The Cabeceo

Skip to content

Song

Oro y plata

Music by Charlo. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 2008–2013.
2008: 1 · danced 0 times2013: 1 · danced 0 times
2008’102013
records made· our catalogue

2008: 1, 0; 2013: 1, 0

  1. Orquesta Forever Tango recorded it in 2008 and 2013.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Oro y plata was composed by Charlo.†

Credit

Music
Charlo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

2000’10

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

  1. Orquesta Forever TangoEarliest we holdCarlos Morel2008
  2. Orquesta Forever TangoCarlos Morel2013

Lyrics

Español

Un broche de aguamarina y una esterlina te regaló. Tu negro, que era muy pobre, no tuvo un cobre para el amor. Un pardo de ropa fina para tu ruina te convenció. Yo digo que una mulata, por oro y plata se enamoró. ¡Ay! Late que late, y el cuero del parche bate con manos de chocolate, el negro que la perdió; rueda que rueda, lo mismo que una moneda, con ropas de tul y seda, la negra que le mintió. Todos los cueros están doblando, Pero sus ojos están llorando, que un pardo de cuello duro fumando un puro se la llevó. ¡Ay! Siga que siga, no sufras ni la maldigas que el cielo también castiga la culpa de la ambición. La manos en la tambora mientras tu pena, llora que llora. Yo digo que es un tesoro de plata y oro tu corazón. Tu corazón. Tu corazón. Un broche y una esterlina fueron la ruina de una pasión. Un pardo con diez monedas forró de seda tu corazón. La plata siempre es la plata que hiere y mata sin compasión, yo digo que una mulata por oro y plata se enamoró... ay...

English · machine translation

An aquamarine brooch and a sterling gave you. Your negro, who was very poor, had not a copper for love. A dun of fine clothes for your ruin convinced you. I say a mulatto, for gold and silver she fell in love. Ouch! Beats that beats, and the patch leather beats with chocolate hands, the black man who lost her; it rolls that rolls, the same as a coin, with clothes of tulle and silk, the nigger who lied to her. All the leathers are bending, But her eyes are crying, That a stiff-necked dun Smoking a cigar took her away. Ouch! Go on, go on, don't suffer or curse her that heaven also punishes the guilt of ambition. Hands on the drum while your sorrow cries and cries. I say that it is a treasure of silver and gold your heart. Your heart. Your heart. A brooch and a sterling were the ruin of a passion. A brown with ten coins lined your heart with silk. Silver is always silver that wounds and kills without compassion, I say that a mulatto woman for gold and silver she fell in love... ay...

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Composer1

Composed by Charlo

Single source

In other catalogues1

MusicBrainz · 79ea5ec9-773b-4b76-8af1-fdb8ec66a7f3source

Single source

Listen

  1. Oro y plataOrquesta Forever Tango · Carlos Morel2008
  2. Oro y plataOrquesta Forever Tango · Carlos Morel2013

Ask Tangopedia

Answers only from cited facts, each with its source.