Song
Quasi nada · Juan Maglio · 1912
Juan MagliotangoWho recorded it
Every version3Earliest we hold: Juan Maglio, 1912
Pinned at 1912 · Guardia Vieja 1880–1919 · Juan Maglio recordings indexed 1912–1933
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
30 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Juan Maglio
- Words
- Francisco Brancatti
- Written
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- First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
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Acamalesé del brazo de este Ñatita guapa de pinta flor, Que al meta y ponga de este gotán Me juego entero. Con la punta del tamango quiero escribir Su lindo nombre, Marisabel, Pa´ que no digan que al Chino endemoniao Le va faltando cartel. En la música porteña canyenguera Pongo el fuego de mi alma arrabalera, Tallando el mazo d´este brujo tango milongón Nadie me quita las cuarenta que voy a cantar. Y... ¡Quasi nada!, Me da el cuero, si por el salón Dentro un jueguito de corrida a rematar. Salgan los taitas roncadores y faqueros Que el Chino Leiva no cambia de color, Soy la muralla de los bravos entreveros Y en la milonga, me voy derecho al marcador. Pero en un duelo sin ventaja, no se achiquen Vayan copando, si tantear quieren la suerte, Pues a la larga, como el Chino pisa fuerte No tendrán otro remedio, que dentrar a perdedor.
English · machine translation
Let's get together on the arm of this nice guy Ñatita guapa de pinta flor, That to the goal and put of this gotán I'll play the whole game. With the tip of the tamango I want to write Her pretty name, Marisabel, Pa' that they don't say that the endemoniao Chino He's missing a sign. In the porteña canyenguera music I put the fire of my soul arrabalera, Carving the mallet of this witch tango milongón Nobody takes away the forty that I'm going to sing. Y... I'm almost nothing, I get the leather, if for the salon Inside a little game of corrida to finish it off. Let the snorers and the faker taitas go out. That Chino Leiva does not change color, I am the wall of the brave entreveros. And in the milonga, I go straight to the scoreboard. But in a duel without advantage, do not shrink Go ahead, if you want to try your luck, For in the long run, as the Chino steps hard You'll have no choice but to go in as a loser.
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of
a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to
The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1940, with 100% of the 30 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.
“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.
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- Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedQuasi nadaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor30 dances · 100%1940
- Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueSep 261930
- Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogueDec 191951
- Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueNov 171953
One recording
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Juan Maglio
Quasi nadaJuan MagliotangoNo couple filmed dancing this recording yet
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- EntryQuasi nada · Juan Maglio · 1930Recording
- EntryEmancipación · Juan Maglio · 1912Recording
- EntryIndependencia · Juan Maglio · 1912Recording
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- EntryLa catrera · Juan Maglio · 1912Recording
- EntryQué nene · Juan Maglio · 1913Recording
- EntryEl Caburé · Juan Maglio · 1912Recording
- EntryQué papita · 1920Recording
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