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Tomo y obligo · Francisco Canaro · 1969

Music by Carlos Gardel, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1969.

Tomo y obligo · Francisco Canaro · 1969 was sung by Argentino Ledesma.† Tomo y obligo · Francisco Canaro · 1969 is a tango.† Tomo y obligo · Francisco Canaro · 1969 lasts 02:19.†

Credit

Music
Carlos Gardel
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Oct 91931
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Jun 1019434 dances
  3. José BassoJorge Durán · Odeon · Sep 111951
  4. Florindo SassoneMario Bustos · Odeon · Mar 81966
  5. Francisco CanaroArgentino Ledesma · Odeon · Nov 2619691 dance

Lyrics

Español

Tomo y obligo, mándese un trago, que hoy necesito el recuerdo matar; sin un amigo lejos del pago quiero en su pecho mi pena volcar. Beba conmigo, y si se empaña de vez en cuando mi voz al cantar, no es que la llore porque me engaña, yo sé que un hombre no debe llorar. Si los pastos conversaran, esta pampa le diría de qué modo la quería, con qué fiebre la adoré. Cuántas veces de rodillas, tembloroso, yo me he hincado bajo el árbol deshojado donde un día la besé. Y hoy al verla envilecida y a otros brazos entregada, fue para mí una puñalada y de celos me cegué, y le juro, todavía no consigo convencerme como pude contenerme y ahí nomás no la maté. Tomo y obligo, mándese un trago; de las mujeres mejor no hay que hablar, todas, amigo, dan muy mal pago y hoy mi experiencia lo puede afirmar. Siga un consejo, no se enamore y si una vuelta le toca hocicar, fuerza, canejo, sufra y no llore que un hombre macho no debe llorar.

English · machine translation

I take and oblige, send yourself a drink, today I need the memory to kill; without a friend far from payment I want to pour my sorrow into your breast. Drink with me, and if my voice my voice from time to time when I sing, it is not that I weep for it deceives me, I know that a man should not cry. If the grasses were to talk, this pampa would tell her how I loved her, with what fever I adored her. How many times on my knees, trembling, I have knelt under the leafless tree where one day I kissed her. And today, seeing her debased and surrendered to other arms, was for me a stab and a stab in the back, it was a stab in the back for me and I was blinded by jealousy, and I swear to you, I still can't convince myself how I could restrain myself and not kill her. I drink and I oblige, send yourself a drink; it's better not to talk about women, all of them, my friend, give very bad pay and today my experience can affirm it. Take a piece of advice, don't fall in love and if you have to take a turn, be strong, my friend, suffer and don't cry. a macho man should not cry.

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Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19311969

1931: 1, 1943: 1, 1951: 1, 1966: 1, 1969: 1

Credit

Music
Carlos Gardel
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Tomo y obligo, mándese un trago, que hoy necesito el recuerdo matar; sin un amigo lejos del pago quiero en su pecho mi pena volcar. Beba conmigo, y si se empaña de vez en cuando mi voz al cantar, no es que la llore porque me engaña, yo sé que un hombre no debe llorar. Si los pastos conversaran, esta pampa le diría de qué modo la quería, con qué fiebre la adoré. Cuántas veces de rodillas, tembloroso, yo me he hincado bajo el árbol deshojado donde un día la besé. Y hoy al verla envilecida y a otros brazos entregada, fue para mí una puñalada y de celos me cegué, y le juro, todavía no consigo convencerme como pude contenerme y ahí nomás no la maté. Tomo y obligo, mándese un trago; de las mujeres mejor no hay que hablar, todas, amigo, dan muy mal pago y hoy mi experiencia lo puede afirmar. Siga un consejo, no se enamore y si una vuelta le toca hocicar, fuerza, canejo, sufra y no llore que un hombre macho no debe llorar.

English · machine translation

I take and oblige, send yourself a drink, today I need the memory to kill; without a friend far from payment I want to pour my sorrow into your breast. Drink with me, and if my voice my voice from time to time when I sing, it is not that I weep for it deceives me, I know that a man should not cry. If the grasses were to talk, this pampa would tell her how I loved her, with what fever I adored her. How many times on my knees, trembling, I have knelt under the leafless tree where one day I kissed her. And today, seeing her debased and surrendered to other arms, was for me a stab and a stab in the back, it was a stab in the back for me and I was blinded by jealousy, and I swear to you, I still can't convince myself how I could restrain myself and not kill her. I drink and I oblige, send yourself a drink; it's better not to talk about women, all of them, my friend, give very bad pay and today my experience can affirm it. Take a piece of advice, don't fall in love and if you have to take a turn, be strong, my friend, suffer and don't cry. a macho man should not cry.

Every recording

5 recordings by year · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. Tomo y obligoFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1931
  2. Tomo y obligoÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1943
  3. Tomo y obligoJosé Basso · Jorge Durán1951
  4. Tomo y obligoFlorindo Sassone · Mario Bustos1966
  5. Tomo y obligoFrancisco Canaro · Argentino Ledesma1969

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 00094636268927-1-7Single source

tango.info · 02480002041207-1-11Single source

Singers1

Sung by Argentino LedesmaSingle source

Is a1

Is a tangoSingle source

Duration1

Duration 02:19Single source

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  1. Tomo y obligoFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1931

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