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Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931

Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1977.
1931: 2 · danced 3 times1945: 3 · danced 20 times1954: 1 · danced 1 times1972: 1 · danced 10 times1977: 1 · danced 0 times
1931’40’50’60’701977
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1931: 2, 3; 1945: 3, 20; 1954: 1, 1; 1972: 1, 10; 1977: 1, 0

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese recorded it in 1945 and 1977.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 was sung by Charlo.† Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 is a tango.† Mentira · Francisco Canaro · 1931 lasts 02:48.†

Credit

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedAlberto Morán · Odeon · Sep 24
    20 dances
    1945
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseNelly Vázquez · Odeon · Oct 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1977
  3. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Apr 5
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  4. Alfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca · Odeon · Sep 7
    1 dance
    1954
  5. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Jul 15
    2 dances
    1931
  6. Adolfo CarabelliCarlos Lafuente · Oct 2
    1 dance
    1931
  7. Sexteto TangoJorge Maciel · Jun 1
    10 dances
    1972
  8. Enrique AlessioAlberto Castillo · Jul 6
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Vila1930
  10. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogueMercedes Carné1931
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Jul 71931
  12. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueAgustín Irusta1932
  13. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueLuis Díaz · Jun 81932
  14. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueJul 221932
  15. Raúl AldaoNot in our catalogue1954
  16. Alfredo De AngelisNot in our catalogueCarlos Aguirre · Aug 211969
  17. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1978

Lyrics

Español

Vos ,sabés que fuiste para mí la luz de mi cabeza alocada, el porqué de mi pobre vivir que vos alimentaste de amor... Muñequita de trapo que yo adoré santamente y fingías quererme... ¡Mentira, mentira! ¡No tiene perdón! Me pregunto cuáles son las causas por que vos quebraste mi felicidad, por qué razón fatal vos me causaste tanto mal... No te vengo a mendigar cariños que tal vez a otros le entregaste como a mí, ni me arrepiento de haberte querido así. Y pensar que yo te vi llorar de amor entre mis brazos de hombre, que escuché jurarme tu querer por todo lo más grande que hay, por tu santa viejita, que Dios la tenga en la gloria... ¡Y eran todas mentiras, mentiras, mentiras de mala mujer!

English · machine translation

You know that you were for me the light of my crazy head, the reason for my poor life that you fed with love... Little rag doll that I adored saintly and pretended to love me... Lies, lies! You are unforgivable! I wonder what are the reasons why you broke my happiness, for what fatal reason you caused me so much harm... I don't come to beg you affection that perhaps you gave to others as you did to me, nor do I regret of having loved you so. And to think that I saw you cry of love in my man's arms, that I heard you swear to love me for all the greatest things there are, for your holy old lady, God rest her soul... And they were all lies, lies, bad woman's lies!

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 02480002335030-1-2

Single source

tango.info · 02480002152903-1-7

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tango.info · 02480002040613-1-8

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tango.info · 02480002007043-1-7

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Singers1

Sung by Charlo

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 02:48

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Single source

Listen

  1. MentiraFrancisco Canaro · Charlo · no clip yet1931

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