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Mi serenata

Music by Edgardo Donato, lyrics by Juan Carlos Thorry. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–2017.
1940: 2 · danced 1 times1952: 1 · danced 34 times1955: 1 · danced 9 times1973: 1 · danced 0 times2017: 1 · danced 0 times
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’102017
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1940: 2, 1; 1952: 1, 34; 1955: 1, 9; 1973: 1, 0; 2017: 1, 0

  1. Edgardo Donato recorded it in 1940 and 1952.

    How we know

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

Mi serenata was composed by Edgardo Donato.†† The lyrics of Mi serenata are by Juan Carlos Thorry.†

Credit

Music
Edgardo Donato
Lyrics
Juan Carlos Thorry

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMiguel Montero, Jorge Maciel · Odeon · Sep 2
    9 dances
    1955
  2. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdRomeo Gavioli, Lita Morales · RCA Victor · Jan 11
    1 dance
    1940
  3. Edgardo DonatoMost dancedAlberto Podestá, Carlos Almada · Pampa · Jun 25
    34 dances
    1952
  4. Francisco CanaroFrancisco Amor · Odeon · Mar 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1940
  5. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraRoberto Minondi, Marisol Martínez · Oct 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2017
  6. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoOsvaldo Ramos · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1973

Lyrics

Español

Niña de mi corazón brindarte quiero un cantar que sea el reflejo fiel de cariño sin par, niña de mi ilusión. A tu reja llegué una estrella guiñó y aquel día forjé mi primera ilusión. Serenata que allí para ti improvisó mi amor, tu promesa de amor, tu mirada, un clavel, dieron premio a mi canción. Hoy que ya el tiempo pasó, vine a tu reja a cantar, silencio fue el responder a este triste dolor que tu ausencia dejó.

English · machine translation

Child of my heart I want to offer you a song that is a faithful reflection of unparalleled affection, child of my illusion. I came to your grille a star winked and that day I forged my first illusion. Serenade that there my love improvised for you, your promise of love, your gaze, a carnation, gave a prize to my song. Today that time has passed, I came to your grille to sing, silence was the answer to this sad pain that your absence left.

Danced to it

Music from 1940–2017 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 2, 2010: 1, 2011: 4, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2014: 1, 2015: 3, 2016: 1, 2017: 6, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

Cristian Palomo & Melisa SacchiWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20163:14

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sGaston Torelli & Moira Castellano2009
  2. The 2010sGastón Camejo & Lorena Gonzalez Cattaneo2018
  3. The 2020sDmitriy Yefimenko & Dimitry Yefimenko2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Edgardo Donato

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370046777

Single source

MusicBrainz · 53df1ed9-422d-4b1a-93ad-69f6e1d54f64source

Single source

TodoTango · tema/1546

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Juan Carlos Thorry

Single source

Listen

  1. Mi serenataEdgardo Donato · Romeo Gavioli, Lita Morales1940
  2. Mi serenataFrancisco Canaro · Francisco Amor · no clip yet1940
  3. Mi serenataEdgardo Donato · Alberto Podestá, Carlos Almada1952
  4. Mi serenataOsvaldo Pugliese · Miguel Montero, Jorge Maciel1955
  5. Mi serenataLos Solistas De D'Arienzo · Osvaldo Ramos · no clip yet1973
  6. Mi serenataOrquesta Romantica Milonguera · Roberto Minondi, Marisol Martínez2017

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