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Pero yo sé

Music by Azucena Maizani, lyrics by Azucena Maizani. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1954.
1928: 3 · danced 32 times1942: 1 · danced 15 times1952: 1 · danced 6 times1953: 1 · danced 5 times1954: 1 · danced 5 times
1928’40’501954
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 3, 32; 1942: 1, 15; 1952: 1, 6; 1953: 1, 5; 1954: 1, 5

  1. Osvaldo Fresedo recorded it in 1928 and 1952.

    How we know

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

Pero yo sé was composed by Azucena Maizani.††† Pero yo sé is a tango.† Pero yo sé was published in 1928.† The lyrics of Pero yo sé are by Azucena Maizani.††

Credit

Music
Azucena Maizani
Lyrics
Azucena Maizani

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 17 more we know of

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloRaúl Berón · TK
    5 dances
    1954
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Sep 2
    15 dances
    1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoMost dancedErnesto Famá · Odeon · Aug 11
    32 dances
    1928
  4. Osvaldo FresedoHéctor Pacheco · Columbia · May 16
    6 dances
    1952
  5. Francisco CanaroCharlo · Odeon · Nov 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  6. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdCharlo · Odeon · Jul 14
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  7. Ángel VargasRCA Victor · Jan 26
    5 dances
    1953
  8. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1928
  9. Enrique Delfino, Manuel ParadaNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Jul 71928
  10. Juan Bautista GuidoNot in our catalogueSep 111928
  11. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Dante1930
  12. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1931
  13. Orestes Cúfaro, Roberto ZerrilloNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani1934
  14. Antonio Rodio, Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogueAzucena Maizani · Jun 71935
  15. Graciano GómezNot in our catalogueNina Miranda1950
  16. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Jan 261953
  17. Carmen IdalNot in our catalogue1956
  18. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1974
  19. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue
  20. Soledad VillamilNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Llegando la noche recién te levantas y sales ufano a buscar un beguén. Lucís con orgullo tu estampa elegante sentado muy muelle en tu regia baqué. Paseás por Corrientes, paseas por Florida, te das una vida mejor que un pachá. De regios programas tenés a montones... Con clase y dinero de todo tendrás. Pero yo sé que metido vivís penando un querer, que querés hallar olvido cambiando tanta mujer... Yo sé que en las madrugadas, cuando las farras dejás, sentís tu pecho oprimido por un recuerdo querido y te pones a llorar. Con tanta aventura, con toda tu andanza, llevaste tu vida tan sólo al placer. Con todo el dinero que siempre has tenido todos tus caprichos lograste vencer. Pensar que ese brillo que fácil ostentas no sabe la gente que es puro disfraz. Tu orgullo de necio muy bien los engaña... No quieres que nadie lo sepa jamás.

English · machine translation

Night falls you just wake up and go out proudly to look for a beguén. You shine with pride your elegant appearance sitting very spring in your regal baqué. You stroll along Corrientes, you stroll along Florida, you give yourself a life better than a pacha. Of regal programs you have plenty of them... With class and money you'll have everything. But I know that you you live in sorrow for a want, that you want to find oblivion changing so many women... I know that in the early mornings, when you leave the parties, you feel your chest oppressed by a dear memory and you start to cry. With so much adventure, with all your wanderings, you led your life only to pleasure. With all the money you've always had all your whims you managed to conquer. To think that the shine that you easily flaunt people don't know that it is pure disguise. Your foolish pride very well deceives them... You don't want anyone to ever know.

Danced to it

Music from 1928–1954 · danced on film 2011–2025

20112025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2011: 1, 2012: 6, 2013: 5, 2014: 3, 2015: 5, 2016: 7, 2017: 2, 2018: 2, 2019: 5, 2020: 1, 2021: 4, 2022: 2, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 3

Julio Robles & Juana García2025 · 0:51

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana Sepulveda2011
  2. The 2020sJulio Robles & Juana García2025

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. La Comedia TangoRecoleta
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Azucena Maizani

Supported · 2

In other catalogues3

tango.info · Z0000015365

Single source

TodoTango · tema/343

Single source

MusicBrainz · a060af96-8191-4a44-9de4-dfd08a5eaccasource

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Published1

Published 1928

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Azucena Maizani

Single source

Listen

  1. Pero yo séFrancisco Lomuto · Charlo · no clip yet1928
  2. Pero yo séOsvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá1928
  3. Pero yo séFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1928
  4. Pero yo séÁngel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas1942
  5. Pero yo séOsvaldo Fresedo · Héctor Pacheco1952
  6. Pero yo séÁngel Vargas · Ángel Vargas1953
  7. Pero yo séAníbal Troilo · Raúl Berón1954

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