The Tango Project

Por Una Cabeza – The Tango Project

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Por una Cabeza

One of the most popular of Carlos Gardel’s tangos is “Por una Cabeza”. Written in 1935, the song’s title is originally a horse racing term “to lose by a head”. It was co-written by Alfredo Le Pera, just shortly before they were both killed in a plane crash in Columbia on 24 June 1935. The lyrics bemoans a man’s life as it compares losing the horse race to losing with women.

The complete lyrics of the song in Spanish along with its English translation was provided by the late Alberto Paz and his wife Valerie Hart on their website Planet Tango.

In 1935, the song was sang in the movie “The Tango Bar” by Carlos Gardel himself. It’s a fun and entertaining movie to watch even for those who do not understand Spanish because of its easy-to-follow humor.

This is the Violin and Piano version /instead of the instrumental original for string quartet/-enjoy the passion and the tenderness of this Great Tango Argentine!

"Por Una Cabeza"/1935/ Argentine Tango-Carlos Gardel, From "Scent of a Woman"

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