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Me voy a baraja · Edgardo Donato · 1936

Edgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor
Music by José Testa, Eduardo Banti. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–1936.

Pinned at 1936 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Edgardo Donato recordings indexed 1930–1961

Me voy a baraja · Edgardo Donato · 1936 was sung by Horacio Lagos.† Me voy a baraja · Edgardo Donato · 1936 is a tango.† Me voy a baraja · Edgardo Donato · 1936 lasts 02:24.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

77 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Testa, Eduardo Banti
Words
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Sin un “as” para guapear Ni siquiera un “rey” Ni gritar puedo ya. Para dar valor Qué liga los demás, Como estoy “ciego” yo Para qué barajar. Si esta vez no hay qué hacerle Como lo sabés que vi´a cantarte “flor”, Ni “envidar” podré y a baraja me voy En “truco” y en amor hay que saber mentir.

English · machine translation

Without an "ace" to wield Not even a "king" I can't even shout anymore. To give courage What league the others, As I am "blind" myself What's the use of shuffling. If this time there's nothing to do As you know that I saw you singing "flower", I won't be able to "envy" and I'm going to shuffle. In "truco" and in love you have to know how to lie.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1936 to 1936.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdMost dancedMe voy a barajaEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor
    77 dances
    1936

One recording

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

Edgardo Donato

Me voy a barajaEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 73 Performances

Sebastian BolivarWorld Champion · Tango de Pista 20222025 · 0:16

Danced to it

Music from 1936 · danced on film 2008–2025

20082025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 2, 2009: 9, 2010: 3, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 4, 2014: 2, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 9, 2025: 7

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sPablo Rodriguez & Noelia Hurtado2009
  2. The 2010sOctavio Fernández & Corina Herrera2018
  3. The 2020sSebastian Bolivar2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. El Yeite Tango ClubVilla Crespo
    4 performances
  2. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance

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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.

  1. 1Nido gauchoCarlos Di Sarli, 1955 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2La brujaJuan D'Arienzo, 1959 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo, 1937 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4YapeyúJuan D'Arienzo, 1951 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5Oro de leyJuan D'Arienzo, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6Nueve puntosCarlos Di Sarli, 1952 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7Lo que vos te merecésAníbal Troilo, 1957 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8MalandracaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1949 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9Pobre florAlfredo De Angelis, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings1

Recorded by Edgardo DonatoSep 10, 1936

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 08427328134071-1-8

tango.info · 02480002041511-1-6

tango.info · 08427328130950-1-4

tango.info · 02480002002437-1-10

tango.info · 02480002102861-1-19

tango.info · 02480002123323-1-4

tango.info · 02480002152293-1-2

tango.info · 02480002302025-1-11

tango.info · 04024236203567-1-1

Singers1

Sung by Horacio Lagos

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:24

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Me voy a barajaEdgardo DonatoHoracio Lagos

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