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Largá las penas

Music by Alberto Soifer, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1935.

Largá las penas was composed by Alberto Soifer.†† The lyrics of Largá las penas are by Manuel Romero.†

Credit

Music
Alberto Soifer
Lyrics
Manuel Romero

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdMost dancedRoberto Maida · odeon · Jun 11
    18 dances
    1935

Lyrics

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Nací para ser milonga Así por la vida voy, Donde un bandoneón rezonga Yo prendida siempre estoy. Milonga, nací milonga Y he de morir como soy. No sé lo que es el cariño Ni sé lo que es el sufrir, Ningún profundo A mí me ha de corregir. Milonga yo vine al mundo Y milonga he de morir. Ayer amor me pediste Pero ya estamos en hoy, Y no duró nunca tanto El amor que a un hombre doy. Y hoy digo: basta, y me planto Como milonga que soy. Yo quiero vivir mi vida Como el pájaro cantor, No me atan ni con cadenas A la cincha del amor. Milonga, largá las penas Que así se vive mejor. Afirman que si está suelto Lo más bien se lame el buey, No admito que se me oponga Dueño, ni patrón, ni rey. Milonga, nací milonga Y he de morir en mi ley.

English · machine translation

I was born to be a milonga That's how I go through life, Where a bandoneon plays I'm always on fire. Milonga, I was born a milonga And I must die as I am. I don't know what love is Nor do I know what suffering is, No deep metejon No deep metejon will correct me. Milonga I came into the world And milonga I shall die. Yesterday you asked me for love But we are already in today, And it never lasted so long The love I give to a man. And today I say: that's enough, and I stand up Like the milonga that I am. I want to live my life Like the songbird, I'm not tied even with chains To the girth of love. Milonga, let go of your sorrows That's a better way to live. They say that if it's loose The more well the ox licks, I do not admit that he opposes me Owner, nor master, nor king. Milonga, I was born milonga And I will die in my law.

Danced to it

Music from 1935 · danced on film 2008–2026

20082026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2008: 1, 2009: 2, 2010: 1, 2011: 2, 2017: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2026: 1

Where it is danced

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

  1. Julius-Leber-HausEssen
    1 performance
  2. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Alberto Soifer

Supported · 2

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370016388

Single source

MusicBrainz · 8dd5b744-17d7-4336-ae37-06cd86dfa95csource

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Manuel Romero

Single source

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  1. Largá las penasFrancisco Canaro · Roberto Maida1935

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