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Cómo le digo a la vieja · Francisco Rotundo · 1954

Francisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoPampa
Music by Miguel Caló, lyrics by Reinaldo Yiso. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1954–1954.

Pinned at 1954 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Rotundo recordings indexed 1948–1957

Cómo le digo a la vieja · Francisco Rotundo · 1954 was sung by Floreal Ruiz.†† Cómo le digo a la vieja · Francisco Rotundo · 1954 is a tango.† Cómo le digo a la vieja · Francisco Rotundo · 1954 lasts 03:02.†

The song

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3 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Miguel Caló
Words
Reinaldo Yiso
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Lyrics

Español

Estoy a un solo paso de la muerte, yo sé que se aproxima mi final. Por eso, hermano mío, vine a verte, por ella, por la vieja, nada más. Por ella, vos sabes que yo he dejado de mi vida que hoy se apaga lo mejor, en cuidarla con amor sólo he pensado y a todo lo demás cerré mi corazón. ¡Hermano! Por mimarla o por cuidarla yo nunca supe de farras, ni de amigos de café. ¡Por ella! Por estar siempre a su lado yo ya estaba bien pagado, no quería nada más. ¡Hermano! Quise gritarle mil veces que ya estoy en el final. Y el corazón no me deja: ¿Cómo le digo a la vieja, que no ha de verme jamás? Hermano estás llorando y te avergüenzas, los hombres también lloran, ¿no me ves? Tus lágrimas me dicen que la vieja tendrá tu corazón, tendrá tu fe. Que vos la cuidaras como hasta ahora, con mi cariño grande, la cuidé. Dejame que te apriete entre mis brazos. Tranquilo, ya me voy, hermano no llorés.

English · machine translation

I am only one step away from death, I know that my end is near. That's why, my brother, I came to see you, for her, for the old woman, nothing else. For her, you know that I have left the best of my life that today is fading away, I have only thought of taking care of her with love and I closed my heart to everything else. Brother! To pamper her or to take care of her I never knew about partying, nor of coffee friends. For her! For always being by her side I was already well paid, I wanted nothing more. Brother! I wanted to shout a thousand times that I'm already at the end. And my heart won't let me: How do I tell the old woman that she will never see me again? Brother, you are crying and you are ashamed, men cry too, don't you see me? Your tears tell me that the old woman will have your heart, will have your faith. That you will take care of her as you have done so far, with my great affection, I took care of her. Let me hold you in my arms. Calm down, I'm leaving, brother, don't cry.

Every version

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The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1954 to 1954.
1950
Recordings of Cómo le digo a la vieja · Francisco Rotundo · 1954 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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  1. Miguel CalóEarliest we holdMost dancedCómo le digo a la viejaMiguel CalóAlberto PodestátangoOdeon
    3 dances
    1954
  2. Francisco RotundoCómo le digo a la viejaFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoPampa
    No match yet
    1954
  3. Roberto ChanelCómo le digo a la viejaRoberto Chanelsinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1954
  4. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueEnrique Campos1954
  5. Ángel DomínguezNot in our catalogueRoberto Chanel · Sep 131954

One recording

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Francisco Rotundo

Cómo le digo a la viejaFrancisco RotundoFloreal RuiztangoPampa

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Floreal RuizJul 8, 1954

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 00724354171123-1-15

tango.info · 07798108081917-2-15

tango.info · 00884385555658-2-6

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:02

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Cómo le digo a la viejaMiguel CalóAlberto Podestá

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