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'Por una Cabeza'
Song
Written1935
GenreTango
Length2:34
LabelRCA Victor
Composer(s)Carlos Gardel
Lyricist(s)Alfredo Le Pera
Audio sample

'Por una Cabeza' is a tango song written in 1935 with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera.[1]

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Composition and lyrics[edit]

The name is a Spanish horse-racing phrase meaning 'by a head', which refers to a horse winning a race narrowly - by just the length of its head. The lyrics speak of a compulsive horse-trackgambler who compares his addiction for horses with his attraction to women.

Alfredo Le Pera was an Argentine, born in Brazil, son of Italian immigrants. Le Pera and Gardel died in an airplane crash in Medellín, on Monday, June 24, 1935.[2]

The starting phrase in the B section may be inspired by Mozart's Rondo for violin and orchestra in C major, K. 373.[3][4]

The song was originally composed in A major.[5] It was thereafter adapted to the violin and the piano sometimes in A major,[6][7] sometimes in G major.[8][9]

Notable uses[edit]

'Por Una Cabeza' is featured in a famous tango scene in Martin Brest's film Scent of a Woman (1992), in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993) and in James Cameron's True Lies (1994).[10][11][12][13]

An arrangement, without vocals, is performed by Nicola Benedetti on her 2012 album The Silver Violin.[14][15]

Lyrics in public domain[edit]

Por una cabeza
de un noble potrillo
que justo en la raya
afloja al llegar,
y que al regresar
parece decir:
No olvidés, hermano,
vos sabés, no hay que jugar.
Por una cabeza,
metejón de un día
de aquella coqueta
y risueña mujer,
que al jurar sonriendo
el amor que está mintiendo,
quema en una hoguera
todo mi querer.

Por una cabeza,
todas las locuras.
Su boca que besa,
borra la tristeza,
calma la amargura.
Por una cabeza,
si ella me olvida
qué importa perderme
mil veces la vida,
para qué vivir.

Cuántos desengaños,
por una cabeza.
Yo juré mil veces,
no vuelvo a insistir.
Pero si un mirar
me hiere al pasar,
su boca de fuego
otra vez quiero besar.
Basta de carreras,
se acabó la timba.
¡Un final reñido
yo no vuelvo a ver!
Pero si algún pingo
llega a ser fija el domingo,
yo me juego entero.
¡Qué le voy a hacer.!

Wikisource has sheet music and full lyrics in Spanish and English:

Por una cabeza,
todas las locuras.
Su boca que besa,
borra la tristeza,
calma la amargura.
Por una cabeza,
si ella me olvida
qué importa perderme
mil veces la vida,
para qué vivir.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Por una Cabeza'. Todo Tango. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ^Clavell, M. (1996) (in Spanish), Biografía. In: Los Mejores Tangos de Carlos Gardel. Alfred Publ. Van Nuys, California.
  3. ^http://www.tyalgumfestival.com.au/TFCM/C2_Concert_Notes.html
  4. ^'Archived copy'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^YouTube, Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera - « Por una Cabeza » (in A major)
  6. ^Wikisource, Scores of « Por una Cabeza » (in A major)
  7. ^YouTube, Miguel Gragera - « Por Una Cabeza » (in A major)
  8. ^YouTube, Carlos Gardel - « Por una cabeza » with score (in G major)
  9. ^YouTube, « Por Una Cabeza » in True Lies (in G major)
  10. ^Schickler, David (2013). The Dark Path. Riverhead Books. ISBN978-1594486456. ..an instrumental recording of Por una Cabeza used in the films Scent of a Woman and True Lies. The original version of the song, a hit from the 1930s by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo La Pera..
  11. ^Scaffidi, Susan (June 15, 2016). 'All grown up: Youth symphony to lose a quarter of players after concert'. Retrieved December 18, 2017. Hong, a violinist, will perform one of the most famous of tango melodies: “Por una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel. The tango has been used in several films, most memorably in “Scent of a Woman” and “True Lies.”
  12. ^Thompson, Robert (2005). Tango: The Art History of Love. Vintage Books. p. 24. ISBN978-1400095797. Finally, in Steven Spielburg's Schindler's List (1993), Liam Neeson dances, once again, to 'Por una cabeza.'
  13. ^'She Walks To The Dance Floor And Starts To Tango Like No One Else. This Is Just Delightful!'. April 14, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018. Easy Virtue..beautifully edited to Carlos Gardel’s “Por una Cabeza.”
  14. ^Edwards, Adrian (November 2012). 'The Silver Violin. Benedetti in Bournemouth for silver-screen violin classics'. Retrieved December 19, 2017. This new release from Nicola Benedetti offers a programme inspired by film music..The bonne bouche of the shorter pieces is Carlos Gardel’s tango Por una cabeza
  15. ^Gill, Andy (August 24, 2012). 'Album: Nicola Benedetti The Silver Violin (Decca)'. The Independent. Retrieved December 19, 2017. Nicola Benedetti believes that film music is the primary contemporary conduit for classical or orchestral music..But the most interesting pieces are Gardel's playful tango from Scent of a Woman, 'Por Una Cabeza'

External links[edit]

  • [1]'Por una cabeza'. Comparación con 'Rondó para violín y orquesta K 373' (Mozart). Por Marcelo O. Martínez.
  • Por una Cabeza: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
  • Performed by Itzhak Perlman on YouTube
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Por
Por una Cabeza (1935) (1935)
Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel in 1933.
English
Spanish
By a head, it's madness!
That horse seemed a sure thing
'Til the final stretch, when
It slackened, and lost.
As it walked back by I
Thought I heard it say:
'Pal, you know you wouldn't lose
If you just wouldn't play.'
By a head, it's madness
That girl seemed a sure thing!
She whose burning kisses
Set my heart a-race
Always she was lying
About true love everlasting
Yet I cannot help it:
I'd risk it all on her!
By a head! It is madness
But the lies of her kisses
Just begged to be believed
And while I was deceived
It burned away all sadness!
But if she forgets me
I've lost! What's to live for?
Ah, life is a thousand
Empty, broken promises -
So why live at all?
Why must I keep losing
By a head? It's madness!
Always swear today
I'll stop pushing my luck.
Even when I win
Soon it's lost - but then
To think of her kisses
Brings me back to her again!
I'm done with these races.
No more foolish gambles
Never more return
To see the bitter end!
But then, next week a filly
Seems once more to be a sure thing.
Gamble and I'll lose:
But what else can I do?
By a head, it is madness..
Por una cabeza
De un noble potrillo
Que justo en la raya
Afloja al llegar
Y que al regresar
Parece decir:
No olvides, hermano,
Vos sabés no hay que jugar..
Por una cabeza,
Metejón de un día,
De aquella coqueta
Y risueña mujer
Que al jurar sonriendo,
El amor que está mintiendo,
Quema en una hoguera
Todo mi querer.
Por una cabeza
Todas las locuras,
Su boca que besa
Borra la tristeza,
Calma la amargura.
Por una cabeza
Si ella me olvida
Qué importa perderme,
Mil veces la vida
Para qué vivir..
Cuántos desengaños,
Por una cabeza,
Yo juré mil veces,
No vuelvo a insistir,
Pero si un mirar
Me hiere al pasar,
Su boca de fuego,
Otra vez, quiero besar.
Basta de carreras,
Se acabó la timba,
Un final reñido
Yo no vuelvo a ver,
Pero si algún pingo
Llega a ser fija el domingo,
Yo me juego entero,
Qué le voy a hacer.
Por una cabeza..




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Literal translation
By a head of a thoroughbred horse
who slackens in the final stretch,
and afterward when it returns seems to say:
'Remember, brother, you don't lose when you don't play.'
Lost again by a head: the infatuation of a day
for a flirt who promises while she smiles
and tells lies about love
yet my whole heart burns for her.
By a head!
It's madness
but a lying mouth that kisses
still drives away sadness
and soothes the bitterness.
By a head!
If she forgets me
I'll lose everything that matters.
Life is a thousand broken promises--
but why live at all?
How many disappointments were lost by a head?
I swore a thousand times to stop pushing my luck.
It's no pleasant sight to watch a man lose.
Yet I remember the burn from her lips and want another kiss.
I'm done with races. No more foolish chances.
I won't return to see the bitter end.
But then next Sunday I'll think some filly is a sure thing.
I'll gamble; I'll find out. What else can I do?


  • 1Wikisource editions of the sheet music

Wikisource editions of the sheet music[edit]

PDFs[edit]

  • Por una Cabeza, Cuerden edition(PDF)
  • Por una Cabeza, translated into English by Adam Cuerden(PDF)

Spanish DjVu[edit]

English DjVu[edit]

Licensing[edit]

The singable translation is ©2008 Adam Cuerden, who simply asks for attribution when it is used. The original work is public domain:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The author died in 1935, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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