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1935 song composed by Carlos Gardel with lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Por una Cabeza" (pronounced [ˈpoɾ ˈuna kaˈβesa]) is a tango song written in 1935 with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera.[1]
"Por una Cabeza" | |
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Song | |
Written | 1935 |
Genre | Tango |
Length | 2:34 |
Label | RCA Victor |
Composer(s) | Carlos Gardel |
Lyricist(s) | Alfredo Le Pera |
The name is a Spanish horse-racing phrase meaning "by a head", which refers to a horse winning (or losing) a race narrowly – by just the length of its head. The lyrics speak of a compulsive horse-track gambler who compares his addiction for horses with his attraction to women.
Alfredo Le Pera was born in Brazil, son of Italian immigrants. Le Pera and Gardel died in an aeroplane crash in Medellín, on Monday, June 24, 1935.[2]
"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).[3][4]
Por una cabeza |
Por una cabeza, |
Cuántos desengaños, |
Wikisource has sheet music and full lyrics in Spanish and English:
Por una cabeza, |
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