Tango Lyrics in Spanish and English



CANCION DE RANGO

Song of high standing



Roberto Arrieta
with the orchestra of Lucio Demare
 
Alberto Castillo
with the orchestra of Ricardo Tanturi
Music by: Raul Kaplun
Lyrics by: Jose M. Suñe
Translated by: Alberto Paz
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Last update on: 9/11/06

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Favorite recordings, Alberto Castillo with the orchestra of Ricardo Tanturi, and Abel Cordoba with the orchestra of Osvaldo Pugliese


Version en castellano English translation
Que bailen los que vienen pa' bailar.
Que escuchen los que quieran escuchar.
Pa' todos hay un tango acompasado,
pretencioso y retobado
reinando en mi ciudad.
Yo canto porque vivo la emoción
del tango... cadencioso y compadrón.
Yo canto cuando alguno pega el grito
que hay un tango compadrito
buscando un corazón.

Pa' que se callen los que andan divulgando
que el tango es triste, que es danza y son del fango;
pa' que se callen les voy pasando el dato:
mi tango es danza triste
pero es canción de rango.
Pa' que se callen les mando en dos por cuatro
esta cadencia viril que se hace canto.
Si son sensibles, verán que no es del fango
aquél que envuelve en tangos
su corazón.

Que bailen los que vienen pa' bailar.
Que sigan escuchando los demás.
Hoy tengo la emoción envuelta en tango
y es por eso que me agrando
al son de su compás.
Yo canto porque vivo la emoción
del tango cadencioso y compadrón.
Yo canto cuando alguno pega el grito
que hay un tango compadrito
buscando un corazón.
Let them dance, those who come to dance.
Let them listen, those who want to listen.
For everyone there is a rhythmic tango,
conceited and unpredictable
prevailing in my city.
I sing because I live the emotion
of the tango... rhythmic and show off.
I sing when someone shouts the word
that here is a braggart tango
looking for a heart.

To silence those who are disclosing
that the tango is sad, that it’s dance and sound of the mud;
to silence them up I ‘m passing them the scoop
my tango is sad dance
but it is song of high standing.
To silence them up I send them in two by four measure
this virile cadence that becomes song.
If they’re sensitive, they’ll see that it is not from the mud
that one who wraps in tangos
his heart.

Let them dance, those who come to dance.
Let the rest of them keep listening.
Today I have the emotion wrapped in tango
and that is why I feel daring
at the sound of its beat.
I sing because I live the emotion
of the tango rhythmic and show off.
I sing when someone shouts the word
that here is a braggart tango
looking for a heart.


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