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Un copetín

Music by Juan Maglio. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1912–1953.
1912: 1 · danced 0 times1930: 2 · danced 0 times1939: 1 · danced 0 times1941: 1 · danced 3 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times
1912’20’30’40’501953
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1912: 1, 0; 1930: 2, 0; 1939: 1, 0; 1941: 1, 3; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0

  1. Ángel D'Agostino recorded it in 1941 and 1952. One other orchestra recorded it more than once.

    How we know

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

Un copetín was composed by Juan Maglio and Juan Félix Maglio.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Juan Maglio

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

1910’20’30’40’50

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

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Jul 24
    3 dances
    1941
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoRuben Cané · RCA Victor · Oct 31
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  3. Enrique RodríguezRoberto Flores · Odeon · Jun 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1939
  4. Julio De CaroInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  5. Juan MaglioEarliest we holdInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1912
  6. Juan MaglioCarlos Viván · Aug 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  7. Juan PolitoInstrumental · Mar 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  8. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental1912
  9. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jun 201927
  10. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Jun 141930
  11. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 161954
  12. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogueInstrumental1958
  13. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueInstrumental

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Un , para brindar Por la mujer que más amé, Por la que tanto he soñado Brindaré por ella. Todo pasó, todo se fue Hoy sólo son sombras de ayer, Ya no tengo más remedio Que otro beber. ¿Dónde andará la Vasca? Que fue la Más derecha que he tenido. Porque siguió sin aflojar Mi juventud que fue su amor. El recordar me apena, Que ya los tiempos No son más aquellos de antes. Por eso es que me emborracho, A ver, ¡ mozo! Traiga otro .

English · machine translation

A drink, to toast To the woman I loved the most, To the one I've dreamed of so much I'll toast to her. It's all gone, it's all gone Today they are only shadows of yesterday, I have no choice Than another drink. Where is the Vasca? She was the most The most upright I've ever had. Because she followed without loosening My youth that was her love. Remembering grieves me, That the times Are no longer those of yesteryear. That's why I get drunk, Let's see, hey, waiter! Bring me another drink.

Danced to it

Music from 1912–1953 · danced on film 2012–2024

20122024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 2, 2013: 1, 2024: 1

Jose Fernandez & Coca CarteryWorld Champion · Tango Escenario 2008 · World Champion · Tango de Salón 20042013 · 4:05

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJose Fernandez & Coca Cartery2013
  2. The 2020sFlaco Dany2024

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer2

Composed by Juan Maglio

Sources disagree · 2

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Sources disagree

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370006942

Single source

TodoTango · tema/460

Single source

Listen

  1. Un copetínJuan Maglio · no clip yet1912
  2. Un copetínJuan Maglio · Carlos Viván · no clip yet1930
  3. Un copetínJulio De Caro · no clip yet1930
  4. Un copetínEnrique Rodríguez · Roberto Flores · no clip yet1939
  5. Un copetínÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1941
  6. Un copetínÁngel D'Agostino · Rubén Cané1952
  7. Un copetínJuan Polito1953

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