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Tiempos viejos · Francisco Canaro · 1931

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 10 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1976.
1926: 1 · danced 0 times1927: 1 · danced 0 times1931: 1 · danced 8 times1953: 2 · danced 1 times1956: 1 · danced 0 times1961: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 1 times1974: 1 · danced 0 times1976: 1 · danced 1 times
1926’40’50’60’701976
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1926: 1, 0; 1927: 1, 0; 1931: 1, 8; 1953: 2, 1; 1956: 1, 0; 1961: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 1; 1974: 1, 0; 1976: 1, 1

  1. Francisco Canaro recorded it in 1926, 1927, 1931, 1953 and 1961.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Tiempos viejos · Francisco Canaro · 1931: vocal sung.

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Credit

Music
Francisco Canaro
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

10 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 20 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde · RCA Victor · Aug 12
    1 dance
    1965
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseAbel Córdoba · Odeon · Oct 13
    1 dance
    1976
  3. Osvaldo FresedoCarlos Barrios · Odeon · May 20
    1 dance
    1953
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1926
  5. Francisco CanaroOdeon · May 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  6. Francisco CanaroMost dancedCharlo · Odeon · Dec 24
    8 dances
    1931
  7. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Odeon · Mar 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  8. Francisco CanaroErnesto Rondó · Odeon · Oct 2
    Not danced on film yet
    1961
  9. Armando PontierJulio Sosa · Apr 13
    Not danced on film yet
    1956
  10. Héctor VarelaFernando Soler
    Not danced on film yet
    1974
  11. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1926
  12. CharloNot in our catalogue1929
  13. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCharlo · May 271937
  14. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogue1938
  15. Emilio BrameriNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1952
  16. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1958
  17. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1961
  18. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Oct 161963
  19. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1975
  20. Armando MorenoNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español

¿Te acordás, hermano? ¡Qué tiempos aquellos! Eran otros hombres, más hombres los nuestros No se conocía cocó, ni morfina, Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina. ¿Te acordás, hermano? ¡Qué tiempos aquellos! ¡Veinticinco abriles que no volverán! ¡Veinticinco abriles! ¡Volver a tenerlos! ¡Si cuando me acuerdo, me pongo a llorar! ¿Dónde están los muchachos de entonces? Barra antigua de ayer ¿Dónde está? Yo y vos solos quedamos, hermano, Yo y vos solos para recordar... ¿Dónde están las mujeres aquellas, minas fieles, de gran corazón, que en los bailes de Laura peleaban cada cual defendiendo su amor? ¿Te acordás, hermano, la rubia Mireya que quité en lo de Hansen, al loco Cepeda? ¡Casi me suicido una noche por ella... y hoy es una pobre mendiga harapienta! ¿Te acordás, hermano, lo linda que era? Se formaba rueda pa´ verla bailar... Cuando por la calle la veo tan vieja Doy vuelta la cara y me pongo a llorar...

English · machine translation

Do you remember, brother? What times those were! They were other men, our men were more men There was no coconut, no morphine, The boys of yesteryear didn't use hair gel. Do you remember, brother? What times those were! Twenty-five years that will never come back! Twenty-five years! To have them again! When I remember, I start to cry! Where are the boys from back then? Yesterday's old bar, where is it? Me and you are alone, brother, Me and you alone to remember... Where are those women, faithful mines, of great heart, who at Laura's dances fought each one defending her love? Do you remember, brother, the blonde Mireya that I took away at Hansen's, from crazy Cepeda? I almost committed suicide one night for her... and today she's a poor ragged beggar! Do you remember, brother, how pretty she was? She used to form a wheel to see her dance... When I see her so old on the street I turn my face away and start to cry...

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Music from 1931 · danced on film 2010

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