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No le digas que la quiero · Aníbal Troilo · 1941

Aníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by Alberto Vacarezza. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1924–1955.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1924

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1941
  2. Rodolfo BiagiJorge Ortiz1940
  3. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1955
  4. Francisco Canaro19241927

Pinned at 1941 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Energetic, 1941–1944

No le digas que la quiero · Aníbal Troilo · 1941 was sung by Francisco Fiorentino.†† No le digas que la quiero · Aníbal Troilo · 1941 is a tango.† No le digas que la quiero · Aníbal Troilo · 1941 lasts 02:51.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

11 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Delfino
Words
Alberto Vacarezza
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Suena, tango quejumbroso, y callejero, como suena en la tristeza mi abatido corazón. Y si ves a mi querida no le digas que la quiero, porque ya me da vergüenza de pensar en su traición. Suena, tango, y si con otra ves que bailo a tu sonido, no le digas que me oíste tu rezongo acompañar. Yo no quiero que ella sepa las angustias que he sufrido, y que desde aquella tarde no hago más que sollozar. ¡Tango!... Melancólico testigo y el único amigo de mi soledad. ¡Tango!... En las vueltas del destino quizá en mi camino la vuelva a encontrar. Pero entonces, sin rencores ni deseos de venganza, mi perdón le dará abrigo y el lamento musical de este tango hecho jirones, de dolor y de esperanza, será el grito que la acuse de haberme hecho tanto mal. Suena, tango quejumbroso, y callejero, como suena en la tristeza mi abatido corazón. Y si ves a mi querida, no le digas que la quiero, porque ya me da vergüenza de pensar en su traición.

English · machine translation

It sounds, plaintive tango, compadrón and street, as my dejected heart sounds in sadness. And if you see my darling, don't tell her that I love her, because I'm already ashamed to think of her betrayal. Sounds, tango, and if with another you see me dance to your sound, don't tell her that you heard me your rezongo accompany. I do not want her to know the anguish I have suffered, and that since that afternoon I do nothing but sob. Tango!... Melancholic witness and the only friend of my solitude. Tango!... In the twists and turns of destiny perhaps on my way I will find her again. But then, without grudges or desires of revenge, my forgiveness will give her shelter and the musical lamentation of this tango in tatters, of pain and hope, will be the cry that accuses her of having done me so much wrong. It sounds, plaintive tango, compadrón and street tango, as it sounds in sadness my dejected heart. And if you see my darling, don't tell her that I love her, because I'm already ashamed to think of her betrayal.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1924 to 1955.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of No le digas que la quiero · Aníbal Troilo · 1941 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedNo le digas que la quieroAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor
    7 dances
    1941
  2. Rodolfo BiagiNo le digas que la quieroRodolfo BiagiJorge OrtiztangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1940
  3. Alfredo De AngelisNo le digas que la quieroAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1955
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1924
  5. Ciriaco Ortiz, Ubaldo Aquiles De LioNot in our catalogue1965

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

No le digas que la quieroAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 11 Performances

Recorded the same day

What else Aníbal Troilo recorded on Oct 23, 1941.

  1. El tamangoAníbal TroilotangoRCA Victor
  2. Tinta rojaAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinotangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1941 · danced on film 2011–2024

20112024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2024: 2

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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Ala Malisa and Francesco Cieschi

    2017 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1No le digas que la quieroAníbal Troilo, 1941
    2. 2TormentaCarlos Di Sarli, 1954
    3. 3Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaro, 1927
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Cite this

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Francisco FiorentinoOct 23, 1941

In other catalogues17

tango.info · 02480002332893-2-1

tango.info · 00743211440127-1-17

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tango.info · 00828765943727-1-13

tango.info · 02480002028024-1-9

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tango.info · 02480002330172-2-1

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tango.info · 04024236204038-1-13

tango.info · 05204833007167-1-19

tango.info · 07798089730828-1-23

tango.info · 07798145107168-1-9

tango.info · 08427328130011-1-18

tango.info · 08427328133067-1-23

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:51

Audio feature15

Audio feature 129.2

Audio feature 0.944

Audio feature D

Audio feature minor

Audio feature 0.691

Audio feature -22.4

Audio feature 0.418

Audio feature 0.431

Audio feature 0.246

Audio feature 0.005

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.748

Audio feature 128.1

Audio feature 64.0

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. No le digas que la quieroFrancisco Canaro

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