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Soy un arlequín

Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1929–1972.
1929: 4 · danced 21 times1945: 1 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 0 times
1929’40’50’601972
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1929: 4, 21; 1945: 1, 0; 1972: 1, 0

Soy un arlequín was composed by Enrique Santos Discepolo.† The lyrics of Soy un arlequín are by Enrique Santos Discepolo.†

Credit

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Lyrics
Enrique Santos Discepolo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoFrancisco Fiorentino · Electra
    Not danced on film yet
    1929
  2. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 1
    5 dances
    1929
  3. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante · Odeon · Sep 11
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  4. Francisco CanaroInstrumental · Odeon · Mar 27
    1 dance
    1929
  5. Francisco LomutoMost dancedCharlo · Odeon · Jun 21
    15 dances
    1929
  6. Atilio StamponeRoberto Goyeneche · Oct 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1972
  7. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1929
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1929
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez · May 161929
  10. Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogueAda Falcón · Jun 41929
  11. Lita MoralesNot in our catalogue1955
  12. Vieri FidanziniNot in our catalogueLita Morales · Oct 61955
  13. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche · Oct 31972
  14. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue
  15. Virginia LuqueNot in our catalogue
  16. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Gómez
  17. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueAzucena Maizani

Lyrics

Español

Soy un arlequín, un arlequín que canta y baila para ocultar su corazón lleno de pena. Me clavó en la cruz tu folletín de Magdalena porque soñé que era Jesús y te salvaba. Me engañó tu voz, tu llorar de arrepentida sin perdón Eras mujer... ¡Pensé en mi madre y me clavé! Viví en tu amor una esperanza la inútil ansia de tu salvación. ¡Perdonáme si fui bueno! Si no sé más que sufrir. Si he vivido entre las risas por quererte redimir. ¡Cuánto dolor que hace reír!

English · machine translation

I am a harlequin, a harlequin who sings and dances to hide his heart full of sorrow. I was nailed to the cross your Magdalena's leaflet because I dreamed that I was Jesus and saved you. I was deceived by your voice, your repentant weeping without forgiveness You were a woman... I thought of my mother and I was nailed! I lived in your love a hope the useless longing for your salvation. Forgive me if I was good! If I only know how to suffer. If I have lived amidst laughter for wanting to redeem you. How much pain that makes you laugh!

Danced to it

Music from 1929–1972 · danced on film 2009–2024

20092024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 1, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2015: 5, 2017: 2, 2019: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 1

Carlitos Espinoza & Noelia Hurtado2014 · 3:37

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJorge Torres2009
  2. The 2010sCarlitos Espinoza & Noelia Hurtado2014
  3. The 2020sClaudio Milán & Jessica Navarro2024

What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

The year it was written.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues3

tango.info · T0370027534

Single source

TodoTango · tema/348

Single source

MusicBrainz · 2ccac38e-73dd-4a74-95fd-6ccbbc398b91source

Single source

Composer1

Composed by Enrique Santos Discepolo

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Lyricist1

Lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo

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Listen

  1. Soy un arlequínCarlos Di Sarli1929
  2. Soy un arlequínFrancisco Canaro1929
  3. Soy un arlequínFrancisco Lomuto · Charlo · no clip yet1929
  4. Soy un arlequínJuan D'Arienzo · Francisco Fiorentino1929
  5. Soy un arlequínAlfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante1945
  6. Soy un arlequínAtilio Stampone · Roberto Goyeneche · no clip yet1972

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