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Mentira · Adolfo Carabelli · 1931

Adolfo CarabelliCarlos Lafuentetango
Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1977.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1931

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseAlberto Morán · Nelly Vázquez19451977
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas1945
  3. Alfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca1954
  4. Francisco CanaroCharlo1931
  5. Adolfo CarabelliCarlos Lafuente1931
  6. Sexteto TangoJorge Maciel1972

Pinned at 1931 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Adolfo Carabelli recordings indexed 1927–1934

Mentira · Adolfo Carabelli · 1931 was sung by Carlos Lafuente.†† Mentira · Adolfo Carabelli · 1931 is a tango.† Mentira · Adolfo Carabelli · 1931 lasts 02:57.† Mentira · Adolfo Carabelli · 1931: One of the first recordings of a tango best known from Pugliese and Morán in the mid-1940s.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

34 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Vos ,sabés que fuiste para mí la luz de mi cabeza alocada, el porqué de mi pobre vivir que vos alimentaste de amor... Muñequita de trapo que yo adoré santamente y fingías quererme... ¡Mentira, mentira! ¡No tiene perdón! Me pregunto cuáles son las causas por que vos quebraste mi felicidad, por qué razón fatal vos me causaste tanto mal... No te vengo a mendigar cariños que tal vez a otros le entregaste como a mí, ni me arrepiento de haberte querido así. Y pensar que yo te vi llorar de amor entre mis brazos de hombre, que escuché jurarme tu querer por todo lo más grande que hay, por tu santa viejita, que Dios la tenga en la gloria... ¡Y eran todas mentiras, mentiras, mentiras de mala mujer!

English · machine translation

You know that you were for me the light of my crazy head, the reason for my poor life that you fed with love... Little rag doll that I adored saintly and pretended to love me... Lies, lies! You are unforgivable! I wonder what are the reasons why you broke my happiness, for what fatal reason you caused me so much harm... I don't come to beg you affection that perhaps you gave to others as you did to me, nor do I regret of having loved you so. And to think that I saw you cry of love in my man's arms, that I heard you swear to love me for all the greatest things there are, for your holy old lady, God rest her soul... And they were all lies, lies, bad woman's lies!

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1931 to 1977.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Mentira · Adolfo Carabelli · 1931 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, with 59% of the 34 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

9 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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.

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

  2. Sexteto TangoMentiraSexteto TangoJorge Macieltango
    10 dances · 29%
    1972
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMentiraFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon
    2 dances · 6%
    1931
  4. Adolfo CarabelliMentiraAdolfo CarabelliCarlos Lafuentetango
    1 dance · 3%
    1931
  5. Alfredo De AngelisMentiraAlfredo De AngelisOscar LarrocatangoOdeon
    1 dance · 3%
    1954
  6. Ángel D'AgostinoMentiraÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1945
  7. Enrique AlessioMentiraEnrique AlessioAlberto Castillotango
    No match yet
    1945
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Vila1930
  9. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogueMercedes Carné1931
  10. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Jul 71931
  11. Lucio DemareNot in our catalogueAgustín Irusta1932
  12. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueLuis Díaz · Jun 81932
  13. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueJul 221932
  14. Raúl AldaoNot in our catalogue1954
  15. Alfredo De AngelisNot in our catalogueCarlos Aguirre · Aug 211969
  16. Orquesta Típica CorrientesNot in our catalogue1978

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Adolfo Carabelli

MentiraAdolfo CarabelliCarlos Lafuentetango

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Singers1

Sung by Carlos LafuenteOct 2, 1931

In other catalogues13

tango.info · 02480002102564-1-9

tango.info · 02480002116226-1-3

tango.info · 00886974313922-1-4

tango.info · 02480002153023-1-14

tango.info · 02480002201526-1-4

tango.info · 04011222317599-4-19

tango.info · 05204833007099-1-5

tango.info · 02480002152477-1-2

tango.info · 02480002002611-1-3

tango.info · 02480002031529-1-1

tango.info · 02480002042327-1-5

tango.info · 07798089730675-1-4

tango.info · 08427328130875-1-4

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:57

Notes1

One of the first recordings of a tango best known from Pugliese and Morán in the mid-1940s.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. MentiraFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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