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La piba de los jazmines

Music by Ricardo Malerba, Dante Smurra, lyrics by Julio Navarrine. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Ricardo Malerba, 1943

  1. Ricardo MalerbaOrlando Medina1943

Versions of La piba de los jazmines recorded 1943

La piba de los jazmines is a tango.

La piba de los jazmines was composed by Ricardo Malerba and Dante Smurra.

The lyrics of La piba de los jazmines are by Julio Navarrine.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

36 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Ricardo Malerba, Dante Smurra
Words
Julio Navarrine
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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

No hubo tan hermosa Desde el Bajo a la Barranca, Como aquella que llegaba Y se iba con el sol. Del taller fue la hormiguita Laboriosa, alegre y franca, Que a la aurora le robaba Todo el “rouge” de su arrebol. Más de un guapo prepotente Hizo ronda en su ventana, Quién la viera, los domingos Hacer guardia en el portón. Esperando, presintiendo Y ostentando muy ufana, Un jazmín prendido al pecho Custodiando al corazón. Culpa fue de aquel soñado Malandrín de sus amores, Que diciendo “triunfo” él sólo Las cuarenta le acusó. Doctorado en amoríos Le hizo ver los esplendores, De otra vida y de otro mundo Y ella, ciega, sonrió. Él le dijo: “Margarita del suburbio tan lozana, sos la estampa más porteña de Griseta y de Mimí.” Y en el pecho tembloroso De la reina suburbana, Un jazmín agonizaba Cuando ella dijo: “Sí...”

English · machine translation

There was no girl so beautiful From the Bajo to the Barranca, As the one who arrived And left with the sun. From the workshop was the little ant Laborious, cheerful and frank, That stole from the dawn All the "rouge" of her glow. More than one arrogant handsome man Made rounds at her window, Who would see her, on Sundays Standing guard at the gate. Waiting, sensing And showing off very proudly, A jasmine pinned to her breast Guarding the heart. It was the fault of that dreamed The scoundrel of her loves, That saying "triumph" he alone The forty accused him. Doctored in love affairs He made him see the splendors Of another life and another world And she, blind, smiled. He said to her: "Margarita of the suburb so lush, you are the most porteño stamp of Griseta and Mimí". And in the trembling chest Of the suburban queen, A jasmine was dying When she said: "Yes..."

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1943 to 1943.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Ricardo MalerbaEarliest we holdMost dancedLa piba de los jazminesRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango
    36 dances
    1943
All recordings of La piba de los jazmines

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Ricardo Malerba

La piba de los jazminesRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 32 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 3, 2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 1, 2016: 4, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2022: 1, 2026: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Demetrio Scafaria and Letizia Messina

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La piba de los jazminesRicardo Malerba, 1943
    2. 2Que Dios te ayudeJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    3. 3Milonga de mis amoresJuan D'Arienzo, 1970
    4. 4La mariposaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1985
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Roxana Suárez and Sebastián Achaval

    White Nights Tango, 2013 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Yo no espero nadaJuan D'Arienzo, 1945
    2. 2La piba de los jazminesRicardo Malerba, 1943
    3. 3EmbrujamientoRicardo Malerba, 1943
    Watch it on TangoTube
  3. Agustina Berenstein and Rodrigo Palacios

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La piba de los jazminesRicardo Malerba, 1943
    2. 2Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938
    3. 3ReciénRicardo Tanturi, 1944
    Watch it on TangoTube

Read more

every sentence cites a published fact

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/2500

tango.info · T0370185720

Is a1

Is a Tango

Composer2

Composed by Ricardo Malerba

Composed by Dante Smurra

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Julio Navarrine

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  1. La piba de los jazminesRicardo MalerbaOrlando Medinatango

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