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Valsecito criollo

Music by Lidio Fasoli, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1955.

Valsecito criollo was composed by Lidio Fasoli.†† The lyrics of Valsecito criollo are by Francisco García Jiménez.†

Credit

Music
Lidio Fasoli
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jul 26
    298 dances
    1937
  2. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Nov 1
    13 dances
    1955

Lyrics

Español

Canción sentimental, canción de amor y juventud; humilde y bella flor de mi inmortal barrio del sur. Querido valsecito de los primeros sueños, de la primera novia, de la ilusión azul... Bailando con tu son iban los pies y el corazón; dichoso de vivir, en la cabeza había un zorzal, rimando con las notas de tus violines tiernos, de tus guitarras criollas querido y viejo vals... Acento suave que en las noches claras guirnaldas de ensueños tejió. Y que es como un ave batiendo sus alas por sobre los patios de la evocación... Embrujo dulce de luna y estrellas mecido por versos de amor... ¡querido y viejo vals, la tuya es mi emoción! Acaso ya no soy aquel que ayer bailó a tu son, acaso ya no sé volver a amar como yo amé... Pregúntenle el motivo a los quebrados sueños, a la perdida novia, a la marchita fe... ¡Mas si oigo tu compás vuelvo a encender mi corazón! Si un patio trae a mi tu grata voz de la amistad, me abrazo a la nostalgia de tus violines tiernos, de tus guitarras criollas, querido y viejo vals...

English · machine translation

Sentimental song, song of love and youth; humble and beautiful flower of my immortal southern neighborhood. Dear little waltz of the first dreams, of the first bride, of the blue illusion... Dancing with your sound went the feet and the heart; happy to live, in the head there was a thrush, rhyming with the notes of your tender violins, of your Creole guitars dear old waltz... Soft accent that in the clear nights wove garlands of dreams. And that is like a bird flapping its wings over the courtyards of evocation... Sweet enchantment of moon and stars rocked by love verses... dear old waltz, yours is my emotion! Perhaps I am no longer the one who yesterday danced to your tune, perhaps I no longer know to love again as I loved... Ask the reason to the broken dreams, to the lost bride, to the withered faith... But if I hear your beat I rekindle my heart! If a courtyard brings to me your pleasant voice of friendship, I embrace the nostalgia of your tender violins, of your Creole guitars, dear old waltz...

Danced to it

Music from 1937–1955 · danced on film 1986–2026

19862026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

1986: 1, 1998: 1, 2008: 1, 2009: 2, 2010: 8, 2011: 5, 2012: 12, 2013: 15, 2014: 17, 2015: 34, 2016: 33, 2017: 23, 2018: 39, 2019: 28, 2020: 10, 2021: 4, 2022: 25, 2023: 17, 2024: 16, 2025: 8, 2026: 6

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    2 performances
  2. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  3. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  4. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  5. Club Social y Deportivo Glorias ArgentinasMataderos
    1 performance
  6. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  7. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  8. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

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

19371955

1937: 1, 1955: 1

Composer1

Composed by Lidio Fasoli

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370029494

Single source

MusicBrainz · 8c27461f-0a00-4b80-a03a-0c2cb62b9c39source

Single source

TodoTango · tema/999

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez

Single source

Listen

  1. Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo1937
  2. Valsecito criolloHéctor Varela1955

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