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Ay Aurora

Music by Carlos Gardel, José Razzano, lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1973.
1939: 2 · danced 3 times1973: 1 · danced 23 times
1939’50’60’701973
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1939: 2, 3; 1973: 1, 23

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1939 and 1973.

    How we know

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

Ay Aurora is a tango.

Ay Aurora was composed by Carlos Gardel and José Razzano.

The lyrics of Ay Aurora are by Pedro Numa Córdoba, Carlos Gardel, and José Razzano.

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Credit

Music
Carlos Gardel, José Razzano
Lyrics
Pedro Numa Córdoba

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Nov 14
    3 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Dec 14
    23 dances
    1973
  3. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdHéctor Farrel · May 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1939
  4. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel, José Razzano1919
  5. Gabriel ClausiNot in our catalogueRicardo Ruiz1948
  6. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueCarlos Nogués, Jorge Rolando · Nov 111966
  7. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1973 · danced on film 2009–2025

20092025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 4, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 4, 2021: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152018 · 2:50

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJorge Torres & Vanja Modzelewski2009
  2. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2018
  3. The 2020sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2023

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · tema/4104

Single source

tango.info · T0370002213

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MusicBrainz · 229770cb-9eb8-4d7c-9c4d-c7d6bdcc9488source

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Composer2

Composed by Carlos Gardel

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Composed by José Razzano

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Lyricist3

Lyrics by Pedro Numa Córdoba

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Lyrics by Carlos Gardel

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Lyrics by José Razzano

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Listen

  1. Ay AuroraJulio De Caro · Héctor Farrel · no clip yet1939
  2. Ay AuroraJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939
  3. Ay AuroraJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1973

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