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El llorón

Music by Juan Maglio, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1952–1952.

El llorón was composed by Juan Maglio and Juan Félix Maglio.

El llorón is a tango.

The lyrics of El llorón are by Enrique Cadícamo.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Juan Maglio
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 29 more we know of

  1. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Dec 191936
  2. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino1941
  3. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueErnesto Famá, -choir- · Oct 221941
  4. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jun 21944
  5. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Jun 31948
  6. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueInstrumental1949
  7. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueMaria De La Fuente1950
  8. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueMaria De La Fuente1950
  9. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Nov 221950
  10. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueAlberto Arenas, -choir- · Dec 61950
  11. Maria De La FuenteNot in our catalogue1951
  12. José BassoEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Jul 11952
  13. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogueInstrumental1952
  14. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogueInstrumental · Apr 31952
  15. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Oct 301953
  16. Olga LamasNot in our catalogueNov 301954
  17. Olga LamasNot in our catalogue1955
  18. Enrique MoraNot in our catalogueRoberto Taibo · Jan 241958
  19. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1961
  20. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogueInstrumental1968

Lyrics

Español

Yo... soy pa' el amor muy blando y a la mujer pa' conquistarla yo le hago ver de cuando en cuando que hay que llorar pa' enamorarla... Hoy... me dicen los muchachos: 'Qué hacés, llorón... que no se diga', pero a mi qué... si el que más liga yo bien sé que es el llorón... (coro) Llorón... (solo) No me preocupa lo que digan... (coro) Llorón... (solo) A veces llora el que más liga .. (coro) Llorón... (solo) La circunstancia es la que obliga y siempre... siempre primero yo... (coro) Llorón... (solo) Vos qué sabés lo que es conquista... (coro) Llorón... (solo) Yo pa' llorar soy un artista... (coro) Llorón... (solo) No hay una que se me resista... y siempre... siempre primero yo... Soy... el Picaflor del Norte, m'e diplomao haciendo cortes. Por diversión yo tallo y rompo y pa' bailar soy como trompo... A ninguna me le achico... Les canto 'Flor', me juego entero... Soy pa'l amor 'jarabe 'e pico'... ¡Hacerse a un lao... que paso yo!...

English · machine translation

I... I'm very soft for love and to conquer a woman I make her see from time to time that you have to cry to make her fall in love... Today... the boys say to me: 'What are you doing, crybaby... don't let it be said', but what about me... if the one who gets the most I know it's the crybaby... (chorus) Crybaby... (alone) I don't care what they say... (chorus) Crybaby... (chorus) Crybaby... (solo) Sometimes he cries who cries the most... (chorus) Crybaby ... (solo) Circumstance is the compelling one and always... always me first... (chorus) Crybaby... (solo) What do you know... (solo) What do you know what conquest is? (chorus) Crying... (solo) I'm an artist for crying... (chorus) Crying... (solo) There's not one that I can't resist... And always... always me first... I am... the Picaflor del Norte, I've got a degree in cutting. For fun I carve and break and for dancing I'm like a spinning top... I don't shrink from any of them... I sing 'Flor', I play the whole game... I'm for love 'jarabe 'e pico'... Move aside... I'm passing by!...

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19521952

1952: 1

Composer2

Composed by Juan Maglio

Sources disagree · 2

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Sources disagree

In other catalogues2

TodoTango · tema/839

Single source

tango.info · T0370017007

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo

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Listen

  1. El llorónJosé Basso · no clip yet1952

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