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Pero yo sé · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1952

Osvaldo FresedoHéctor PachecotangoColumbia
Music by Azucena Maizani, lyrics by Azucena Maizani. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1954.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1928

  1. Aníbal TroiloRaúl Berón1954
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá · Héctor Pacheco19281952
  4. Francisco CanaroCharlo1928
  5. Francisco LomutoCharlo1928
  6. Ángel Vargas1953

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · 3 applied periods in gold

Pero yo sé · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1952 was sung by Héctor Pacheco.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

67 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Azucena Maizani
Words
Azucena Maizani
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Its words name
Florida

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Llegando la noche recién te levantas y sales ufano a buscar un beguén. Lucís con orgullo tu estampa elegante sentado muy muelle en tu regia baqué. Paseás por Corrientes, paseas por Florida, te das una vida mejor que un pachá. De regios programas tenés a montones... Con clase y dinero de todo tendrás. Pero yo sé que metido vivís penando un querer, que querés hallar olvido cambiando tanta mujer... Yo sé que en las madrugadas, cuando las farras dejás, sentís tu pecho oprimido por un recuerdo querido y te pones a llorar. Con tanta aventura, con toda tu andanza, llevaste tu vida tan sólo al placer. Con todo el dinero que siempre has tenido todos tus caprichos lograste vencer. Pensar que ese brillo que fácil ostentas no sabe la gente que es puro disfraz. Tu orgullo de necio muy bien los engaña... No quieres que nadie lo sepa jamás.

English · machine translation

Night falls you just wake up and go out proudly to look for a beguén. You shine with pride your elegant appearance sitting very spring in your regal baqué. You stroll along Corrientes, you stroll along Florida, you give yourself a life better than a pacha. Of regal programs you have plenty of them... With class and money you'll have everything. But I know that you you live in sorrow for a want, that you want to find oblivion changing so many women... I know that in the early mornings, when you leave the parties, you feel your chest oppressed by a dear memory and you start to cry. With so much adventure, with all your wanderings, you led your life only to pleasure. With all the money you've always had all your whims you managed to conquer. To think that the shine that you easily flaunt people don't know that it is pure disguise. Your foolish pride very well deceives them... You don't want anyone to ever know.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1928 to 1954.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Pero yo sé · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1952 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 17 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Osvaldo Fresedo, with 63% of the 67 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoPero yo séÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    15 dances · 22%
    1942
  2. Ángel VargasPero yo séÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor
    5 dances · 7%
    1953
  3. Aníbal TroiloPero yo séAníbal TroiloRaúl BeróntangoTK
    5 dances · 7%
    1954
  4. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdPero yo séFrancisco LomutoCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  5. Francisco CanaroPero yo séFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  6. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1928
  7. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Jul 71928
  8. Juan Bautista GuidoNot in our catalogueSep 111928
  9. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Dante1930
  10. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1931
  11. Orestes Cúfaro, Roberto ZerrilloNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani1934
  12. Antonio Rodio, Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Jun 71935
  13. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda1950
  14. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Jan 261953
  15. Carmen IdalNot in our catalogue1956
  16. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1974
  17. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue
  18. Soledad VillamilNot in our catalogue
  19. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueHéctor Pacheco

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Osvaldo Fresedo

Pero yo séOsvaldo FresedoHéctor PachecotangoColumbia

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 7 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1952 · danced on film 2011–2025

20112025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2025: 1

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance

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From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Héctor PachecoMay 16, 1952

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Pero yo séFrancisco LomutoCharlo

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