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El motivo · Alberto Mancione · 1951

Alberto MancioneFrancisco Fiorentinotango
Music by Juan Carlos Cobián, lyrics by Pascual Contursi. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1987.

Pinned at 1951 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Alberto Mancione recordings indexed 1950–1956

The work

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Music
Juan Carlos Cobián
Lyrics
Pascual Contursi

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 15 recordings of this song by 13 orchestras, 1942 to 1987.

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1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of El motivo · Alberto Mancione · 1951 by year, taller the more they are danced · 15 of 15 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedEl motivoAníbal TroiloRoberto GoyenechetangoRCA Victor
    106 dances
    1961
  2. Aníbal TroiloEl motivoAníbal TroiloTito ReyestangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  3. Aníbal TroiloEl motivoAníbal TroiloTito ReyestangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  4. Osvaldo PuglieseEl motivoOsvaldo Pugliesesinger unknowntangoPhilips
    8 dances
    1966
  5. Julio De CaroEarliest we holdEl motivoJulio De Carosinger unknowntango
    2 dances
    1942
  6. Alberto MancioneEl motivoAlberto MancioneFrancisco Fiorentinotango
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  7. José BassoEl motivoJosé BassoFloreal RuiztangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  8. Horacio SalganEl motivoHoracio Salgansinger unknowntangoPhilips
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  9. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)El motivoNuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)singer unknowntangoPhilips
    Not danced on film yet
    1987
  10. Juan Carlos CobianEl motivoJuan Carlos Cobiansinger unknowntango
    30 dances
    1944
  11. Roberto GoyenecheEl motivoRoberto Goyenechesinger unknowntango
    6 dances
    1968
  12. Alberto MarinoEl motivoAlberto Marinosinger unknowntango
    3 dances
    1947
  13. Aníbal Troilo y Astor PiazzollaEl motivoAníbal Troilo y Astor PiazzollainstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1970
  14. Eduardo Del PianoEl motivoEduardo Del PianoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  15. Reynaldo NicheleEl motivoReynaldo Nichelesinger unknowntangoMicrofon
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  16. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1919
  17. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1920
  18. Emilio BalcarceNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino · Nov 61947
  19. Ciriaco Ortiz, Ubaldo Aquiles De LioNot in our catalogue1965
  20. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

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Mina que fue en otro tiempo la más papa y en esas noches tangueras fue la reina del festín. Hoy no tiene pa' ponerse ni zapatos ni vestidos, anda enferma y el amigo no aportó para el . Ya no tienen sus ojazos esos fuertes resplandores y en su cara los colores se le ven palidecer. Está enferma, sufre y llora y manya con sentimiento de que así, enferma y sin más naide la va a querer. Pobre que ha tenido a la gente rechiflada y supo con la mirada conquistar una pasión. Hoy no tiene quien se arrime por cariño a su . ¡Pobre arrabalera que quedó sin corazón! Y cuando de los bandoneones se oyen las notas de un tango, pobre florcita de fango siente en su alma vibrar las nostalgias de otros tiempos de placeres y de amores, ¡hoy sólo son sinsabores que la invitan a llorar!

English · machine translation

Mina who was once the most papa milonguera and in those tango nights she was the queen of the feast. Today she has no shoes or dresses neither shoes nor dresses, she is sick and her friend did not contribute to the bulín. Her big eyes no longer have no longer have those strong glares and in his face the colors pale on her face. She is sick, she suffers and cries and manya with feeling that this way, sick and without wind no one will love her anymore. Poor paica who has had the people reproached and knew how to conquer a passion to conquer a passion. Today she has no one to come close for affection to her catrera. Poor little paica who was left without a heart! And when from the bandoneons the notes of a tango are heard, poor little mud flower feels in her soul vibrating the nostalgia of other times of pleasures and loves, today they are only sorrows that invite her to weep!

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