Tango - El Choclo (music 1903, lyrics 1947)

On November 3, 1905, the upper class clientele of the exclusive Restaurante Americano gathered as ususal listen to pianist Jose Luis Roncallo and his classical orchestra play. A few days earlier, Angel Villoldo had shown to Roncallo the melody of a Tango he had just composed. It was by far the best Villoldo had written but Roncallo fretted at the idea of playing a Tango for the "creme-de-la creme" of Buenos Aires society dining at the Restaurante Americano.
Yet, the sound of the unnamed tune was so compelling that Roncallo decided to sneak it by disguised as a "danza criolla", a Creole dance. And so, he did on that balmy evening of November 3, 1905. The name had been decided by Villoldo, who named it El choclo, the ear of corn, because "I loved it from the very first note, and for me the ear of corn is the tastiest ingredient of the 'puchero', a meat and vegetables stew ..." The "puchero" reference reflected Villoldo's hope that the success of the Tango would bring food to his table. To earn a living was commonly referred to as earning the "puchero."
An appropriate name for an undercover Tango being premiere at a restaurant.
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Con este tango que es burlon y compadrito
se ato dos alas la ambicion de mi suburbio;
con este tango nacio el tango y como un grito
salio del sordido barrial buscando el cielo;
conjuro extraño de un amor hecho cadencia
que abrio caminos sin mas luz que la esperanza,
mezcla de rabia de dolor, de fe, de ausencia
llorando en la inocencia de un ritmo jugueton.

Por tu milagro de notas agoreras,
nacieron sin pensarlo, las paicas y las grelas,
luna en los charcos, canyengue en las caderas,
y un ansia fiera en la manera de querer...
Al evocarte...
tango querido.
siento que tiemblan las baldosas de un bailongo
y oigo el rezongo de mi pasado ...
Hoy que no tengo...
mas a mi madre...
siento que llega en punta'e pie para besarme
cuando tu canto nace al son de un bandoneon.

Carancanfunfa se hizo al mar con tu bandera
y en un 'perno'' mezclo a Paris con Puente Alsina.
Fuiste compadre del gavion y de la mina
y hasta comadre del bacan y la pebeta.
Por vos shusheta, cana, reo y mishiadura
se hicieron voces al nacer con tu destino,
misa de faldas, querosen, tajo y cuchillo,
que ardio en los conventillos y ardio en mi corazon!

Al evocarte...
tango querido.
siento que tiemblan las baldosas de un bailongo
y oigo el rezongo de mi pasado...

Category:

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Tags:

• El
• Choclo
• Tango
• Carlos
• Gardel

[MUSICAVCP]

Felicitaciones

Guille de Carlos Paz

miembro académico de la

ACADEMIA NACIONAL DEL TANGO

CORDOBA - ARGENTINA

[wenarto]

gracias - thank you for listening.

[neotanga666]

que cantor!!!! take out the glasses for the next one

[wenarto]

thank you, thank you...my eyes have allergic because of all the spring pollens :-)

[SrOKOTE]

horrible,,,,

[aryasche]

arya likes this

[Ankhsnammon]

I was the first one in to make the diffusion of this story.

do you know the true words for the tango,imporivsed by the same villoldo?

De un grano,navió la planta,que más tarde nos da el choclo?

[neoflyboy]

Original version.

You can check the version of "tita merelo" and the other one of "libertad lamarque" here in youtube, as two big exponents of the original Argentinean entonation.

The tango is what you feel that the tango is!

[ilpezkato]

¡Grande, Ponja!..."Villa Lura"...me alegraste la mañana que venía medio chueca, gracias, nene!... Good stuff, mate!

[matiasmariani08]

Yess!!!!!!!!!!! like a good argentine would say, copado loco! Where do you find the time to do this? Where do you find the music? what planet are you from? Come to Boston one day!

[Inky261]

thank you very much for the video response. you sing el choclo very good! 5*

[hardcorechicano]

nece very nice, thanks, i am learning this song on my accordion, it should take me a hour to master it.....