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Tomo y obligo · José Basso · 1951

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

Tomo y obligo · José Basso · 1951 was sung by Jorge Durán.† Tomo y obligo · José Basso · 1951 is a tango.† Tomo y obligo · José Basso · 1951 lasts 02:33.† Tomo y obligo · José Basso · 1951: An old Gardel-era number; Basso, Troilo's former pianist, was known for paying his singers well. Contradictory macho lyric: the singer insists a man shouldn't cry while clearly weeping.†

Credit

Music
Carlos Gardel
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 16 more we know of

  1. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue · tango.info1929
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Oct 91931
  3. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue · tango.info1931
  4. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo BarbieriNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 28 · tango.info1931
  5. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Jun 1019434 dances
  6. Ismael SpitalnikNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · Aug 6 · tango.info1946
  7. José BassoJorge Durán · Odeon · Sep 111951
  8. Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa · tango.info1952
  9. Florindo SassoneMario Bustos · Odeon · Mar 81966
  10. Héctor VarelaNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 15 · tango.info1968
  11. Francisco CanaroArgentino Ledesma · Odeon · Nov 2619691 dance
  12. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · tango.info1974
  13. Al TangoNot in our cataloguePiotr Rafałko · tango.info2006
  14. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue · tango.info
  15. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue · tango.info
  16. Enrique DumasNot in our catalogue · tango.info
  17. Oscar AlonsoNot in our catalogue · tango.info
  18. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue · tango.info
  19. Barnabás von GéczyNot in our catalogueInstrumental · tango.info
  20. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán · tango.info

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.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19311969

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

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002042822-1-11

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tango.info · 07798108080583-2-4

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tango.info · 02480002102564-1-5

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tango.info · 00724354168826-1-12

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tango.info · 02480002027218-1-7

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tango.info · 08427328140157-1-16

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Singers1

Sung by Jorge Durán

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 02:33

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Notes1

An old Gardel-era number; Basso, Troilo's former pianist, was known for paying his singers well. Contradictory macho lyric: the singer insists a man shouldn't cry while clearly weeping.

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Listen

  1. Tomo y obligoFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1931

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