Song
Cara sucia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952
Carlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic HallWho recorded it
Every version7Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1917
Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Carlos Di Sarli recordings indexed 1928–1960 · gold: The return, 1951–1954
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
3 orchestras recorded it
70 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Francisco Canaro
- Words
- Juan Andrés Caruso
- 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
Cara sucia, cara sucia, cara sucia Te has venido con la cara sin lavar, Esa cara tan bonita y picarona Que refleja una pasión angelical. Si tu cara fuera espejo de tu alma Siempre sucia la debías de llevar Y mis labios tuvieran que ser la fuente Donde tu cara se tendría que lavar. Anda a lavarte la cara En la fuente del amor, Y que el brillo de tus ojos Igualen siempre a tus labios rojos... Andá a lavarte la cara Que deslumbra como el sol, Y hasta el mismo San Antonio pecaría Cara sucia, cara sucia, Confesándote su amor. Por tu audacia y tu figura de pillete Por tu modo coquetón de caminar, Por tu traza de traviesa pizpireta Por tu modo malicioso de mirar. Por tu rubia ensortijada cabellera Por tu modo encantador de conversar, Es motivo para que todos los mozos Cara sucia, te critiquen al pasar.
English · machine translation
Dirty face, dirty face, dirty face, dirty face You've come with your face unwashed, That pretty, naughty face That reflects an angelic passion. If your face were a mirror of your soul You should always wear it dirty And my lips would have to be the fountain Where your face would have to wash. Go wash your face In the fountain of love, And may the brightness of your eyes May they always match your red lips... Go wash your face That dazzles like the sun, And even Saint Anthony himself would sin Dirty face, dirty face, Confessing his love for you. For your audacity and your pileated figure For your flirtatious way of walking, For your mischievous, mischievous, mischievous way of walking. For your mischievous way of looking. For your blond curly hair For your charming way of conversing, It's a reason for all the waiters Dirty face, criticize you in passing.
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of
a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to
The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, with 99% of the 70 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 CanaroCara suciaJuan CanaroErnesto FamátangoNo match yet1931
- Vicente LoducaNot in our catalogue1925
- Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogue1942
- Los señores del tangoNot in our catalogue1956
- Los señores del tangoNot in our catalogue1957
- Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue
- Vicente LoducaNot in our catalogue
- Los señores del tangoNot in our catalogue
One recording
A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.
Carlos Di Sarli
Cara suciaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic HallNo couple filmed dancing this recording yet
Recorded the same day
What else Carlos Di Sarli recorded on Sep 15, 1952.
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- EntryCara sucia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1957Recording
- EntryLa cachila · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
- EntryPimienta · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
- EntryMarianito · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
- EntryBarba de choclo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
- EntryLa viruta · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
- EntryRodríguez Peña · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
- EntrySiete palabras · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952Recording
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In other catalogues2
tango.info · 02480002005179-1-16
tango.info · 02480002334651-2-2
Is a1
Is a tango
Duration1
Duration 02:21
Audio feature13
Audio feature 117.5
Audio feature 0.963
Audio feature A
Audio feature major
Audio feature 0.763
Audio feature -20.1
Audio feature 0.393
Audio feature 0.369
Audio feature 0.0
Audio feature 1.0
Audio feature 117.0
Audio feature 58.5
Audio feature step
Vocal1
Vocal instrumental
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