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De antaño

Music by Luis Rubistein, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–2001.
1939: 1 · danced 211 times2001: 1 · danced 0 times
1939’50’60’70’80’902001
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1939: 1, 211; 2001: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo’s 1939 version holds 100% of its dancing (211 of 211).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 2 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

De antaño was composed by Luis Rubistein.†† The lyrics of De antaño are by Luis Rubistein.†

Credit

Music
Luis Rubistein
Lyrics
Luis Rubistein

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Sep 27
    211 dances
    1939
  2. Miguel Villasboas
    Not danced on film yet
    2001

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

En la calleja querendona y suburbana, los pregones más humildes ponen sol en las mañanas y las muchachas, junto al carro verdulero, se estremecen al piropo del galante vocinglero. Hay un revuelo de trenzas y percales, policromía brillante de arrabal y en cada puerta pone el sol con sus raudales, un poquito más de vida y otro amor sentimental. Tiempo de pantalón a la francesa, noches en que reinaba la ilusión, cuando el amor se volcaba en serenatas, luna de plata sobre el balcón. Tiempo. del bordonear de las guitarras, bajo los techos verdes del parral, cuando el clavel se enredaba en la guedeja, junto a la oreja de algún zorzal. Los viejos valses del renguito organillero que bailaba en la vereda el monito , y la caída de la tarde dibujaba un gris melancolía que en la noche se encerraba. Y eran jardines de rosas y malvones los que colgaban temblando del balcón. Mi Buenos Aires, con mi cofre de emociones en la pena del recuerdo hoy te doy mi corazón.

English · machine translation

In the dearest and suburban alley, the most humble cries set the sun in the mornings and the girls, next to the greengrocer's cart, shudder at the piropo of the gallant speaker. There is a commotion of braids and percales, bright polychrome of the suburbs and in each door the sun shines with its streams, a little more life and another sentimental love. Time of French pants, nights when illusion reigned, when love poured out in serenades, silver moon on the balcony. Time. of the guitars strumming, under the green roofs of the vineyard, when the carnation was entangled in the glove, next to the ear of some thrush. The old waltzes of the little lame organ grinder who danced on the sidewalk the little monkey milonguero, and the fall of the afternoon drew a gray melancholy that was enclosed in the night. And they were gardens of roses and malvones that hung trembling from the balcony. My Buenos Aires, with my chest of emotions in the sorrow of memory today I give you my heart.

Danced to it

Music from 1939–2001 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2010: 3, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 10, 2014: 14, 2015: 11, 2016: 11, 2017: 21, 2018: 14, 2019: 17, 2020: 6, 2021: 3, 2022: 21, 2023: 8, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 2026: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    5 performances
  2. Salón CanningPalermo
    3 performances
  3. Club Social y Deportivo Villa MalcolmVilla Crespo
    2 performances
  4. MarabúSan Nicolás
    2 performances
  5. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  6. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Luis Rubistein

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370009543

Single source

MusicBrainz · 4d28f880-503a-44a0-8f16-3707aa31136fsource

Single source

TodoTango · tema/6177

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Rubistein

Single source

Listen

  1. De antañoJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939
  2. De antañoMiguel Villasboas2001

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