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Pa' los muchachos

Music by José Ranieri, lyrics by Julian Centeya. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1943

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1943

Versions of Pa' los muchachos recorded 1943

Pa' los muchachos was composed by José Ranieri.

Pa' los muchachos is a tango.

The lyrics of Pa' los muchachos are by Julian Centeya.

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Ranieri
Words
Julian Centeya
Written
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First played
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Its words name
Nueva Pompeya

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Muchachos... Pido entrada y me arremango, Que esta noche traigo un tango Viejo tango, Corazón. Muchachos... Abanicando este fueye, Un viejo recuerdo llueve Su hilacha sentimental. En un rincón de Pompeya, Un callejón, una estrella La oscura pena de un bar. Era su alma la noche De dura sombra, negra y fatal, Prendida al alma la llevo Como condena, para mi mal. Rencores que no la olvidan Me asaltan a cada paso, Mostrándome en el fracaso El resto de una ilusión.

English · machine translation

Guys... I ask for a ticket and I roll up my sleeves, Tonight I bring a tango Old tango, Corazón. Boys... Fanning this fueye, An old memory rains Its sentimental thread. In a corner of Pompeii, An alley, a star The dark sorrow of a bar. Was his soul the night Of hard shadow, black and fatal, I carry it in my soul As a condemnation, for my evil. Grudges that do not forget her Assail me at every step, Showing me in failure The remainder of an illusion.

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 · 2 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdMost dancedPa' los muchachosCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1943
  2. Eduardo Del PianoNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Sep 271948
  3. Eduardo Del PianoNot in our catalogue
All recordings of Pa' los muchachos

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Pa' los muchachosCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Adrian Costa2025 · 2:59

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2025–2026

20252026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2025: 1, 2026: 1

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

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Composer1

Composed by José Ranieri

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/4213

tango.info · T0370190456

Is a1

Is a Tango

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Julian Centeya

Listen

  1. Pa' los muchachosCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor

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