Song
Se lustra señor
Versions of Se lustra señor recorded 1946–1947
Se lustra señor is a tango.
Se lustra señor was published in 1946.
Se lustra señor was composed by Enrique Alessio and Eduardo Del Piano.
The lyrics of Se lustra señor are by Elizardo Martínez Vilas.
Linked to Se lustra señor (signature recording): Enrique Alessio and Eduardo Del Piano.
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Who wrote it
- Music
- Enrique Alessio, Eduardo del Piano
- Words
- Elizardo Martínez Vilas
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Lyrics
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Con sus ropitas viejas, curtido por el sol, la vida lo ha tratado con todo su rigor. Siempre en la misma esquina, voceando su pregón: ¡Señor, aquí se lustra mejor que en el salón! Conozco su historia y sé de su valor; que cierto día el padre no regresó al hogar y que él, sin decir nada, se hizo aquel cajón, y que en su casa nunca les ha faltado el pan. ¡Señor, aquí se lustra! ¡Se lustra, señor!... Buscando una esperanza, la vida así se amasa de penas y dolor. Y así todos los días, aunque nos queme el sol, o el frío del invierno nos hiele el corazón. Y una mañana de ésas, el viento de arrabal dejó un silencio extraño, allí, junto al umbral; y ya hace varios días no se oye su pregón: ¡Señor, aquí se lustra mejor que en el salón! Ayer fuimos a verlo, son cosas de contar... Nos mira, se incorpora y así se pone a hablar: Mamita, andá prontito; traeme mi cajón, que aquí, señor, se lustra mejor que en el salón... Y así, como esta historia que acabo de contar, así se amasa el alma humilde de arrabal.
English · machine translation
In his old clothes, tanned by the sun, life has treated him with all its rigor. Always in the same corner, shouting his proclamation: Sir, here you polish better than in the salon! I know its history and I know its value; that one day his father did not return home... and that he, without saying anything, made himself that drawer, and that in his house they have never lacked bread. Sir, this is the place to shine! It is polished, sir!.... Looking for hope, life is thus kneaded of sorrow and pain. And so every day, even if the sun burns us, or the winter cold freezes our hearts. And one of those mornings, the wind of the suburbs left a strange silence, there, next to the threshold; and it's been several days since we've heard its cry: Sir, here you polish better than in the salon! Yesterday we went to see him, it's something to tell.... He looks at us, gets up and starts talking: Mommy, come quickly; bring me my drawer, here, sir, you can polish it better than in the living room... And so, like this story that I have just told, this is how the humble soul of the slum is kneaded.
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- EncyclopediaEnrique AlessioWikipedia (es), CC BY-SA 4.0
- EncyclopediaEduardo del Piano - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libreWikipedia (es), CC BY-SA 4.0
- EntryEnrique AlessioPerson
- EntryEduardo Del PianoPerson
- EntryElizardo Martínez VilasPerson
- EntryEnrique AlessioOrchestra
- EntryEduardo Del PianoOrchestra
- EntryPlegaria al señorComposition
- EntrySeñor señorComposition
- EntryPerdóname señorComposition
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TodoTango · tema/1727
tango.info · T0370242468
MusicBrainz · 6625e3ed-9f56-4935-865d-f381831f4f37source
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Is a Tango
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Published 1946
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Composed by Enrique Alessio
Composed by Eduardo Del Piano
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Lyrics by Elizardo Martínez Vilas
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Eduardo Del Piano — is known for Se lustra señor
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