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Mandria · Roberto Firpo · 1927

Music by Juan Rodríguez, lyrics by Francisco Brancatti. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1957.
1927: 2 · danced 0 times1939: 1 · danced 532 times1954: 1 · danced 0 times1957: 1 · danced 3 times
1927’30’40’501957
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 2, 0; 1939: 1, 532; 1954: 1, 0; 1957: 1, 3

  1. Juan D'Arienzo’s 1939 version holds 99% of its dancing (532 of 535).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 5 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1939 and 1957.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Credit

Music
Juan Rodríguez
Lyrics
Francisco Brancatti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1920’30’40’50

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Aug 9
    532 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMario Bustos · RCA Victor · Jun 29
    3 dances
    1957
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdAgustin Irusta · Odeon · Jun 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  4. Roberto FirpoInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  5. Eduardo Del PianoMario Bustos · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  6. Vicente SpinaNot in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · Mar 171927
  7. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 101927
  8. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueAlberto Casares1952

Lyrics

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Tome mi poncho... No se aflija... ¡Si hasta el cuchillo se lo presto! Cite, que en la cancha que usté elija he de dir y en fija no pondré mal gesto. Yo con el cabo 'e mi rebenque tengo 'e sobra pa' cobrarme... Nunca he sido un maula, ¡se lo juro! y en ningún apuro me sabré achicar. Por la mujer, creamé, no lo busqué... Es la acción que le viché al varón que en mi rancho cobijé... Es su maldad la que hoy me hace sufrir: Pa' matar o pa' morir vine a pelear y el hombre ha de cumplir. Pa' los sotretas de su laya tengo güen brazo y estoy listo... Tome... Abaraje si es de agaya, que el varón que taya debe estar previsto. Esta es mi marca y me asujeto. ¡Pa ' qué pelear a un hombre mandria! Váyase con ella, la cobarde... Dígale que es tarde pero me cobré.

English · machine translation

Take my poncho... Don't worry... I'll even lend you the knife! Cite, that in the court of your choice I have to go and in fixed I won't make a bad gesture. I with the end of my whip I've got plenty to charge me... I have never been a maula, I swear! and in no trouble I'll know how to shrink. For the woman, I didn't look for it... It is the action that I saw to the man that I sheltered in my ranch... It is his wickedness that makes me suffer today: Pa' matar or to die I came to fight and man has to comply. For the sotretas of your kind I have a good arm and I'm ready... Here... Abaraje if it is of agaya, that the male who taya must be foreseen. This is my mark and I hold on. For ' what to fight a man mandria! Go with her, the coward.... Tell her it's late but I cashed.

What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

No published facts yet. Facts appear here, each with its source, as they are collected.

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  1. MandriaFrancisco Canaro · Agustin Irusta · no clip yet1927

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