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Song

Ay Aurora

Music by Carlos Gardel, José Razzano, lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1973.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Julio De Caro, 1939

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe19391973
  2. Julio De CaroHéctor Farrel1939

Versions of Ay Aurora recorded 1939–1973

Ay Aurora is a tango.

Ay Aurora was composed by Carlos Gardel and José Razzano.

The lyrics of Ay Aurora are by Pedro Numa Córdoba, Carlos Gardel, and José Razzano.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

27 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Gardel, José Razzano
Words
Pedro Numa Córdoba
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1973 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1939 to 1973.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Ay Aurora by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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

  2. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdAy AuroraJulio De CaroHéctor Farrelvals
    No match yet
    1939
  3. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel, José Razzano1919
  4. Gabriel ClausiNot in our catalogueRicardo Ruiz1948
  5. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueCarlos Nogués, Jorge Rolando · Nov 111966
  6. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Ay Aurora

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Ay AuroraJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüevalsRCA Victor
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 24 Performances

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152018 · 2:50

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1973 · danced on film 2009–2025

20092025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 4, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 4, 2021: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJorge Torres & Vanja Modzelewski2009
  2. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2018
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2023

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.

3 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Andres Bravo and Carolina Jaurena

    2018 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1SecretoFrancisco Canaro, 1932
    2. 2Ay AuroraJuan D'Arienzo, 1973
    3. 3Sacale puntaEdgardo Donato, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Maja Petrović and Marko Miljevic

    2016 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1VarónFrancisco Lomuto, 1939
    2. 2Ay AuroraJuan D'Arienzo, 1973
    3. 3El corazón me engañóJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Jorge Torres and Rosa Corisco

    2009 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Sangre de mi sangreRodolfo Biagi, 1954
    2. 2Ay AuroraJuan D'Arienzo, 1973
    3. 3EmbrujamientoRicardo Malerba, 1943
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

every sentence cites a published fact

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/4104

tango.info · T0370002213

MusicBrainz · 229770cb-9eb8-4d7c-9c4d-c7d6bdcc9488source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer2

Composed by Carlos Gardel

Composed by José Razzano

Lyricist3

Lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba

Lyrics by Carlos Gardel

Lyrics by José Razzano

Listen

  1. Ay AuroraJulio De CaroHéctor Farrelvals
  2. Ay AuroraJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüevalsRCA Victor
  3. Ay AuroraJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüevalsRCA Victor

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