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Por qué · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1931

Osvaldo FresedoTeófilo IbáñeztangoBrunswick
Music by Osvaldo Fresedo, lyrics by Emilio Fresedo. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1979.

Pinned at 1931 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · gold: With Ray, 1931–1939

The song

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4 orchestras recorded it

8 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Osvaldo Fresedo
Words
Emilio Fresedo
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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¿Por qué si yo soy el mismo querés cambiar mi 'e varón? ¿Por qué si mi pobre ajuar dio a cantar mi honda tristeza? ¿Por qué si no está en mi sangre vos me adornás p' hacerme amargar? Yo soy milonga sentimental. Mi nombre es macho soy el gotán. Vestí de negro con claro... Y me quisieron. Me respetaron. Y fue muy pura mi vida entera y hay quien venera mi cuna de ayer. ¿Por qué quieren que me vista tan ataviao con tanto trenzao? ¿Por qué quieren verme así hecho un de fantasía? ¿Por qué si he nacido tango y así latió mi gran corazón?

English · machine translation

Why do you if I am the same you want to change my male clothes? Why, if my if my poor trousseau gave to sing my deep sadness? Why, if it is not in my blood if it's not in my blood do you adorn me to make me bitter? I am milonga sentimental. My name is macho I am the gotán. I wore black with clear funyi... And they loved me. They respected me. And my whole life was very pure and there are those who venerate my cradle of yesterday. Why do they do they want me to dress so attired with so much braid? Why do they want to see me like this like this of fantasy? Why do they want to see me if I was born tango and that's how my great heart my great heart?

Every version

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The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1931 to 1979.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Por qué · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1931 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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  1. Osvaldo PugliesePor quéOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel, Alberto MorántangoOdeon
    2 dances
    1945
  2. Adolfo CarabelliEarliest we holdMost dancedPor quéAdolfo CarabelliAlberto Gómeztango
    4 dances
    1931
  3. Héctor GranéPor quéHéctor Granésinger unknowntango
    No match yet
    1959
  4. Armando BaliottiNot in our catalogueSep 71951
  5. Mariano MoresNot in our catalogue
  6. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  7. Roberto PanseraNot in our catalogue
  8. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAlberto Vila

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Osvaldo Fresedo

Por quéOsvaldo FresedoTeófilo IbáñeztangoBrunswick

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