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Canción de rango

Music by Raúl Kaplún, lyrics by José María Suñé. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1968.

Canción de rango was composed by Raúl Kaplun.†† The lyrics of Canción de rango are by José María Suñé.†† Canción de rango is a tango.† Canción de rango was published in 1942.†

Credit

Music
Raúl Kaplún
Lyrics
José María Suñé

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

1940’50’60

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseAbel Córdoba · Philips · Aug 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1965
  2. Miguel CalóRoberto Rufino · Odeon · Oct 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  3. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedAlberto Castillo · RCA Victor · Dec 4
    18 dances
    1942
  4. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdRoberto Arrieta · Odeon · Nov 10
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  5. Rodolfo BiagiCarlos Acuña · Odeon · Apr 29
    9 dances
    1943
  6. Roberto GoyenecheInstrumental · Apr 10
    8 dances
    1968
  7. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Apr 101968
  8. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche

Lyrics

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Que bailen los que vienen pa’ bailar, que escuchen los que quieran escuchar. Pa’ todos hay un tango acompasado, pretencioso y retobado reinando en mi ciudad. Yo canto porque vivo la emoción del tango cadencioso y . Yo canto cuando alguno pega el grito que hay un tango compadrito buscando un corazón. Pa’ que se callen los que andan divulgando que el tango es triste, que es danza y son del fango. Pa’ que se callen les voy pasando el dato: mi tango es danza triste, pero es canción de rango. Pa’ que se callen les mando en dos por cuatro, esta cadencia viril que se hace canto. Si son sensibles, verán que no es del fango aquel que envuelve en tangos su corazón. Que bailen los que vienen pa’ bailar, que sigan escuchando los demás. Hoy tengo la emoción envuelta en tango y es por eso que me agrando al son de su compás. Yo canto porque vivo la emoción del tango cadencioso y . Yo canto cuando alguno pega el grito que hay un tango compadrito buscando un corazón.

English · machine translation

Let those who come to dance dance dance, let those who want to listen listen listen. There's a tango for everyone, pretentious and frolicking reigning in my city. I sing because I live the emotion of the rhythmic and compadrón tango. I sing when someone cries out that there is a tango compadrito looking for a heart. So that those who go around spreading the word that tango is sad, that it is a dance and the sound of mud. So that they shut up, I'll pass on the information: my tango is a sad dance, but it is a song of rank. So that they shut up I send them in two by four, this virile cadence that becomes song. If you are sensitive, you will see that it is not from the mud the one who wraps his heart in tangos. Let those who come to dance dance dance, let the others continue listening. Today my emotion is wrapped in tango and that's why I get excited to the sound of its beat. I sing because I live the emotion of the rhythmic and compadrón tango. I sing when someone shouts that there is a tango compadrito that there is a tango compadrito looking for a heart.

Danced to it

Music from 1942–1968 · danced on film 2008–2026

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

2008: 2, 2009: 6, 2010: 1, 2011: 2, 2012: 4, 2013: 2, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2025: 6, 2026: 8

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  3. La Paz ArribaRecoleta
    1 performance
  4. Salón CanningPalermo
    1 performance
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370190467

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TodoTango · tema/1412

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Composer1

Composed by Raúl Kaplun

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by José María Suñé

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Is a1

Is a Tango

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Published1

Published 1942

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Listen

  1. Canción de rangoLucio Demare · Roberto Arrieta1942
  2. Canción de rangoRicardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo1942
  3. Canción de rangoRodolfo Biagi · Carlos Acuña1943
  4. Canción de rangoOsvaldo Pugliese · Abel Córdoba · no clip yet1965
  5. Canción de rangoMiguel Caló · Roberto Rufino1966
  6. Canción de rangoRoberto Goyeneche · Roberto Goyeneche1968

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