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Niebla del Riachuelo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1937

Osvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor
Music by Juan Carlos Cobián, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–2006.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Fresedo, 1937

  1. Lucio Demare1957
  2. Osvaldo FresedoRoberto Ray1937
  3. José SalaAlfredo Belusi1954
  4. Orquesta Típica Fervor de Buenos AiresDiego Dimartino2006
  5. Los Astros del Tango1958
  6. Orquesta Típica ImperialOmar Garré20052006

Pinned at 1937 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · gold: With Ray, 1931–1939

Niebla del Riachuelo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1937 was sung by Roberto Ray.†† Niebla del Riachuelo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1937 is a tango.† Niebla del Riachuelo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1937 lasts 02:26.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

29 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Carlos Cobián
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Turbio fondeadero donde van a recalar, barcos que en el muelle para siempre han de quedar... Sombras que se alargan en la noche del dolor; náufragos del mundo que han perdido el corazón... Puentes y cordajes donde el viento viene a aullar, barcos carboneros que jamás han de zarpar... Torvo cementerio de las naves que al morir, sueñan sin embargo que hacia el mar han de partir... ¡Niebla del Riachuelo!.. Amarrado al recuerdo yo sigo esperando... ¡Niebla del Riachuelo!... De ese amor, para siempre, me vas alejando... Nunca más volvió, nunca más la vi, nunca más su voz nombró mi nombre junto a mí... esa misma voz que dijo: '¡Adiós!'. Sueña, marinero, con tu viejo bergantín, bebe tus nostalgias en el sordo cafetín... Llueve sobre el puerto, mientras tanto mi canción; llueve lentamente sobre tu desolación... Anclas que ya nunca, nunca más, han de levar, bordas de lanchones sin amarras que soltar... Triste caravana sin destino ni ilusión, como un barco preso en la 'botella del figón'...

English · machine translation

Shady anchorage where they are going to land, ships that in the dock must remain forever... Shadows that lengthen in the night of pain..; Castaways of the world who have lost their hearts... Bridges and ropes where the wind comes to howl..., coal ships that will never set sail... A dull cemetery of the ships that in dying, yet dream that they will sail away to the sea... Fog of the Riachuelo!... Tied to the memory I am still waiting... Fog of the Riachuelo!... Of that love, forever, you are taking me away... She never came back, I never saw her again, never again her voice named my name next to me... that same voice that said: 'Farewell! Dream, sailor, of your old brigantine, drink your nostalgia in the deaf cafe... It rains on the harbor, meanwhile my song; It rains slowly on your desolation... Anchors that will never, never again weigh.., Boats' gunwales with no moorings to cast off... Sad caravan without destination or illusion, like a ship imprisoned in the 'bottle of the figón'...

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1937 to 2006.
1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Niebla del Riachuelo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1937 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 18 more we know of

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

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  1. Lucio DemareNiebla del RiachueloLucio DemaretangoDisc Jockey
    2 dances
    1957
  2. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdMost dancedNiebla del RiachueloOsvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor
    25 dances
    1937
  3. José SalaNiebla del RiachueloJosé SalaAlfredo BelusitangoColumbia
    1 dance
    1954
  4. Orquesta Típica Fervor de Buenos AiresNiebla del RiachueloOrquesta Típica Fervor de Buenos AiresDiego Dimartinotango
    No match yet
    2006
  5. Los Astros del TangoNiebla del RiachueloLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall
    1 dance
    1958
  6. Alberto VilaNot in our catalogue1937
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueOscar Serpa1937
  8. Terig TucciNot in our catalogue1957
  9. Tita MerelloNot in our catalogue1960
  10. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueJul 301968
  11. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Jul 21976
  12. Tita MerelloNot in our catalogue
  13. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  14. Miguel MonteroNot in our catalogue
  15. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  16. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
  17. Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
  18. Carlos FigariNot in our catalogueTita Merello
  19. Franco LucianiNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Niebla del RiachueloOsvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 27 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Sep 17, 1937.

  1. El campeónOsvaldo FresedoRoberto RaytangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1937 · danced on film 2006–2025

20062025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2006: 1, 2008: 3, 2011: 3, 2012: 3, 2014: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Confitería IdealSan Nicolás
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Bruno Tombari and Rocio Lequio

    2024 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Niebla del RiachueloOsvaldo Fresedo, 1937
    2. 2Pura claseRodolfo Biagi, 1939
    3. 3Mozo guapoRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Cite this

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Roberto RaySep 17, 1937

In other catalogues15

tango.info · 00828768494721-1-2

tango.info · 02480002031383-1-2

tango.info · 02480002043850-1-18

tango.info · 02480002102700-1-18

tango.info · 02480002200321-1-16

tango.info · 02480002330134-1-2

tango.info · 02480002702108-2-1

tango.info · 04024236200160-1-6

tango.info · 08427328131117-1-13

tango.info · 00743212200621-1-3

tango.info · 08427328146074-2-1

tango.info · 00743212214925-1-2

tango.info · 00743214128725-1-2

tango.info · 00743216372027-1-19

tango.info · 00743217137328-1-3

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:26

Audio feature13

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.951

Audio feature 0.562

Audio feature -19.5

Audio feature 0.438

Audio feature 0.411

Audio feature 0.11

Audio feature 0.129

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.761

Audio feature 124.2

Audio feature 62.1

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Niebla del RiachueloOsvaldo FresedoRoberto Ray

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