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La casita de mis viejos

Music by Juan Carlos Cobián, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 12 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–2019.

Versions of La casita de mis viejos recorded 1944–2019

La casita de mis viejos is a tango.

La casita de mis viejos was published in 1932.

La casita de mis viejos was composed by Juan Carlos Cobian.

The lyrics of La casita de mis viejos are by Enrique Cadícamo.

The work

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Music
Juan Carlos Cobián
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 12 recordings of this song by 11 orchestras, 1944 to 2019.

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1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of La casita de mis viejos by year, taller the more they are danced · 12 of 12 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

12 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 22 more we know of

The leader is Juan Carlos Cobian, 1944, with 76% of the 46 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

16 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Juan Carlos CobianEarliest we holdMost dancedLa casita de mis viejosJuan Carlos CobianJosé Balbitango
    35 dances · 76%
    1944
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseLa casita de mis viejosOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoPhilips
    10 dances · 22%
    1965
  3. Osvaldo FresedoLa casita de mis viejosOsvaldo FresedoHéctor PachecotangoColumbia
    1 dance · 2%
    1952
  4. Florindo SassoneLa casita de mis viejosFlorindo SassoneCarlos MalbrantangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1950
  5. Lucio DemareLa casita de mis viejosLucio DemareinstrumentaltangoPampa
    No match yet
    1953
  6. Horacio SalganLa casita de mis viejosHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverotangoAntar-Telefunken (Montevideo)
    No match yet
    1957
  7. Armando PontierLa casita de mis viejosArmando PontierJulio SosatangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1958
  8. Los Astros Del TangoLa casita de mis viejosLos Astros Del Tangosinger unknowntangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  9. Horacio SalganLa casita de mis viejosHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverotangoPhilips
    No match yet
    1969
  10. Orquesta Típica ImperialLa casita de mis viejosOrquesta Típica Imperialsinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2007
  11. Orquesta Forever TangoLa casita de mis viejosOrquesta Forever Tangosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2013
  12. Matilde VitulloLa casita de mis viejosMatilde Vitullosinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    2019
  13. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogue1930
  14. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogue1931
  15. Julio De CaroNot in our catalogue1932
  16. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogueAug 91960
  17. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogue1961
  18. Alberto Di PauloNot in our catalogueApr 151961
  19. Leo LipeskerNot in our catalogueJun 71961
  20. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1973

Lyrics

Español

Barrio tranquilo de mi ayer, como un triste atardecer, a tu esquina vuelvo viejo... Vuelvo más viejo, la vida me ha cambiado... en mi cabeza un poco de plata me ha dejado. Yo fui viajero del dolor y en mi andar de soñador comprendí mi mal de vida, y cada beso lo borré con una copa, las mujeres siempre son las que matan la ilusión. (en un juego de ilusión repartí mi corazón.) Vuelvo vencido a la casita de mis viejos, cada cosa es un recuerdo que se agita en mi memoria, mis veinte abriles me llevaron lejos… locuras juveniles, la falta de consejo. Hay en la casa un hondo y cruel silencio huraño, y al golpear, como un extraño, me recibe el viejo criado… Habré cambiado totalmente, que el anciano por la voz tan sólo me reconoció. Pobre viejita la encontré enfermita; yo le hablé y me miró con unos ojos… Con esos ojos nublados por el llanto como diciéndome porqué tardaste tanto… Ya nunca más he de partir y a tu lado he de sentir el calor de un gran cariño… Sólo una madre nos perdona en esta vida, es la única verdad, es mentira lo demás.

English · machine translation

Quiet neighborhood of my yesterday, like a sad sunset, to your corner I return old... I come back older, life has changed me... in my head a little silver has left me. I was a traveler of pain and in my dreamer's wanderings I understood my evil of life, and every kiss I erased with a drink, women are always the ones who kill the illusion. (in a game of illusion I divided my heart). I return defeated to my parents' house, each thing is a memory that stirs in my memory, my twenty years took me far away... youthful follies, the lack of advice. There is in the house a deep and cruel sullen silence, and when I knock, like a stranger, I am received by the old servant... I must have changed so much, that the old man by my voice only recognized me. Poor old lady, I found her sick; I spoke to her and she looked at me with eyes... With those eyes clouded with tears as if telling me why it took you so long... I will never leave again and by your side I will feel the warmth of a great affection... Only a mother forgives us in this life, is the only truth, everything else is a lie.

The versions dancers use

Music from 1944–2019 · danced on film 2010–2026

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

2010: 1, 2012: 3, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 2, 2026: 1

Guillermo García3:38

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