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La última copa · Francisco Canaro · 1927

Francisco CanaroAgustín IrustatangoOdeon
Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1987.

Pinned at 1927 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Charlo, 1927–1932

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

9 orchestras recorded it

34 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Eche amigo, nomás, écheme y llene hasta el borde la copa de champán, que esta noche de y de alegría el dolor que hay en mi alma quiero ahogar. Es la última de mi vida, de mi vida, muchachos, que se va... mejor dicho, se ha ido tras de aquella que no supo mi amor nunca apreciar. Yo la quise, muchachos, y la quiero y jamás yo la podré olvidar; yo me emborracho por ella y ella quién sabe qué hará. Eche, mozo, más champán, que todo mi dolor, bebiendo lo he de ahogar; y si la ven, muchachos, díganle que ha sido por su amor que mi vida ya se fue. Y brindemos, nomás, la última copa, que tal vez también ella ahora estará ofreciendo en algún brindis su boca y otra boca feliz la besará. Eche, amigo, nomás, écheme y llene hasta el borde la copa de champán, que mi vida se ha ido tras de aquella que no supo mi amor nunca apreciar.

English · machine translation

Just pour, my friend, just pour me and fill the champagne glass the champagne glass to the brim, for this night of revelry and joy I want to drown the pain in my soul. This is the last party of my life, of my life, boys, which is leaving... or rather, it's gone after the one that my love never knew how to appreciate. I loved her, boys, and I love her and I can never forget her; I get drunk for her and who knows what she'll do. Pour, waiter, more champagne, than all my pain, I'll drown it in drink; And if you see her, boys, tell her that it was for her love that my life is already gone. And let's toast, just the last glass, that maybe she too will now be offering her mouth in some toast and another happy mouth will kiss her. Pour, my friend, just pour, pour me and fill up the champagne glass to the brim, that my life has gone after the one that my love never knew how to appreciate.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 14 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1926 to 1987.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of La última copa · Francisco Canaro · 1927 by year, taller the more they are danced · 14 of 14 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

14 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

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

The leader is Francisco Canaro, with 41% of the 34 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseLa última copaOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto MorántangoOdeon
    8 dances · 24%
    1953
  2. Ricardo TanturiLa última copaRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
    7 dances · 21%
    1943
  3. Sexteto TangoLa última copaSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
    3 dances · 9%
    1968
  4. Miguel CalóLa última copaMiguel CalóRaúl del Mar, Héctor GagliarditangoOdeon Colombia
    2 dances · 6%
    1965
  5. Héctor GranéLa última copaHéctor Granésinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1957
  6. Alfredo De AngelisLa última copaAlfredo De AngelisJuan Carlos GodoytangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1958
  7. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoLa última copaLos Solistas De D'ArienzoWalter GutiérreztangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1987
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 141927
  9. Luis CarusoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Mar 111948
  10. Lorenzo BarberoNot in our catalogueJun 281950
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré1954
  12. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDalva de Oliveira · May 201957
  13. Michiko MaedaNot in our catalogue1960
  14. Mandragora Tango OrchestraNot in our catalogueJun 42005
  15. Jorge FalcónNot in our catalogue
  16. Jorge SareliNot in our catalogue
  17. Antonio De MayoNot in our catalogue
  18. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueAgustín Irusta, Roberto Fugazot

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

La última copaFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Mar 21, 1927.

  1. AmadeoFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon
  2. Barrio reoFrancisco CanaroAgustin IrustatangoOdeon
  3. Caña huecaFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon
  4. Pensalo bienFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon
  5. Soy tuyaFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon

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