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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2024 · 25 MIN

9 - The tango song "Por una cabeza" by Carlos Gardel

from Slow Spanish Language · host Dennis Espinosa

Hola mi gente! Today we are going to read and listen the famous tango song " Por una cabeza " by Carlos Gardel from Argentina. The name of the song in English is " By a head ". It is the most popular tango song in Spanish. The song is known for its instrumental in a lot of films like " Scent of a Woman " with Al Pacino and also the movie " Easy Virtue " . I must say that there is a movie that Carlos Gardel sings this song, the name is " Tango Bar (1935) " and a lot of people don't know that this song has lyrics and today we are going to translate.I will be reading the song in Spanish very slowly and you will try to understand word by word. You will be learning some interesting words and new vocabulary and also you will be improving your listening skills in Spanish. I will translate the song in English and then read in Spanish again in a normal speed but explaining some words at the same time.. Here is the song by Carlos Gardel:Por una cabeza, de un noble potrilloQue justo en la raya, afloja al llegarY que al regresar, parece decirNo olvides, hermanoVos sabes, no hay que jugarPor una cabeza, metejón de un díaDe aquella coqueta y risueña mujerQue al jurar sonriendo el amor que está mintiendoQuema en una hogueraTodo mi quererPor una cabeza, todas las locurasSu boca que besaBorra la tristezaCalma la amarguraPor una cabezaSi ella me olvidaQué importa perdermeMil veces la vidaPara qué vivirCuántos desengaños, por una cabezaYo juré mil veces no vuelvo a insistirPero si un mirar me hiere al pasarSu boca de fuegoOtra vez quiero besarBasta de carreras, se acabo la timbaUn final reñido ya no vuelvo a verPero si algún pingo llega a ser fija el domingoYo me juego enteroQué le voy a hacerPor una cabeza, todas las locurasSu boca que besaBorra la tristezaCalma la amarguraPor una cabezaSi ella me olvidaQué importa perdermeMil veces la vidaPara qué vivirMy new Youtube channel: Spanish with Dennishttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVuRUMQGwtzBIp1YAImQFQHere is the link of this song by Carlos Gardel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtWd5wito-MHere is the link of Instrumental version of the song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuc8t391DA4Here is the link of the video from the movie " Tango Bar (1935) "  where Carlos Gardel sings:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R_JnGgRmRMHere is the video where Al Pacino dances tango in the movie "Scent of a Woman" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zTd_YwTvo&t=86sHere is the video where Colin Firth dances tango in the movie "Easy Virtue" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMUV8gfBHM8Enjoy the songs and the Episode :)My new Discord server and chat and you can already join and write to me there:https://discord.gg/HWGrnmTmyCMy new Telegram channel and you can already join and write to me or comment there:https://t.me/SpanishwithDennisMy other podcasts you can find it on different platforms and apps:1-  Comprehensible Spanish Language Podcast2 - Crazy Stories in Spanish Podcast3 - TPRS Spanish StoriesYou can support me and my podcast if you want:Support me by joining my podcasts supporter club on Spreaker:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/slow-spanish-language--5613080/supportDonate with PayPal:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/spanishwithdennisYou can buy me a cup of coffee here:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spanishwithdennisJoin my Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/spanishwithdennisDonate with Boosty:https://boosty.to/spanishwithdennis/donateDonate with Donation Alerts:https://www.donationalerts.com/r/dennisespinosaDonate with Crypto currency:Bitcoin (BTC)1DioiGPAQ6yYbEgcxEFRxWm5hZJcfLG9V6USDT (ERC20)0xeb8f678c0b8d37b639579662bf653be762e60855USDT (TRC20)TXoQwsaiTGBpWVkyeigApLT8xC82rQwRCNEthereum (ETH)0xeb8f678c0b8d37b639579662bf653be762e60855If you have any other suggestions or recommendations on what other platform you can support me and my podcasts, please let me know. You can write to me on telegram.Thanks in advance!! Gracias por adelantado!

Hola mi gente! Today we are going to read and listen the famous tango song " Por una cabeza " by Carlos Gardel from Argentina. The name of the song in English is " By a head ". It is the most popular tango song in Spanish. The song is known for its instrumental in a lot of films like " Scent of a Woman " with Al Pacino and also the movie " Easy Virtue " . I must say that there is a movie that Carlos Gardel sings this song, the name is " Tango Bar (1935) " and a lot of people don't know that this song has lyrics and today we are going to translate.I will be reading the song in Spanish very slowly and you will try to understand word by word. You will be learning some interesting words and new vocabulary and also you will be improving your listening skills in Spanish. I will translate the song in English and then read in Spanish again in a normal speed but explaining some words at the same time.. Here is the song by Carlos Gardel:Por una cabeza, de un noble potrilloQue justo en la raya, afloja al llegarY que al regresar, parece decirNo olvides, hermanoVos sabes, no hay que jugarPor una cabeza, metejón de un díaDe aquella coqueta y risueña mujerQue al jurar sonriendo el amor que está mintiendoQuema en una hogueraTodo mi quererPor una cabeza, todas las locurasSu boca que besaBorra la tristezaCalma la amarguraPor una cabezaSi ella me olvidaQué importa perdermeMil veces la vidaPara qué vivirCuántos desengaños, por una cabezaYo juré mil veces no vuelvo a insistirPero si un mirar me hiere al pasarSu boca de fuegoOtra vez quiero besarBasta de carreras, se acabo la timbaUn final reñido ya no vuelvo a verPero si algún pingo llega a ser fija el domingoYo me juego enteroQué le voy a hacerPor una cabeza, todas las locurasSu boca que besaBorra la tristezaCalma la amarguraPor una cabezaSi ella me olvidaQué importa perdermeMil veces la vidaPara qué vivirMy new Youtube channel: Spanish with Dennishttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVuRUMQGwtzBIp1YAImQFQHere is the link of this song by Carlos Gardel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtWd5wito-MHere is the link of Instrumental version of the song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuc8t391DA4Here is the link of the video from the movie " Tango Bar (1935) "  where Carlos Gardel sings:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R_JnGgRmRMHere is the video where Al Pacino dances tango in the movie "Scent of a Woman" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zTd_YwTvo&t=86sHere is the video where Colin Firth dances tango in the movie "Easy Virtue" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMUV8gfBHM8Enjoy the songs and the Episode :)My new Discord server and chat and you can already join and write to me there:https://discord.gg/HWGrnmTmyCMy new Telegram channel and you can already join and write to me or comment there:https://t.me/SpanishwithDennisMy other podcasts you can find it on different platforms and apps:1-  Comprehensible Spanish Language Podcast2 - Crazy Stories in Spanish Podcast3 - TPRS Spanish StoriesYou can support me and my podcast if you want:Support me by joining my podcasts supporter club on Spreaker:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/slow-spanish-language--5613080/supportDonate with PayPal:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/spanishwithdennisYou can buy me a cup of coffee here:<br...

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