This is intended to be a list of public domain tangos. Argentine law protects copyright for 70 years after the date of the song's publication. [1]
Authorship works registered with SADAIC can be looked up at their web site.
According to Argentine law 11723, [2] text and music can be considered as separate works.
Title | Composer | Poet | reg.authority | Genre |
A Mitre | Carlos Gardel | Carlos Gardel | not found in SADAIC | |
Alma porteña | Vicente Greco | Ernesto Temes | ||
Ámame mucho | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | zamba | |
Amargura | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Ansias de amor | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | ||
Apure, delantero buey | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | canción | |
Aquel muchacho triste | José Pedro De Grandis | José Pedro De Grandis | not found in SADAIC | tango |
Argentina | Vicente Greco | Vicente Greco | not found in SADAIC | |
Arrabal amargo | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Calandria | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | not found in SADAIC | tango |
Caminito soleado | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | canción criollo | |
Canción de 1870 | Manuel Acuña | Manuel Acuña | ||
Cantando cantando | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | not found in SADAIC | |
Cantar eterno | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | not found in SADAIC | canción / tango |
Cheating muchachita | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | not found in SADAIC | |
Corazón de indio | Augusto Gentile | Juan Andrés Caruso | not found in SADAIC | tango |
Criollita, decí que sí | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | canción | |
Cuerpo de alambre | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | not found in SADAIC | tango |
Cuesta abajo | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Cuidado con los cincuenta = Cuidado con los 50 | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | tango | |
Cuyanita | Carlos Gardel | Carlos Gardel | ||
Deje que la acompañe | Augusto Gentile | Augusto Gentile | not found in SADAIC | |
Desdichas | Augusto Gentile | Pascual Contursi | not found in SADAIC | tango |
Dos cartas | Carlos Gardel | Carlos Gardel | not found in SADAIC | |
Fierro chifle | Carlos Gardel | Carlos Gardel | not found in SADAIC | |
Flor de fango | Augusto Gentile | Pascual Contursi | not found in SADAIC | tango |
Golondrinas | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Guitarra, guitarra mía | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | estilo?cancion | |
Idilio campero | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | ||
La bicicleta | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | tango | |
La criolla | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | canción | |
La madrugada | Saúl Salinas | Saúl Salinas | ||
La mañanita | Carlos Gardel | Carlos Gardel | ||
La milonguera | Vicente Greco | Vicente Greco | ||
La pastora | Saúl Salinas | Saúl Salinas | ||
La percanca esta triste | Vicente Greco | Vicente Greco | tango | |
La promesa | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | vidalita | |
La rosa encarnada | Saúl Salinas | Saúl Salinas | ||
La vida en un trago | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | ||
Lejana tierra mía | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | canción | |
Llegué a ladrón por amarte | Juan Félix Maglio (Pacho) [J.Oglima] | Juan Félix Maglio (Pacho) [J.Oglima] | tango | |
Loca | Manuel Jovés | Antonio Viergol | tango | |
Los Panchos en Buenos Aires | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | ||
Mar bravio - lobo de mar | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | tango | |
Mi Buenos Aires querido | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Mi estrella | Saúl Salinas | Saúl Salinas | ||
Mi guitarra | Vicente Greco | Juan Andrés Caruso | ||
¡Mi mamá lo va a saber! | Juan Félix Maglio (Pacho) [J.Oglima] | Juan Andrés Caruso | ||
Mi noche triste | Samuel Castriota | Pascual Contursi | tango | |
Mirala como se va | Saúl Salinas | Saúl Salinas | tonada | |
Nido de amor | Samuel Castriota | Juan Andrés Caruso | ||
Nogoyá | Juan Félix Maglio (Pacho) [J.Oglima] | Juan Félix Maglio (Pacho) [J.Oglima] | ||
Ojos negros | Vicente Greco | Vicente Greco | ||
Olvido | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | estilo | |
Pamperito | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | tango | |
Pancho comprate un rancho! | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | ||
Pata de palo | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | ||
Por tu boca roja | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Por una cabeza | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Puente Alsina | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | tango | |
Qué querés con esa cara! / La guitarrita | Eduardo Arolas | Pascual Contursi | tango | |
Quejas del alma | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | ||
Quién tuviera dieciocho años / 18 años | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | tango | |
Quiéreme | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | canción | |
Recuerdo malevo | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Rosa de fuego | Manuel Jovés | Antonio Viergol | ||
Rubias de New York | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | foxtrot | |
Soledad | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Soy tremendo | Ángel Villoldo | Ángel Villoldo | tango | |
Suerte negra | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | vals | |
Sus ojos se cerraron | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Tan grande y tan sonzo | Alfredo Le Pera | Carlos Gardel | tango | |
Tu vieja ventana | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | vals | |
Tus violetas | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | Guillermo Desiderio Barbieri | ||
Una más | Manuel Jovés | Antonio Viergol | tango cuplé | |
Una rosa para mi rosa | Saúl Salinas | Saúl Salinas | canción | |
Viejos tiempos | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango milonga | |
Volver | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Volvió una noche | Carlos Gardel | Alfredo Le Pera | tango | |
Zaraza | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | Benjamín Alfonso Tagle Lara | tango | |
El Choclo | Ángel Villoldo | tango | ||
El Porteñito | Ángel Villoldo | milonga | ||
El Torito | Ángel Villoldo | milonga | ||
Yunta brava | Ángel Villoldo | tango |
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