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El flete · Orquesta Típica Porteña · 1930

Music by Vicente Greco, lyrics by Pascual Contursi. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1966.

Credit

Music
Vicente Greco
Lyrics
Pascual Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Feb 719287 dances
  2. Orquesta Típica PorteñaInstrumental · Sep 191930
  3. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Apr 31936303 dances
  4. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Mar 301939
  5. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Jun 919522 dances
  6. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · Columbia · Apr 151966

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Se acabaron los pesaos, patoteros y mentaos de coraje y decisión. Se acabaron los malos de taleros y de palos, fariñeras y . Se acabaron los de faca y todos la van de araca cuando llega la ocasión. Porque al de más copete lo catan y le dan flete pa' la otra población. Esos taitas que tenían la mujer de prepotencia, la van de pura decencia y no ganan pa'l bullón. Nadie se hace el pata ancha ni su pecho ensancha de puro , porque al de más copete lo catan y le dan flete pa' la otra población.

English · machine translation

No more pesaos, and the patooties and the of courage and decision. No more bad guys of taleros and sticks, fariñeras and facon. No more faca and everyone goes araca when the occasion arises. Because the one with the most they catan him and give him freight to the other town. Those taitas who had the woman of arrogance, they go with pure decency and they don't win for the bullón. No one plays the wide-legged nor does his chest widen of pure compadron, because the one with the most wealth they catan him and give him freight to the other town.

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Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19281966

1928: 1, 1930: 1, 1936: 1, 1939: 1, 1952: 1, 1966: 1

Credit

Music
Vicente Greco
Lyrics
Pascual Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Se acabaron los pesaos, patoteros y mentaos de coraje y decisión. Se acabaron los malos de taleros y de palos, fariñeras y . Se acabaron los de faca y todos la van de araca cuando llega la ocasión. Porque al de más copete lo catan y le dan flete pa' la otra población. Esos taitas que tenían la mujer de prepotencia, la van de pura decencia y no ganan pa'l bullón. Nadie se hace el pata ancha ni su pecho ensancha de puro , porque al de más copete lo catan y le dan flete pa' la otra población.

English · machine translation

No more pesaos, and the patooties and the of courage and decision. No more bad guys of taleros and sticks, fariñeras and facon. No more faca and everyone goes araca when the occasion arises. Because the one with the most they catan him and give him freight to the other town. Those taitas who had the woman of arrogance, they go with pure decency and they don't win for the bullón. No one plays the wide-legged nor does his chest widen of pure compadron, because the one with the most wealth they catan him and give him freight to the other town.

Every recording

6 recordings by year · source: TangoCloud catalogue

  1. El fleteFrancisco Canaro1928
  2. El fleteOrquesta Típica Porteña1930
  3. El fleteJuan D'Arienzo1936
  4. El fleteQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)1939
  5. El fleteHéctor Varela1952
  6. El fleteOsvaldo Fresedo1966

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  1. El fleteFrancisco Canaro1928

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