Song
Mensaje
1953: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 165; 1968: 1, 42
Aníbal Troilo’s 1965 version holds 79% of its dancing (165 of 207).
How we know
Of the dances to its 3 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.
Aníbal Troilo recorded it in 1953 and 1965.
How we know
Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.
Mensaje was composed by Enrique Santos Discepolo.
Mensaje is a tango.
The lyrics of Mensaje are by Catulo Castillo.
Mensaje: After Discépolo died in December 1951, his widow Tania gave Cátulo Castillo an unfinished manuscript with only the melody; Castillo struggled until Discépolo appeared in a dream and dictated the lyric, a message to his wife about love. Troilo first recorded it with Berón in 1953. and After Homero Manzi died at the end of 1951, his partner Tania gave unfinished music to fellow musicians; Cátulo Castillo struggled with the lyric for Mensaje until Manzi appeared in a dream and dictated it, a message from beyond the grave to Tania.
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Credit
- Music
- Enrique Santos Discepolo
- Lyrics
- Catulo Castillo
Source: TangoCloud catalogue
Every recording
3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of
Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.
- Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdRaúl Berón · TKNot danced on film yet1953
- Aníbal TroiloMost dancedRoberto Rufino · RCA Victor · Jan 4165 dances1965
- Roberto GoyenecheInstrumental · Mar 2642 dances1968
- Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa1952
- TaniaNot in our catalogue
- Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
- Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
Lyrics
Español
Hoy, que no estoy, como ves, otra vez con un tango que no puedo gritar... Yo, que no tengo tu voz... Yo, que no puedo ya hablar... Mensaje con que mi vieja ternura de criatura te está prestando coraje... Yo, que a lo largo del viaje sufrí tus ultrajes en mi soledad... Nunca quieras mal, total la vida ¡qué importa! Si es tan finita y tan corta que al fin, el piolín se corta... No te aflija el esquinzao del dolor, y si el amor te hace caso, no le niegues tu pedazo de candor, que el lindo creerle al amor... Bueno y nada más, que siendo bueno, no hay odio, ni injusticia, ni veneno que haga mal... Y hoy, que no estoy me da pena no estar a tu lado, cinchando con vos... Vos, que me hiciste llorar... vos, que eras todo rencor... Mensaje... Mensaje con que te digo que soy tu amigo y tiro del carro contigo... Yo, tan chiquito y desnudo lo mismo te ayudo cerquita de Dios
English · machine translation
Today, that I am not here, as you see, again with a tango that I can't shout... I, who don't have your voice... I, who can no longer speak... Message with which my old tenderness of a creature is lending you courage... I, who along the journey suffered your outrages in my solitude... Never wish you ill, all in all what does life matter! If it is so finite and so short that in the end the bobbin is cut off... Don't be afflicted by the corner of pain, and if love heeds you, don't deny it your piece of candor, that the nice to believe in love... Good and nothing more, that being good, there is no hatred, no injustice, no poison that can do evil... And today, when I'm not here it makes me sad not to be by your side, riding with you... You, who made me cry... you, who were all rancor... Message... Message with which I tell you that I am your friend and I pull the cart with you... I, so small and naked I'll help you just the same close to God
Danced to it
Music from 1953–1968 · danced on film 2009–2026
2009: 3, 2011: 4, 2012: 4, 2013: 7, 2014: 16, 2015: 23, 2016: 18, 2017: 12, 2018: 12, 2019: 26, 2020: 4, 2021: 7, 2022: 15, 2023: 17, 2024: 28, 2025: 14, 2026: 8
Where it is danced
The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.
What we don't know yet3 of 4 known
The year it was written.
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Composer1
Composed by Enrique Santos Discepolo
Supported · 2In other catalogues3
TodoTango · tema/162
Single sourcetango.info · T0370311402
Single sourceMusicBrainz · b1878a21-a9c2-4827-b6e8-313765c0d9fasource
Single sourceIs a1
Is a Tango
Single sourceLyricist1
Lyrics by Catulo Castillo
Single sourceNotes2
After Discépolo died in December 1951, his widow Tania gave Cátulo Castillo an unfinished manuscript with only the melody; Castillo struggled until Discépolo appeared in a dream and dictated the lyric, a message to his wife about love. Troilo first recorded it with Berón in 1953.
Single sourceAfter Homero Manzi died at the end of 1951, his partner Tania gave unfinished music to fellow musicians; Cátulo Castillo struggled with the lyric for Mensaje until Manzi appeared in a dream and dictated it, a message from beyond the grave to Tania.
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