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La eterna milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1929

Roberto FirpotangoOdeon
Music by Dora Iturriaga, lyrics by Juan Velich. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1929.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1929

  1. Francisco Canaro1929
  2. Roberto Firpo1929

Pinned at 1929 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Roberto Firpo recordings indexed 1917–1944

La eterna milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1929 is a tango.† La eterna milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1929 lasts 03:19.† La eterna milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1929: Title refers to the payada, a gaucho verse-duel: this milonga is 'eternal' because neither of the two dueling singers in the story ever runs out of verses.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Dora Iturriaga
Words
Juan Velich
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1929 to 1929.
1920
Recordings of La eterna milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1929 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

  1. Francisco CanaroLa eterna milongaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon1929
  2. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdLa eterna milongaRoberto FirpotangoOdeon1929

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Roberto Firpo

La eterna milongaRoberto FirpotangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Roberto Firpo recorded on Oct 18, 1929.

  1. Canto de amorRoberto FirpoTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon
  2. Mentiras criollasRoberto FirpoTeófilo IbáñeztangoOdeon

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 02480002336631-2-6

tango.info · 02480002007432-1-16

tango.info · 02480002042143-1-7

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:19

Notes1

Title refers to the payada, a gaucho verse-duel: this milonga is 'eternal' because neither of the two dueling singers in the story ever runs out of verses.

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  1. La eterna milongaRoberto Firpo

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