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Queja indiana

Music by Juan Rodríguez, lyrics by Juan Velich. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1943.

Queja indiana was composed by Juan Rodríguez.

Queja indiana is a tango.

Queja indiana was published in 1927.

The lyrics of Queja indiana are by Juan Velich.

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Credit

Music
Juan Rodríguez
Lyrics
Juan Velich

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdAgustin Irusta, Roberto Fugazot · Odeon · Sep 131927
  2. Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 131927
  3. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedAndrés Falgás · Odeon · Oct 2619395 dances
  4. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Sep 11943

Lyrics

Español

¡Ay, ay, ay!… ¡Ay, ay, ay!… Por la noche se oía, En la lejanía, Ayes de dolor… ¡Ay, ay, ay!… ¡Ay, ay, ay!… Y el eco repetía, La queja sombría De un fatal amor. En la paz nocturnal, silente En que el campo parece tumba, El lamento tenue retumba Sin cesar, muy tristón, hiriente. Luego un búho, de cuando en cuando Lanza su tétrico graznido, Que al oírse deja oprimido De pesares el corazón. ¡Ay, ay, ay!... ¡Ay, ay, ay!... Aquella almita en pena, Los aires ahí llena Con su evocación. ¡Ay, ay, ay!... ¡Ay, ay, ay!... En la noche serena, Parece una quena Su lamentación. En la arista del monte, un día, Sobre unas matas, estirado, Al pobre indio lo han hallado Que lloraba en su agonía. Por sus males le preguntaron Y al hablar, tristemente dijo: “Ella se fue llevando a mi hijo... ¡Por mi cacique moriré!”

English · machine translation

Oh, oh, oh, oh!... Alas, alas, alas!.... At night it could be heard, In the distance, Ayes of pain... Woe, woe, woe!... Alas, alas, alas!... And the echo repeated, The somber complaint Of a fatal love. In the silent, nocturnal peace When the field seems like a tomb, The faint lament rumbles Ceaselessly, very sad, hurtful. Then an owl, from time to time Throws its gloomy hoot, That when heard leaves oppressed With sorrowful heart. Alas, alas, alas!... Alas, alas, alas!... That little soul in sorrow, She fills the air With her evocation. Oh, oh, oh, oh!... Oh, oh, oh, oh!... In the serene night, It sounds like a quena Its lamentation. On the edge of the mountain, one day, On some bushes, stretched out, The poor Indian was found Weeping in his agony. They asked him about his woes And speaking, sadly he said: "She went away taking my son! For my cacique I will die!"

Danced to it

Music from 1927–1943 · danced on film 2018–2023

20182023
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2018: 1, 2020: 3, 2023: 2

Osky Casas2023 · 2:27
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19271943

1927: 2, 1939: 1, 1943: 1

Composer2

Composed by Juan Rodríguez

Sources disagree · 2

Composed by Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Sources disagree

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/1051

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tango.info · T0370024864

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MusicBrainz · 56bd44b9-6c19-4eb1-9549-e078346e0db2source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1927

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Juan Velich

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Listen

  1. Queja indianaFrancisco Canaro · Agustín Irusta, Roberto Fugazot1927
  2. Queja indianaRoberto Firpo1927
  3. Queja indianaRodolfo Biagi · Andrés Falgás1939
  4. Queja indianaFrancisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán1943

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