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Buenos Aires

Music by Manuel Jovés, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–2020.

Buenos Aires was composed by Manuel Jovés.

Buenos Aires is a tango.

Buenos Aires was published in 1923.

The lyrics of Buenos Aires are by Manuel Romero.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Manuel Jovés
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 15 more we know of

  1. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1923
  2. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueInstrumental1923
  3. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 15
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  4. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue1930
  5. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1930
  6. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueMar 201930
  7. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueApr 11930
  8. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar · RCA Victor · Jun 27
    Not danced on film yet
    1941
  9. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Dec 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  10. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jul 11948
  11. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Apr 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  12. Aníbal TroiloJorge Casal · TK
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  13. Eduardo Del PianoHéctor de Rosas · Nov 16
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  14. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Florio · RCA Victor · Apr 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  15. Armando PontierOscar Ferrari · Oct 17
    1 dance
    1956
  16. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Instrumental · Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1960
  17. Florindo SassoneOscar Macri · Odeon · Aug 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  18. Aníbal TroiloTito Reyes · RCA Victor · Dec 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  19. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1965
  20. Orquesta Típica SilencioMost dancedHernán Genovese · Jun 1
    11 dances
    2020

Lyrics

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

Buenos Aires la Reina del Plata, Buenos Aires mi tierra querida; escuchá mi canción que con ella va mi vida. En mis horas de fiebre y orgía, harto ya de placer y locura, en ti pienso patria mía para calmar mi amargura. Noches porteñas, bajo tu manto dichas y llanto muy juntos van. Risas y besos, corrida, todo se olvida con el champán. Y a la salida de la milonga se oye a una nena pidiendo pan, por algo es que en el gotán siempre solloza una pena. Y al compás rezongón de los fuelles un a la mina la embrolla, y el llorar del violín va pintando el alma criolla. Buenos Aires, cual a una querida si estás lejos mejor hay que amarte, y decir toda la vida antes morir que olvidarte.

English · machine translation

Buenos Aires the Queen of the River Plate, Buenos Aires my beloved land; listen to my song that my life goes with it. In my hours of fever and orgy fed up with pleasure and madness, I think of you, my homeland to calm my bitterness. Porteño nights, under your mantle joy and tears go hand in hand. Laughter and kisses, a long night out, all is forgotten with champagne. And at the exit of the milonga a girl can be heard begging for bread, it's not for nothing that in the gotán always sobs a sorrow. And to the rhythmic beat of the bellows a bacán (a bacán) makes the mine muddle, and the weeping of the violin painting the Creole soul. Buenos Aires, like a dear one if you are far away it is better to love you and say all your life rather die than forget you.

Danced to it

Music from 1930–2020 · danced on film 2015–2019

20152019
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2017: 1, 2018: 7, 2019: 1

Where it is danced

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

  1. DNI TangoAlmagro
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19302020

1930: 1, 1941: 1, 1942: 1, 1949: 1, 1952: 1, 1954: 1, 1956: 2, 1960: 1, 1965: 2, 2020: 1

Composer1

Composed by Manuel Jovés

Supported · 2

In other catalogues4

TodoTango · tema/579

Single source

tango.info · T0370004388

Single source

Wikidata · Q28519123source

Single source

MusicBrainz · c2836e6d-e534-480e-9653-5bbf4308675asource

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Published1

Published 1923

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

Single source

Listen

  1. Buenos AiresFrancisco Lomuto · no clip yet1930
  2. Buenos AiresFrancisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar1941
  3. Buenos AiresAníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino1942
  4. Buenos AiresFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas · no clip yet1949
  5. Buenos AiresAníbal Troilo · Jorge Casal1952
  6. Buenos AiresEduardo Del Piano · Héctor de Rosas · no clip yet1954
  7. Buenos AiresCarlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio1956
  8. Buenos AiresArmando Pontier · Oscar Ferrari · no clip yet1956
  9. Buenos AiresQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán) · no clip yet1960
  10. Buenos AiresFlorindo Sassone · Oscar Macri · no clip yet1965
  11. Buenos AiresAníbal Troilo · Tito Reyes1965
  12. Buenos AiresOrquesta Típica Silencio · Hernán Genovese2020

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