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Song

La guitarrita · 1958

· tango · 1958 · Odeon
Music by Eduardo Arolas, lyrics by Gabriel Clausi. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2009.

Who recorded it

Every version14

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1928

  1. Juan D'Arienzo193619471967
  2. Carlos Di Sarli1928
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese1954
  4. Miguel Caló1949
  5. Edgardo Donato19301931
  6. Francisco Canaro1930

Recorded in 1958, during the Nuevo (1955–1984).

1958

19551984

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Record label of La guitarrita · 1958
Key facts
Year
1958
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

10 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Eduardo Arolas
Words
Gabriel Clausi
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Mi guitarrita querida amiga de mis amores. Vuelve en la noche hoy, junto a la reja, el dulce trino; amor de , aroma de jazmín y de glicina, luna, canción y ella con su amor. Fue la guitarra así, mi compañera, la que llenó mis noches de ilusión, la que alegró mi vida de bohemia, y encadenó mis sueños a su amor. Lloré, reí, viví, sufrí, buscando dulce prenda, canté, soñé, perdí, gané, y no encontré la huella. Al fin triunfé, bebí su amor, me encariñé a sus trenzas y la sentí en mi vida junto a mi corazón. Como un recuerdo que ha vuelto otra vez, que yo siempre alenté, que yo siempre soñé. Hoy te busco como al sueño azul, con deseo de alcanzar tu amor, como una imagen que no borraré la que siempre guardé y que nunca olvidé el recuerdo que tu amor me dio, es nostálgico querer.

English · machine translation

My dearest little guitar friend of my loves. Come back in the night today, by the fence, the sweet trill; payador's love, scent of jasmine and wisteria, moon, song and she with her love. It was the guitar thus, my companion, the one that filled my nights with illusion, the one that brightened my bohemian life, and chained my dreams to her love. I cried, I laughed, I lived, I suffered, searching for a sweet garment, I sang, I dreamed, I lost, I won, and found no trace. At last I triumphed, I drank her love, I became attached to her braids and I felt her in my life next to my heart. Like a memory that has come back again, that I always encouraged, that I always dreamed of. Today I look for you like a blue dream, with desire to reach your love, like an image that I will not erase the one I always kept and that I never forgot the memory that your love gave me, it is nostalgic to want.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 14 recordings of this song by 10 orchestras, 1928 to 2009.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of La guitarrita · 1958 by year, taller the more they are danced · 14 of 14 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 10 orchestras; the earliest here is Carlos Di Sarli in 1928.

  1. 1928Carlos Di SarliRecording
  2. 1930Francisco CanaroRecording
  3. 1930Edgardo DonatoRecording
  4. 1936Juan D'ArienzoRecording
  5. 1949Miguel CalóRecording
  6. 1951Florindo SassoneRecording
  7. 1954Osvaldo PuglieseRecording
  8. 1958Alberto Mastra y su Conjunto de GuitarrasRecording
  9. 1966Mariano MoresRecording
  10. 2009Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Recording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

14 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdLa guitarrita · Carlos Di Sarli · instrumental · tango · Nov 26, 1928 · RCA Victor
    No match yet
    1928
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedLa guitarrita · Osvaldo Pugliese · instrumental · tango · Jul 14, 1954 · Odeon
    8 dances
    1954
  3. Miguel CalóLa guitarrita · Miguel Caló · instrumental · tango · Dec 29, 1949 · OdeonMeasured automatically · 126 BPM · E minor
    No match yet
    1949
  4. Francisco CanaroLa guitarrita · Francisco Canaro · instrumental · tango · Jun 24, 1930 · Odeon
    1 dance
    1930
  5. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)La guitarrita · Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) · tango · 2009
    No match yet
    2009
  6. Alberto Mastra y su Conjunto de GuitarrasLa guitarrita · Alberto Mastra y su Conjunto de Guitarras · tango · 1958 · Odeon
    No match yet
    1958
  7. Mariano MoresLa guitarrita · Mariano Mores · tango · 1966
    No match yet
    1966
  8. Eduardo ArolasNot in our catalogueApr 241917
  9. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueJul 101952
  10. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogue1972
  11. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue
  12. José CanetNot in our catalogueNelly Omar
  13. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Alberto Mastra y su Conjunto de Guitarras

La guitarrita · Alberto Mastra y su Conjunto de Guitarras · tango · 1958 · Odeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the matrix number.

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  1. La guitarrita · Carlos Di Sarli · 1928

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