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Mandria

Music by Juan Rodríguez, lyrics by Francisco Brancatti. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1957.

Mandria was composed by Juan Rodríguez and Juan Carlos Rodríguez.

Mandria is a tango.

The lyrics of Mandria are by Francisco Brancatti and Juan Velich.

Mandria was published in 1926.

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Credit

Music
Juan Rodríguez
Lyrics
Francisco Brancatti

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedAlberto Echagüe · RCA Victor · Aug 9
    527 dances
    1939
  2. Juan D'ArienzoMario Bustos · RCA Victor · Jun 29
    3 dances
    1957
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdAgustin Irusta · Odeon · Jun 19
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  4. Roberto FirpoInstrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1927
  5. Eduardo Del PianoMario Bustos · Apr 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1954
  6. Vicente SpinaNot in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · Mar 171927
  7. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueInstrumental · May 101927
  8. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogueAlberto Casares1952

Lyrics

Español

Tome mi poncho... No se aflija... ¡Si hasta el cuchillo se lo presto! Cite, que en la cancha que usté elija he de dir y en fija no pondré mal gesto. Yo con el cabo 'e mi rebenque tengo 'e sobra pa' cobrarme... Nunca he sido un maula, ¡se lo juro! y en ningún apuro me sabré achicar. Por la mujer, creamé, no lo busqué... Es la acción que le viché al varón que en mi rancho cobijé... Es su maldad la que hoy me hace sufrir: Pa' matar o pa' morir vine a pelear y el hombre ha de cumplir. Pa' los sotretas de su laya tengo güen brazo y estoy listo... Tome... Abaraje si es de agaya, que el varón que taya debe estar previsto. Esta es mi marca y me asujeto. ¡Pa ' qué pelear a un hombre mandria! Váyase con ella, la cobarde... Dígale que es tarde pero me cobré.

English · machine translation

Take my poncho... Don't worry... I'll even lend you the knife! Cite, that in the court of your choice I have to go and in fixed I won't make a bad gesture. I with the end of my whip I've got plenty to charge me... I have never been a maula, I swear! and in no trouble I'll know how to shrink. For the woman, I didn't look for it... It is the action that I saw to the man that I sheltered in my ranch... It is his wickedness that makes me suffer today: Pa' matar or to die I came to fight and man has to comply. For the sotretas of your kind I have a good arm and I'm ready... Here... Abaraje if it is of agaya, that the male who taya must be foreseen. This is my mark and I hold on. For ' what to fight a man mandria! Go with her, the coward.... Tell her it's late but I cashed.

Danced to it

Music from 1927–1957 · danced on film 2007–2026

20072026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2007: 4, 2008: 4, 2009: 13, 2010: 17, 2011: 33, 2012: 27, 2013: 40, 2014: 47, 2015: 41, 2016: 42, 2017: 50, 2018: 45, 2019: 41, 2020: 14, 2021: 7, 2022: 27, 2023: 36, 2024: 29, 2025: 15, 2026: 5

Where it is danced

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

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    2 performances
  2. El BesoBalvanera
    2 performances
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  4. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  5. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  6. Club Social y Deportivo Fulgor de Villa CrespoVilla Crespo
    1 performance
  7. Cátulo TangoBalvanera
    1 performance
  8. La Viruta (Centro Armenio)Palermo
    1 performance
  9. MarabúSan Nicolás
    1 performance
  10. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance
  11. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    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 Rodríguez

Sources disagree · 2

Composed by Juan Carlos Rodríguez

Sources disagree

In other catalogues6

TodoTango · tema/80

Single source

tango.info · T0370017518

Single source

Wikidata · Q86677236source

Single source

MusicBrainz · 9032cba1-689f-45f3-8ebf-5362258f58acsource

Single source

ISWC · T-037.001.751-8source

Single source

External id 80

Single source

Is a1

Is a Tango

Single source

Lyricist2

Lyrics by Francisco Brancatti

Single source

Lyrics by Juan Velich

Single source

Published1

Published 1926

Single source

Listen

  1. MandriaFrancisco Canaro · Agustín Irusta · no clip yet1927
  2. MandriaRoberto Firpo1927
  3. MandriaJuan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe1939
  4. MandriaEduardo Del Piano · Mario Bustos · no clip yet1954
  5. MandriaJuan D'Arienzo · Mario Bustos1957

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