Song
Se dice de mi · Francisco Canaro · 1954
Francisco CanaroTita MerellomilongaPinned at 1954 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · 4 applied periods in gold
Se dice de mi · Francisco Canaro · 1954: Merello's comeback studio version with Canaro; a no-nonsense lyric ('those who say I'm bow-legged haven't seen me in my nightdress').†
The song
The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.
2 orchestras recorded it
64 Dances filmed to it
Who wrote it
- Music
- Francisco Canaro
- Words
- Ivo Pelay
- Written
- not yet cited · help fill it
- First played
- not yet cited · help fill it
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Lyrics
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Se dice de mí... se dice de mí... se dice de mí... Se dice que soy fiera, que camino a lo malevo, que soy chueca y que me muevo con un aire , que parezco Leguisamo, mi nariz es puntiaguda, la figura no me ayuda y mi boca es un buzón. Si charlo con Luis, con Pedro o con Juan, hablando de mí los hombres están. Critican si ya, la línea perdí, se fijan si voy, si vengo o si fui. Se dicen muchas cosas, mas si el bulto no interesa, ¿por qué pierden la cabeza ocupándose de mí? Yo sé que muchos me desprecian comprar quieren y suspiran y se mueren cuando piensan en mi amor. Y más de uno se derrite si suspiro y se quedan, si los miro, resoplando como un Ford. Si fea soy, pongámosle, que de eso aun no me enteré. En el amor yo solo sé que a más de un , dejé a pie. Podrán decir, podrán hablar, y murmurar y rebuznar, mas la fealdad que dios me dio mucha mujer me la envidió. Y no dirán que me engrupí porque modesta siempre fui… ¡Yo soy así! Y ocultan de mí… ocultan que yo tengo unos ojos soñadores, además otros primores que producen sensación. Si soy fiera sé que, en cambio, tengo un cutis de muñeca, los que dicen que soy chueca no me han visto en camisón. Los hombres de mí critican la voz, el modo de andar, la pinta, la tos. Critican si ya la línea perdí, se fijan si voy, si vengo, o si fui. Se dicen muchas cosas, mas si el bulto no interesa, ¿por qué pierden la cabeza ocupándose de mí?
English · machine translation
It is said of me... it is said of me... it is said of me... It is said that I am fierce, that I walk like a bad boy, that I'm crooked and that I move around with an air of compadron, that I look like Leguisamo, my nose is pointed, my figure doesn't help me and my mouth is a mailbox. If I chat with Luis, with Peter or John, talking about me men are. They criticize if already, I've lost the line, they look to see if I'm coming, if I come or if I went. Many things are said, but if the bulk is of no interest, why do they lose their heads taking care of me? I know that many despise me buy want and they sigh and die when they think of my love. And more than one melts if I sigh and they stay, if I look at them snorting like a Ford. If I am ugly, let's put it on, I haven't found that out yet. In love I only know that I've left more than one fool on foot. They can say, they can talk, and murmur and bray, but the ugliness that God gave me many a woman envied me. And they won't say that I've grown up because I was always modest... I am like that! And they hide from me... they hide that I have dreamy eyes, plus other primors that produce sensation. If I am fierce I know that, on the other hand, I have the complexion of a doll, those who say I'm crooked have not seen me in my nightgown. The men of me criticize my voice, the way I walk, the way I look, my cough. They criticize if I already the line I lost, they check if I'm coming, if I come, or if I went. Many things are said, but if the bulk is of no interest, why do they lose their heads taking care of me?
Every version
Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone
2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of
a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to
The leader is Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1954, with 53% of the 64 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.
- Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Most dancedSe dice de miQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)singer unknownmilongaOdeon34 dances · 53%1954
- Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdSe dice de miFrancisco CanaroCarlos RoldánmilongaOdeon30 dances · 47%1943
- Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAug 21954
- Tita MerelloNot in our catalogue1968
- Tita MerelloNot in our catalogue
- María GrañaNot in our catalogue
- Soledad VillamilNot in our catalogue
- -unspecified female-Not in our catalogue
Read more
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- EntryCambalache · Francisco Canaro · 1956Recording
- EntryArrabalera · Francisco Canaro · 1955Recording
- EntryPipistrela · Francisco Canaro · 1956Recording
- EntryTranquilo viejo tranquilo · Francisco Canaro · 1956Recording
- EntryDecime que sí · Francisco Canaro · 1935Recording
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Notes1
Merello's comeback studio version with Canaro; a no-nonsense lyric ('those who say I'm bow-legged haven't seen me in my nightdress').
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