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“Jirón porteño” by Alfredo De Ángelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1946.

“Jirón porteño” by Alfredo De Ángelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1946.

Julio Navarrine

Lyricist, composer, singer and actor (20 December 1889 – 11 March 1966)

He wrote a good number of tango lyrics.

In “Oro muerto” (later its title was changed to “Jirón porteño”), this singular promoter of Argentine popular music achieved a beautiful and genuine suburb vignette.

It is his most transcendent work.

Read more about Julio Navarrine at www.todotango.com

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“Atenti pebeta” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1949.

“Atenti pebeta” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1949.

Ciriaco Ortiz, Argentine Tango musician, leader and composer.

Ciriaco Ortiz

Bandoneonist, director and composer (5 August 1905 – 9 July 1970)

It would be absolutely impossible to transcribe in a music staff what he plays in his instrument.

It is a style with reminiscences of the guitar plucking of the milonguero criollo, which even though it has had no followers it may have much influenced Aníbal Troilo.

His most important composition was, no doubt, “Atenti pebeta” with lyrics by Celedonio Flores.

Read more about Ciriaco Ortiz at www.todotango.com

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  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
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“Pobre flor (Primera ilusión)” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Dante and Julio Martel in vocals, 1946 (English translation).

“Pobre flor (Primera ilusión)” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Dante and Julio Martel in vocals, 1946 (English translation).

Alfredo De Angelis with Carlos Dante and Julio Martel, Argentine Tango music.

Music: Luis Mottolese. Lyrics: Víctor Spindola.

The flower of my illusion
the cold killed her
from a cruel winter
of ingratitude and pain.
Poor flower!

Today is grave and peace
of my lust for passion,
because it doesn’t come back anymore
what I loved in a frenzy.
Oh, what the kisses have done
that with rapture, you gave me …

Oblivion covered everything
with her sad cloak
for more to come back.
Being my first illusion
lonely grave
of my last love.
Vain oaths
from a burning mouth
with venom and curse;
but the recorded memory
like an eternal shroud,
about my soul,
sad covered her,
and that’s why in the dark
I am meditating,
wandering randomly
with your name written
like a sentence
of not being able to forget
the heart that loved you.

Because you saw the distance
between my faith and your ambition,
you killed my illusion
with the sharp dagger of fickleness.
Maybe remorse
make your eyes cry
because I gave you
my love and my faith,
for a nest to form.

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  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
    You will find two compilations at the beginning, one tango and one vals compilation in amazing quality.
    The price is 50€ each (for 32 songs each compilation) and now the good news!

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“Misa de once” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1949.

“Misa de once” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Julio Martel in vocals, 1949.

Misa de once, original music sheet cover.

Armando Tagini

Lyricist, composer and singer (9 June 1906 – 12 July 1962)

He had the need and the habit of composing.

He himself says: “I take the themes of my songs from life itself, from what I see passing before my eyes, from every impression I pick up when passing by, adding to it my own emotion, when committing it to paper.

Every place is suitable to take notes, that later become verses… I prefer the sentimental genre and especially in tango, that is per se nostalgic, it is more attuned with the temper of our people.

I would dare to say that we, the Argentines are a little romantic…”

Read more about Armando Tagini at www.todotango.com

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  • Now they started a new project that addresses the dancers and the website is https://en.mytango.online
    You will find two compilations at the beginning, one tango and one vals compilation in amazing quality.
    The price is 50€ each (for 32 songs each compilation) and now the good news!

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“Lunes” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Dante in vocals, 1947 (with English translation of the lyrics).

“Lunes” by Alfredo De Angelis y su Orquesta Típica with Carlos Dante in vocals, 1947.

Lunes

Music: José Luis Padula. Lyrics: Francisco García Jiménez.

A professor digs his pocket
to see if a nickel is enough for a complete…
Yesterday – how sweet! -, the reliable information for a racing horse;
today -what vinegar! -, breaking the tickets…

The calendar announces us that it’s Monday,
that the good life is over,
a new week is coming full speed
with its low quality annoying program.

In direction to the workshop
Josefina goes.
In the milonga, yesterday,
she pretended being refined.
The Queen of the dancehall
yesterday she was called…
She came down from the throne
to go to work…

The tall Pantaleón
tie his cart,
in ugly suit
and espadrilles.
Yesterday in the Paddock
he played ten and ten…
Today he goes to load
coal to Dock 3.

Gone is the Sunday of pleasure!
Dancing, poker and champagne!
Even the poorest could be
for ten minutes a rich one.
The sad Monday peeped out,
my dreams went to hell
the good luck was cut short
and to work you have to go.

But what does it matter that in this cards game
today the almanac shows the Monday card on top?
If in that card we fell into the hole,
there is already a Sunday coming to take us out.
No evil, my friends, lasts a hundred years
and we will also get a piece of the cake…
Perhaps we hit the eight
and who stops you that day, sweetheart!…

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