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Milonga que peina canas · Pedro Maffia · 1959

Pedro MaffiaAlberto Gómezmilonga
Music by Alberto Gómez, lyrics by Alberto Gómez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1959.

Pinned at 1959 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Pedro Maffia recordings indexed 1930–1959

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

129 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alberto Gómez
Words
Alberto Gómez
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Allá en el tiempo del jopo, peinao al agua florida, cuando era linda la vida y era mi escuela un stud, nació mi amor por los pingos con Stiletto y Surplice y ese amor echó raíces al llegar mi juventud. Las chaquetillas famosas dejaron en mis oídos frufrú de tiempos queridos que ya no pueden volver; y hoy que tengo la cabeza cubierta por tanta nieve, con los hijos de Congreve vuelvo a rejuvenecer. Milonga que peina canas y llora por San Martín, Amianto, Niobe, Porteño, Cordón Rouge y "Pipermint. Milonga que peina canas y ablanda mi corazón como Old Man y Botafogo, Rico, Lombardo y Macón. Yo vivo con los recuerdos de Floreal y Melgarejo, Mouchette, Omega, Bermejo, Mineral, Cocles o Ix y cuando llegue la hora de dar el último abrazo, me iré pensando en Payaso para morirme feliz. Milonga que peina canas y está llorando de pena por Argentino Gigena se fue sin decirle adiós; nosotros también, milonga, pensando en tiempos remotos, con muchos boletos rotos, tendremos que ver si hay Dios.

English · machine translation

Back in the time of the jopo, combed in the flowery water, when life was beautiful and my school was a stud, my love for the pingos was born with Stiletto and Surplice and that love took root when my youth arrived. The famous jackets left in my ears frufru of dear times that can no longer return; and today when my head is covered covered by so much snow, with the children of Congreve I am rejuvenated again. Milonga that combs gray hair and cries for San Martín, Amianto, Niobe, Porteño, Cordon Rouge and "Pipermint. Milonga that combs gray hair and softens my heart like Old Man and Botafogo, Rico, Lombardo and Macón. I live with the memories of Floreal and Melgarejo, Mouchette, Omega, Bermejo, Mineral, Cocles or Ix and when the time comes to give the last embrace, I will leave thinking of Clown to die happy. Milonga that combs gray hair and is crying with grief for Argentino Gigena he left without saying goodbye; we too, milonga, thinking of remote times, with many broken tickets, we'll have to see if there is God.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1942 to 1959.
1940’50
Recordings of Milonga que peina canas · Pedro Maffia · 1959 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1952, with 67% of the 129 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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedMilonga que peina canasJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordemilongaRCA Victor
    87 dances · 67%
    1952
  2. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdMilonga que peina canasMiguel CalóRaúl BerónmilongaOdeon
    42 dances · 33%
    1942
  3. Aníbal TroiloMilonga que peina canasAníbal TroiloRoberto GoyenechemilongaTK
    No match yet
    1956
  4. Pedro MaffiaMilonga que peina canasPedro MaffiaAlberto Gómezmilonga
    No match yet
    1959
  5. José CanetNot in our catalogueAlberto Gómez
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez

One recording

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Pedro Maffia

Milonga que peina canasPedro MaffiaAlberto Gómezmilonga

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