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No me lo digas

Music by Luis Visca, lyrics by Luis Rubistein. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1940.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1939

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1939
  2. Enrique RodríguezArmando Moreno1940

Versions of No me lo digas recorded 1939–1940

No me lo digas was composed by Luis Visca.†† The lyrics of No me lo digas are by Luis Rubistein.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

28 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Luis Visca
Words
Luis Rubistein
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español

No me lo digas... Lo veo en tu mirada Que ha muerto tu cariño Que ya no queda nada... No me lo digas... Ahorremos la torpeza De dar explicaciones Que llenan de tristeza... Es preferible, si el desamor asedia Cubrir con velos de olvido el corazón, Evitaremos así que la tragedia Se filtre en nuestras almas Como una maldición. Yo comprendo que todo acabó Que es inútil nuestro engaño, El amor que sentimos murió Y hoy ya somos dos extraños. De qué vale seguir, si al final Hallaremos más grotesco el adiós, Olvidemos que ayer Fue el embrujo de amor El querer de los dos... No me lo digas... Mejor que tus sonrojos Lo está gritando tu alma Sonriéndote en los ojos... No me lo digas... Cualquier palabra tuya Sería en este instante Un grito de aleluya... Otros amores llegaron con su aurora A nuestras vidas trayendo un nuevo Edén, Sin un reproche, por sendas bien distintas Vos te marchás ahora Y yo me iré también.

English · machine translation

Don't tell me... I see it in your eyes That your love has died That there's nothing left... Don't tell me... Let's save ourselves the awkwardness Of giving explanations That fill you with sadness... It is preferable, if lovelessness assaults To cover the heart with veils of oblivion, We will thus prevent the tragedy From seeping into our souls Like a curse. I understand that it's all over That our deceit is useless, The love we felt is dead And today we are two strangers. What's the use of going on, if in the end We'll find the goodbye more grotesque, Let's forget that yesterday It was the spell of love The love of both of us... Don't tell me... Better than your blushes Your soul is shouting it out Smiling in your eyes... Don't tell me... Any word from you Would be at this instant A shout of hallelujah... Other loves came with their dawn To our lives bringing a new Eden, Without a reproach, by very different paths... You are leaving now And I will go too.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1939 to 1940.
1930’40
Recordings of No me lo digas by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

No me lo digasJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 29 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1939–1940 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2022: 3, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 2

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  2. La Paz ArribaRecoleta
    1 performance
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Claudia Cavagnini and Marco Nodari

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Organito de la tardeCarlos Di Sarli, 1942
    2. 2No me lo digasJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    3. 3MalezaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945
    4. 4Amor mioRodolfo Biagi, 1958
    Watch it on TangoTube

In their words

  • En la clase me dice: 'no digas eso, que queda feo; no hagas así, que la gente...' Y la gente, en general, del tango, se queja de lo que hacen los chicos.

    Alejandra Mantiñán · Maria Alejandra Mantiñan y Aoniquen Quiroga. primera parte. Ciclo parejas profesionales. Entrevista

    open at 6:12
  • Cuando me ves a mí haciendo de varón, lo estoy llevando a él, y la regla sería: "dejate, dejate, tranquilita, y no digas nada".

    Guillermo · LOS HERMANOS MACANA: Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

    open at 23:36

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Luis Visca

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370021116

MusicBrainz · e1c5bb2b-761f-4b17-8d95-634271495c13source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Luis Rubistein

Listen

  1. No me lo digasJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. No me lo digasEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeon

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