My Tango Diaries

Such a beautiful song, and I've had it in my head for days. Finally, I decided I need to read the full translation so that my earworm has actually meaning. Like most tangos, it's sad. It crying over a woman. To further highlight the beauty of the dancing possibilities for this one, I've also embedded a videos of the uber-fabulous Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt and Melina Sedó and Detlef Engel performing to it. You can see another beautiful interpretation of the song by Detlef and Melina HERE. Llorar Por Una Mujer To cry for a woman Music by: Enrique Rodriguez Lyrics by: Enrique Cadicamo Translated by: Alberto Paz Another translation for comparison, is available from tangoDC.com by Jake Spatz Conozco muchos que después de criticar se fueron a clavar en un cariño y esos, después de reír, los he visto sufrir y llorar como niños... Ahí nadie puede guapear porque he visto aflojar hasta el más sobrador. Si no querés pifiar tendrás que caminar con cuidado en el amor. Llorar, llora...

(Warning: my music education is pretty much nada, so please forgive my usage of such technical terms as, well, "bing", for instance.) Enrique Rodriguez King of the Missing Bing Melina and Detlef dancing to "Llorar por una mujer" Scenario - You and your partner are dancing to the lovely "Llorar por una mujer" and you can hear the smooth phrasing build to the traditional end and listen for the end "bing" that signals "this is the end of the song" so you can end your dance smoothly on the beat. Except the bing doesn't come. The song just ends..... No "bing". Sort of like hearing someone sing "Happy Birthday" except at the end, the last line just goes, "Happy birthday to." Welcome to the tangos of Enrique Rodriguez, King of the Missing Bing . Rodriguez gets quite a bit of play at milongas, locally anyway, and his pieces have a nice balance between strong rhythm and silky melody that make dancers pretty hap...