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Argañaraz

Music by Roberto Firpo, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1985.
1940: 1 · danced 102 times1944: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1959: 1 · danced 1 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1985: 1 · danced 0 times
1940’50’60’70’801985
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1940: 1, 102; 1944: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1959: 1, 1; 1966: 1, 0; 1985: 1, 0

  1. Ricardo Tanturi’s 1940 version holds 97% of its dancing (102 of 105).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 6 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

Argañaraz was composed by Roberto Firpo.†† The lyrics of Argañaraz are by Enrique Cadícamo.†

Credit

Music
Roberto Firpo
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde · RCA Victor · Nov 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  2. Ricardo TanturiEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 18
    102 dances
    1940
  3. Ángel D'AgostinoTino García · RCA Victor · Jul 24
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  4. Alfredo De AngelisRubén Linares · Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1985
  5. Roberto FirpoIgnacio Murillo · RCA Victor · Apr 21
    2 dances
    1944
  6. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Sep 16
    1 dance
    1959
  7. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueApr 11930
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Apr 11930
  9. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Nov 251949
  10. Joaquín Do ReyesNot in our catalogueEnrique Lucero1950
  11. Joaquín Do ReyesNot in our catalogueEnrique Campos1950
  12. Joaquín Do ReyesNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  13. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental
  14. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCarlos Gardel

Lyrics

Español

Tiempos viejos y compadres de mi vida cadenera que ya no volverán mis años a gozar. Qué habrá sido de esa barra, bravucona y trensillera, que tanto dio que hablar por su guapear. Adiós, amigos de entonces, ya estamos viejos de tanto andar. Marcando una candombeada fue luciendo medias lunas y entre cortes y quebradas iba el tango provocador. Me acuerdo de aquellas farras que entre fueyes dormilones, rimaban los corazones un pasaje sentimental. Siglo de oro de ese tiempo en que el ñato Monteagudo, borracho de pernod, se quiso suicidar. Y del loco Puentecito y del viejito Lozano No los he vuelto a ver, ¿dónde andarán? Adiós, amigos de entonces, ya estamos viejos de tanto andar.

English · machine translation

Old times and compadres of my chain life that will never return my years to enjoy. What will have become of that bar, bravucona and trensillera, that gave so much to talk about for its guapear. Farewell, friends of that time, we are already old from so much walking. Marking a candombeada was wearing half moons and between cortes and quebradas went the provocative tango. I remember those farras that among the sleepy fueyes rhymed the hearts a sentimental passage. Golden century of that time when the ñato Monteagudo drunk on pernod, wanted to commit suicide. And of the crazy Puentecito and old Lozano I have not seen them again, Where are they? Farewell, friends from back then, we are already old from so much walking.

Danced to it

Music from 1940–1985 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 3, 2015: 4, 2016: 2, 2017: 4, 2018: 7, 2019: 10, 2020: 3, 2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 12, 2024: 8, 2025: 3, 2026: 4

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  2. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  3. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  4. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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