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Ya vendrán tiempos mejores

Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Ivo Pelay. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1934.

Versions of Ya vendrán tiempos mejores recorded 1934

Ya vendrán tiempos mejores was composed by Francisco Canaro.† The lyrics of Ya vendrán tiempos mejores are by Ivo Pelay.† Ya vendrán tiempos mejores: The song's sheet music is subtitled 'Tango Optimista', marking a shift - after the Depression - toward Canaro's later signature 'everything's fine' optimistic lyric style, following his 1933 Si yo fuera millonario.†

The song

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1 orchestra recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Ivo Pelay
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1934 to 1934.

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

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedYa vendrán tiempos mejoresFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1934
  2. Ada FalcónNot in our catalogue1935

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

Ya vendrán tiempos mejoresFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
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Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

John Zabala & Paméla Ramos Aracena3:50

In their words

  • The song's sheet music is subtitled 'Tango Optimista', marking a shift - after the Depression - toward Canaro's later signature 'everything's fine' optimistic lyric style, following his 1933 Si yo fuera millonario.

    What was said, in our words

    Dag Stenvoll · Tango 1934

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

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In other catalogues2

tango.info · Z0000017522

TodoTango · tema/4252

Composer1

Composed by Francisco Canaro

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Ivo Pelay

Notes1

The song's sheet music is subtitled 'Tango Optimista', marking a shift - after the Depression - toward Canaro's later signature 'everything's fine' optimistic lyric style, following his 1933 Si yo fuera millonario.

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  1. Ya vendrán tiempos mejoresFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá, Francisco CanarotangoOdeon

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