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La milonga de Buenos Aires

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1947.

La milonga de Buenos Aires was composed by Francisco Canaro.

La milonga de Buenos Aires is a milonga.

La milonga de Buenos Aires was published in 1939.

The lyrics of La milonga de Buenos Aires are by Ivo Pelay.

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Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Ivo Pelay

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdErnesto Famá · Odeon · Oct 9
    Not danced on film yet
    1939
  2. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Most dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Oct 22
    387 dances
    1947
  3. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Oct 22 · tango.info1947
  4. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info
  5. Sexteto MilongueroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info
  6. QuartangoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info

Lyrics

Español

Al son de tu majestad hoy pasar te vi por mi gran ciudad, y en vos descurbí que la imagen sos de una que olvidé, y que, como vos, porteña fue... Sos la flor de Buenos Aires, porteñita primorosa, digna nieta de la bella que paseaba majestuosa, en aquella gran aldea de ventanas coloniales y patrullas federales. Sos la flor de Buenos Aires porteñita idolatrada, copia fiel de aquella estampa que hace tiempo que se fue. Sos la flor de la ciudad tu faz heredó la serenidad de la que pasó. Vos me hacés volver al pasado aquel de mi amor de ayer, sos copia fiel.

English · machine translation

To the sound of your majesty today I saw you pass through my great city and in you I discovered that you are the image of one I forgot, and who, like you, porteña was... You are the flower of Buenos Aires, porteñita primorosa, worthy granddaughter of the beautiful who strolled majestically in that great village of colonial windows and federal patrols. You are the flower of Buenos Aires idolized porteñita, faithful copy of that picture that is long gone. You are the flower of the city your face inherited the serenity of the one that passed away. You make me return to the past of my love of yesterday, you are a faithful copy.

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1947 · danced on film 1994–2026

19942026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

1994: 1, 2004: 1, 2006: 4, 2007: 1, 2008: 5, 2009: 7, 2010: 25, 2011: 23, 2012: 29, 2013: 42, 2014: 25, 2015: 36, 2016: 25, 2017: 30, 2018: 40, 2019: 21, 2020: 6, 2021: 12, 2022: 8, 2023: 27, 2024: 12, 2025: 8, 2026: 6

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    2 performances
  2. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
  4. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  5. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19391947

1939: 1, 1947: 1

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/3628

Single source

tango.info · Z0000001926

Single source

MusicBrainz · 1c934dc5-8568-4c3c-bb4e-5e92b282d794source

Single source

Is a1

Is a Milonga

Single source

Published1

Published 1939

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Ivo Pelay

Single source

Listen

  1. La milonga de Buenos AiresFrancisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1939
  2. La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)1947

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