Song
Quasi nada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1940
Juan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA VictorWho recorded it
Every version3Earliest we hold: Juan Maglio, 1912
Pinned at 1940 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Slowing down, 1940–1944
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
30 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Juan Maglio
- Words
- Francisco Brancatti
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
- not yet cited · help fill it
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.
Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.
Acamalesé del brazo de este Ñatita guapa de pinta flor, Que al meta y ponga de este gotán Me juego entero. Con la punta del tamango quiero escribir Su lindo nombre, Marisabel, Pa´ que no digan que al Chino endemoniao Le va faltando cartel. En la música porteña canyenguera Pongo el fuego de mi alma arrabalera, Tallando el mazo d´este brujo tango milongón Nadie me quita las cuarenta que voy a cantar. Y... ¡Quasi nada!, Me da el cuero, si por el salón Dentro un jueguito de corrida a rematar. Salgan los taitas roncadores y faqueros Que el Chino Leiva no cambia de color, Soy la muralla de los bravos entreveros Y en la milonga, me voy derecho al marcador. Pero en un duelo sin ventaja, no se achiquen Vayan copando, si tantear quieren la suerte, Pues a la larga, como el Chino pisa fuerte No tendrán otro remedio, que dentrar a perdedor.
English · machine translation
Let's get together on the arm of this nice guy Ñatita guapa de pinta flor, That to the goal and put of this gotán I'll play the whole game. With the tip of the tamango I want to write Her pretty name, Marisabel, Pa' that they don't say that the endemoniao Chino He's missing a sign. In the porteña canyenguera music I put the fire of my soul arrabalera, Carving the mallet of this witch tango milongón Nobody takes away the forty that I'm going to sing. Y... I'm almost nothing, I get the leather, if for the salon Inside a little game of corrida to finish it off. Let the snorers and the faker taitas go out. That Chino Leiva does not change color, I am the wall of the brave entreveros. And in the milonga, I go straight to the scoreboard. But in a duel without advantage, do not shrink Go ahead, if you want to try your luck, For in the long run, as the Chino steps hard You'll have no choice but to go in as a loser.
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of
a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to
The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1940, with 100% of the 30 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.
- Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedQuasi nadaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor30 dances · 100%1940
- Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueSep 261930
- Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogueDec 191951
- Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueNov 171953
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Juan D'Arienzo
Quasi nadaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA VictorCouples filmed dancing this recording · 30 Performances
Recorded the same day
What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Dec 31, 1940.
Danced to it
Music from 1940 · danced on film 2015–2026
2015: 1, 2017: 3, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 6, 2024: 4, 2026: 5
Where it is danced
The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.
Filmed sets
One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.
2 of 2 complete sets on film
Raquel Makow and Sebastian Jimenez
2024 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1Porque regresas túCarlos Di Sarli, 1956
- 2Amor y celosJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
- 3ZumOsvaldo Pugliese, 1973
- 4Quasi nadaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
Clarisa Aragón and Jonathan Saavedra
Argentina Tango Salon Festival, 2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them
- 1Silbar de boyeroOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944
- 2El aeroplanoJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
- 3Quasi nadaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
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- EntryLa clavada · Juan D'Arienzo · 1940Recording
- EntryIndependencia · Juan D'Arienzo · 1942Recording
- EntryQuién te iguala · Juan D'Arienzo · 1941Recording
Danced alongside it
Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.
- 1CristalAníbal Troilo, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 2Por qué la quise tantoAníbal Troilo, 1963 · danced together in 2 Performances
- 3Tango a PuglieseColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 2003 · danced together in 2 Performances
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Connected
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Danced at
- Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival2 videos
- Argentina Tango Salon Festival1 video
- Moscow Tango Holidays1 video
Danced by
- Clarisa Aragón8 videos
- Jonathan Saavedra8 videos
- Alexa Yepes3 videos
- Edwin Espinosa3 videos
- Julieta Questa2 videos
- Cyntia Palacios2 videos
- Sebastian Bolivar2 videos
- Fatima Caracoch2 videos
- Raúli Choque2 videos
- Vito Muñoz2 videos
- Brenno Marques2 videos
- Claudio Cardona2 videos
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings1
Recorded by Juan D'ArienzoDec 31, 1940
In other catalogues9
tango.info · 02480002150503-1-2
tango.info · 02480002335436-1-6
tango.info · 02480002337157-2-4
tango.info · 02480002761655-1-1
tango.info · 02480002003076-1-17
tango.info · 02480002027737-1-9
tango.info · 02480002030140-1-11
tango.info · 02480002101321-1-84
tango.info · 02480002115724-1-18
Is a1
Is a tango
Duration1
Duration 02:28
Audio feature12
Audio feature 132.5
Audio feature 0.954
Audio feature D
Audio feature major
Audio feature 0.706
Audio feature -21.5
Audio feature 0.405
Audio feature 0.502
Audio feature 0.044
Audio feature 0.032
Audio feature 0.0
Audio feature 0.924
Vocal1
Vocal instrumental
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