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Milonguero viejo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944

Carlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
Music by Carlos Di Sarli, lyrics by Enrique Carrera Sotelo. 14 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–2004.

Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Carlos Di Sarli recordings indexed 1928–1960 · gold: Melodic, 1942–1949

Milonguero viejo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944 is a tango.† Milonguero viejo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944 lasts 02:40.† Milonguero viejo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944: An instrumental Di Sarli pick, despite the milonga-sounding title actually a tango.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

139 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Di Sarli
Words
Enrique Carrera Sotelo
Written
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First played
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Its words name
La Paternal

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

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El barrio duerme y sueña al arrullo de un triste tango llorón; en el silencio tiembla la voz de un mozo cantor. La última esperanza flota en su canción, en su canción maleva y en el canto dulce eleva toda la dulzura de su humilde amor. Linda pebeta de mis sueños, en este tango llorón mi amor mistongo va cantando su milonga de dolor, y entre el rezongo de los fuelles y el canyengue de mi voz, ilusionado y tembloroso vibra humilde el corazón. Sos la más linda del pobre arrabal, sos la musa maleva de mi inspiración; y en los tangos del de La Paternal sos el alma criolla que llora de amor. Sin berretines mi musa mistonguera chamuya en verso su dolor; tu almita loca, sencilla y ha enloquecido mi pobre corazón. El barrio duerme y sueña al arrullo del triste tango llorón; en el silencio tiembla la voz del mozo cantor; la última esperanza flota en su canción, en su canción maleva y el viento que pasa lleva toda la dulzura de su corazón.

English · machine translation

The neighborhood sleeps and dreams to the lullaby of a sad weeping tango; in the silence trembles the milonga voice of a young singer. The last hope floats in his song, in his evil song and in the sweet song it raises all the sweetness of his humble love. Pretty little pebeta of my dreams, in this weeping tango my mistongo love sings its milonga of pain, and between the rezongo of the bellows and the canyengue of my voice, illusioned and trembling humble heart vibrates. You are the prettiest paica of the poor suburb, you are the evil muse of my inspiration; and in the tangos of the Pibe of La Paternal you are the Creole soul that cries for love. Without berretines my mistonguera muse shamuya in verse your pain; your crazy, simple and milonguera little soul has driven my poor heart crazy. The neighborhood sleeps and dreams to the lullaby of the sad weeping tango; in the silence trembles the milonguera voice of the singing boy; the last hope floats in his song, in his evil song and the passing wind carries all the sweetness of his heart.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 14 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1928 to 2004.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Milonguero viejo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944 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 · 7 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, with 98% of the 139 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

2 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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. Los Señores del TangoMilonguero viejoLos Señores del TangoinstrumentaltangoColumbia
    2 dances · 1%
    1962
  2. Juan MaglioMilonguero viejoJuan MaglioCarlos Vivántango
    No match yet
    1928
  3. Lucio DemareMilonguero viejoLucio Demaresinger unknowntangoArt-FONO
    No match yet
    1956
  4. Orquesta Escuela de TangoMilonguero viejoOrquesta Escuela de Tangosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2000
  5. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogueFeb 291928
  6. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Apr 21928
  7. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogue1943
  8. Argentino GalvánNot in our catalogue1958
  9. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue1981
  10. Atilio StamponeNot in our catalogue
  11. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Milonguero viejoCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Carlos Di Sarli recorded on Jul 11, 1944.

  1. La capilla blancaCarlos Di SarliAlberto PodestátangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1944 · danced on film 2022–2024

20222024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2022: 1, 2024: 1

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 00828766035421-1-7

tango.info · 02480002718567-2-1

tango.info · 02480002005094-1-4

tango.info · 02480002336259-2-3

tango.info · 02480002125624-1-11

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:40

Audio feature15

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.954

Audio feature E

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.797

Audio feature -20.6

Audio feature 0.349

Audio feature 0.282

Audio feature 0.014

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.984

Audio feature 121.3

Audio feature 60.7

Audio feature step

Notes1

An instrumental Di Sarli pick, despite the milonga-sounding title actually a tango.

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. Milonguero viejoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá

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