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Me llaman tango

Music by Emilio de Caro, lyrics by Mario Soto. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1943.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: Ángel D'Agostino, 1943

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas1943

Versions of Me llaman tango recorded 1943

Me llaman tango was composed by Emilio de Caro.†† The lyrics of Me llaman tango are by Mario Soto.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

13 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Emilio de Caro
Words
Mario Soto
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

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Yo soy un cacho de arrabal que no se rindió, mi ley será seguir sin flaquear jamás. Un bandoneón me dio, con su acento , el coraje pa’ guapear. Yo soy aquel varón de ayer, que hoy volví a tallar ganando la partida, que dieron por perdida aquellos que me vieron aflojar. Ayer... por guapo me jugué. Y hoy... me juego como ayer. Caí porque se dio la mala... copé otra vez, y vuelvo a ser señor y rey. Ayer... un “fueye” me acunó, después, mi queja repitió... y hoy... que vuelvo a ser el de antes, su vibración llega otra vez al corazón.

English · machine translation

I am a piece of suburb who did not give up, my law will be to continue without ever faltering. A bandoneon he gave me, with its compadrón accent, the courage to dance. I am that man of yesterday that today I came back to carve winning the game that those who saw me those who saw me slacken. Yesterday... I played for handsome. And today... I gamble like yesterday. I fell because the bad thing happened... I copied again, and I am again lord and king. Yesterday... a "fueye" cradled me, afterwards, my complaint repeated... and today... I'm back to my old self, its vibration reaches my heart again.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1943 to 1943.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Ángel D'AgostinoEarliest we holdMost dancedMe llaman tangoÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    13 dances
    1943
All recordings of Me llaman tango

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Ángel D'Agostino

Me llaman tangoÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 13 Performances

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2013–2026

20132026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2019: 1, 2024: 1, 2026: 2

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

2 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso

    2015 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Me llaman tangoÁngel D'Agostino, 1943
    2. 2Gente amigaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1958
    3. 3Cabeza de noviaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    4. 4Una noche de garufaRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube
  2. Fabián Peralta and Josefina Bermúdez

    2013 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Santa MilonguitaJuan D'Arienzo, 1939
    2. 2Me llaman tangoÁngel D'Agostino, 1943
    3. 3La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1947
    Watch it on TangoTube

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Emilio de Caro

In other catalogues2

tango.info · T0370185333

TodoTango · tema/4377

Lyricist1

Lyrics by Mario Soto

Listen

  1. Me llaman tangoÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor

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