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La reina del tango

Music by Rafael Iriarte, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1929.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1929

  1. Francisco CanaroCharlo1929

Versions of La reina del tango recorded 1929

La reina del tango was composed by Rafael Iriarte.

La reina del tango is a tango.

La reina del tango was published in 1928.

The lyrics of La reina del tango are by Enrique Cadícamo.

The song

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1 orchestra recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Rafael Iriarte
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Flor de noche que al sordo fragor del champán descorchado triunfás, reina loca que un juego de amor lentamente, bailando, trenzás. Tu compás es el ritmo sensual que en la alfombra retuerce el gotán y tu pinta elegante y teatral se muestra orgullosa junto a tu . Sos reina del tango, ruflera, la ciencia canera de saber bailar prendió una diadema de nobleza sobre tu cabeza reina del gotán. Tiembla en tus caderas la música rea, es la melopea que a tu corazón muy a la sordina le hace un contracanto que aumenta el quebranto de tu perdición. El gotán se te fue al corazón como un dulce de amor y es por eso que en esta canción encontrarás alegría y dolor. , milonga, seguí el jarandón, meta baile con corte y champán, ya un noche tendrás que bailar el tango grotesco del Juicio Final.

English · machine translation

Flower of the night that to the deaf roar of uncorked champagne you triumph, mad queen that a game of love slowly, dancing, you braid. Your compass is the sensual rhythm that in the carpet twists the gotán and your elegant and theatrical look proudly shows itself next to your bacán. You are the queen of tango, papusa ruflera, the canera science of knowing how to dance ignited a diadem of noble nobility on your head queen of the gotán. Trembles in your hips the real music, is the melopea that to your heart very much to the mute makes a counter song that increases the pain of your perdition. The gotán went to your heart like a sweet chamuyo of love and that's why in this song you'll find joy and pain. Che, milonga, follow the jarandón, meta baile with corte and champagne, and one night you'll have to dance the grotesque tango of the Last Judgment.

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1929 to 1929.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedLa reina del tangoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1929
  2. Guillermo Barbieri, José Ricardo, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 41928
  3. Juan Carlos GodoyNot in our catalogue
All recordings of La reina del tango

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

La reina del tangoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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Composer1

Composed by Rafael Iriarte

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/464

tango.info · T0370135504

Is a1

Is a Tango

Published1

Published 1928

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo

Used in lyric1

chamuyo — used in lyric La reina del tango

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  1. La reina del tangoFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon

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