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Pa' que bailen los muchachos · Troilo-Grela · 1962

Troilo-GrelainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
Music by Aníbal Troilo, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–2014.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1942

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino · Roberto Goyeneche194219631970
  2. Sexteto Visceral2014
  3. Troilo-Grela1962

Pinned at 1962 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Troilo-Grela recordings indexed 1953–1962

Pa' que bailen los muchachos · Troilo-Grela · 1962 is a tango.† Pa' que bailen los muchachos · Troilo-Grela · 1962 lasts 02:45.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

25 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Aníbal Troilo
Words
Enrique Cadícamo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

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Pa' que bailen los muchachos via' tocarte, bandoneón. ¡La vida es una milonga! Bailen todos, compañeros, porque el baile es un abrazo: Bailen todos, compañeros, que este tango lleva el paso. Entre el lento ir y venir del tango va la frase dulce. Y ella baila en otros brazos, prendida, rendida, por otro amor. No te quejes, bandoneón, Que me duele el corazón. Quien por celos va sufriendo su cariño va diciendo. No te quejes, bandoneón, que esta noche toco yo. Pa' que bailen los muchachos hoy te toco, bandoneón. ¡La vida es una milonga! Ella fue como una madre, ella fue mi gran cariño... nos abrimos y no sabe que hoy la lloro como un niño... Quién la va a saber querer con tanto amor, como la quise. Pobre amiga, pobre , ¡qué ganas más locas de irte a buscar! Pa' que bailen los muchachos via' tocarte, bandoneón. ¡La vida es una milonga!

English · machine translation

For the boys to dance via' tocarte, bandoneon. Life is a milonga! Everybody dance, comrades, because dancing is an embrace: Dance all of you, comrades, that this tango carries the step. Between the slow comings and goings of the tango goes the sweet phrase. And she dances in other arms, caught up, surrendered, for another love. Don't complain, bandoneon, That my heart aches. Whoever suffers from jealousy his love is saying. Don't complain, bandoneon tonight I'm playing. For the boys to dance today I'll play for you, bandoneon. Life is a milonga! She was like a mother, she was my great love... we opened up and she doesn't know that today I cry for her like a child... Who will know how to love her with as much love as I loved her. Poor friend, poor girl, what a crazy desire to go looking for you! For the boys to dance via' tocarte, bandoneon. Life is a milonga!

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1942 to 2014.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of Pa' que bailen los muchachos · Troilo-Grela · 1962 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 · 10 more we know of

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

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  1. Sexteto VisceralPa' que bailen los muchachosSexteto Visceraltango
    No match yet
    2014
  2. Troilo-GrelaPa' que bailen los muchachosTroilo-GrelainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1962
  3. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1942
  4. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHugo del Carril1942
  5. Rubén JuárezNot in our catalogue
  6. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  7. Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
  8. Damián FicarraNot in our catalogue
  9. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue
  10. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogue
  11. Reinhard LangnickelNot in our catalogueFeline Lang
  12. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Troilo-Grela

Pa' que bailen los muchachosTroilo-GrelainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Troilo-Grela recorded on Sep 13, 1962.

  1. MaipoTroilo-GrelainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

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Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 00828766221329-1-1

tango.info · 00743215860525-1-20

tango.info · 00743212441826-1-8

tango.info · 02480002201229-1-20

tango.info · 02480002330561-2-3

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:45

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. Pa' que bailen los muchachosAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino

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