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Quasi nada

Music by Juan Maglio, lyrics by Francisco Brancatti. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1912–1940.
1912: 1 · danced 0 times1930: 1 · danced 0 times1940: 1 · danced 30 times
1912’20’301940
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1912: 1, 0; 1930: 1, 0; 1940: 1, 30

  1. Juan Maglio recorded it in 1912 and 1930.

    How we know

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

Quasi nada was composed by Juan Maglio and Juan Félix Maglio.

The lyrics of Quasi nada are by Francisco Brancatti.

every sentence cites a published fact

Credit

Music
Juan Maglio
Lyrics
Francisco Brancatti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

1910’20’30’40

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Dec 31
    30 dances
    1940
  2. Juan MaglioEarliest we hold
    Not danced on film yet
    1912
  3. Juan MaglioSep 26
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  4. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueSep 261930
  5. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogueDec 191951
  6. Adolfo PérezNot in our catalogueNov 171953

Lyrics

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Acamalesé del brazo de este Ñatita guapa de pinta flor, Que al meta y ponga de este gotán Me juego entero. Con la punta del tamango quiero escribir Su lindo nombre, Marisabel, Pa´ que no digan que al Chino endemoniao Le va faltando cartel. En la música porteña canyenguera Pongo el fuego de mi alma arrabalera, Tallando el mazo d´este brujo tango milongón Nadie me quita las cuarenta que voy a cantar. Y... ¡Quasi nada!, Me da el cuero, si por el salón Dentro un jueguito de corrida a rematar. Salgan los taitas roncadores y faqueros Que el Chino Leiva no cambia de color, Soy la muralla de los bravos entreveros Y en la milonga, me voy derecho al marcador. Pero en un duelo sin ventaja, no se achiquen Vayan copando, si tantear quieren la suerte, Pues a la larga, como el Chino pisa fuerte No tendrán otro remedio, que dentrar a perdedor.

English · machine translation

Let's get together on the arm of this nice guy Ñatita guapa de pinta flor, That to the goal and put of this gotán I'll play the whole game. With the tip of the tamango I want to write Her pretty name, Marisabel, Pa' that they don't say that the endemoniao Chino He's missing a sign. In the porteña canyenguera music I put the fire of my soul arrabalera, Carving the mallet of this witch tango milongón Nobody takes away the forty that I'm going to sing. Y... I'm almost nothing, I get the leather, if for the salon Inside a little game of corrida to finish it off. Let the snorers and the faker taitas go out. That Chino Leiva does not change color, I am the wall of the brave entreveros. And in the milonga, I go straight to the scoreboard. But in a duel without advantage, do not shrink Go ahead, if you want to try your luck, For in the long run, as the Chino steps hard You'll have no choice but to go in as a loser.

Danced to it

Music from 1912–1940 · danced on film 2015–2026

20152026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2017: 3, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 6, 2024: 4, 2026: 5

Where it is danced

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

  1. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer2

Composed by Juan Maglio

Sources disagree · 2

Composed by Juan Félix Maglio

Sources disagree

In other catalogues1

tango.info · T0370007514

Single source

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Francisco Brancatti

Single source

Listen

  1. Quasi nadaJuan Maglio · no clip yet1912
  2. Quasi nadaJuan Maglio · no clip yet1930
  3. Quasi nadaJuan D'Arienzo1940

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