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Barrio de tango

Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–2017.
1942: 2 · danced 2 times1943: 1 · danced 3 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 37 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1971: 1 · danced 0 times2006: 1 · danced 0 times2017: 1 · danced 0 times
1942’50’60’70’80’90’00’102017
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1942: 2, 2; 1943: 1, 3; 1956: 1, 0; 1964: 1, 37; 1969: 1, 0; 1971: 1, 0; 2006: 1, 0; 2017: 1, 0

  1. Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1942, 1964 and 1971.

    How we know

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

Barrio de tango was composed by Aníbal Troilo.

Barrio de tango is a tango.

Barrio de tango was published in 1942.

The lyrics of Barrio de tango are by Homero Manzi.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Lyrics
Homero Manzi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 14 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Dec 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  2. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedNelly Vázquez · RCA Victor · Feb 3
    37 dances
    1964
  3. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Goyeneche · RCA Victor · May 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1971
  4. Miguel CalóJorge Ortiz · Odeon · Jan 19
    3 dances
    1943
  5. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Dec 30
    2 dances
    1942
  6. Lucio DemareArmando Garrido · TK
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  7. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche · Aug 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  8. Orquesta Típica ImperialCristina De Los Angeles · Aug 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2006
  9. Sexteto VisceralHernán Fernández
    Not danced on film yet
    2017
  10. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1936
  11. Roberto GarzaNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone · May 121943
  12. Armando PontierNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Aug 111968
  13. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueNelly Omar1983
  14. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  15. Floreal RuízNot in our catalogue
  16. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  17. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue
  18. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  19. Raúl LaviéNot in our catalogue
  20. Tito ReyesNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

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Un pedazo de barrio, allá en Pompeya, durmiéndose al costado del terraplén. Un farol balanceando en la barrera y el misterio de adiós que siembra el tren. Un ladrido de perros a la luna. El amor escondido en un portón. Y los sapos redoblando en la laguna y a lo lejos la voz del bandoneón. Barrio de tango, luna y misterio, calles lejanas, ¡cómo estarán! Viejos amigos que hoy ni recuerdo, ¡qué se habrán hecho, dónde estarán! Barrio de tango, qué fue de aquella, Juana, la rubia, que tanto amé. ¡Sabrá que sufro, pensando en ella, desde la tarde que la dejé! Barrio de tango, luna y misterio, ¡desde el recuerdo te vuelvo a ver! Un coro de silbidos allá en la esquina. El codillo llenando el almacén. Y el dramón de la pálida vecina que ya nunca salió a mirar el tren. Así evoco tus noches, barrio 'e tango, con las chatas entrando al corralón y la luna chapaleando sobre el fango y a lo lejos la voz del bandoneón.

English · machine translation

A piece of neighborhood, back in Pompeya, falling asleep at the side of the embankment. A lantern swinging on the barrier and the mystery of goodbye sowed by the train. A dog barking at the moon. Love hidden in a gate. And the toads drumming on the lagoon and in the distance the voice of the bandoneon. Neighborhood of tango, moon and mystery, distant streets, how they will be! Old friends that today I don't even remember, what have they done to each other, where are they! Tango neighborhood, what became of that one, Juana, the blonde, whom I loved so much. She must know that I suffer, thinking of her, since the afternoon I left her! Tango neighborhood, moon and mystery, from the memory I see you again! A chorus of whistles there on the corner. The elbow filling the storehouse. And the dramón of the pale neighbor who never came out to watch the train. That's how I evoke your nights, tango neighborhood, with the trucks entering the yard and the moon splashing on the mud and in the distance the voice of the bandoneon.

Danced to it

Music from 1942–2017 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 6, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 2, 2026: 1

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