3ce-143e-46c7-8713-dee3b46969ecsource

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Homero Manzi

Single source

Notes1

The score of Che, bandoneón, by Homero Manzi and Aníbal Troilo, is published by the Korn publishing house on 30 November 1949.Nov 30, 1949

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Listen

  1. Che bandoneónOrquesta Francini-Pontier · Alberto Podestá1950
  2. Che bandoneónMiguel Caló · Ricardo Blanco1950
  3. Che bandoneónEdgardo Donato · Carlos Almada1950
  4. Che bandoneónFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas · no clip yet1950
  5. Che bandoneónAníbal Troilo · Jorge Casal1950
  6. Che bandoneónAníbal Troilo · Tito Reyes1965
  7. Che bandoneónOrquesta Típica Fernández Fierro · El Chino Laborde · no clip yet2003

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