The last post directed you to all of the bulerías letras here, but did you know you can find a bunch of tangos letras on the blog as well? (No, not two hundred, but I think you’ll be able to find some you like.)

Below you’ll find a list of nearly ninety tangos letras translated into English. As more are posted, the list will expand.

Enjoy!

Here they are in order of publication date:

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Como La Amapola | The Weekly Letra
Como La Amapola | The Weekly Letra

Como la amapola
yo no tengo pare ni mare…

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Guerra, Guerra, Guerra | The Weekly Letra
Guerra, Guerra, Guerra | The Weekly Letra

Guerra, guerra, guerra
Con esa bata de cola
tú vienes pidiendo guerra

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Que Trabajito Me Cuesta | The Weekly Letra
Que Trabajito Me Cuesta | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

Que trabajito me cuesta
encontrar mi bienestar…

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Déjate de Tonterías | The Weekly Letra
Déjate de Tonterías | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

Déjate de tonterías
que has pasaito por mi vera
y no me has dao los buenos días

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Que Nunca Me Has Querido | The Weekly Letra
Que Nunca Me Has Querido | The Weekly Letra

You’ll love listening to this one and playing palmas as you do…

Here’s an estribillo you’ll hear:

Que no que no que no
Que nunca me has querido…

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Se Pasa Tan Mal Queriendo | The Weekly Letra
Se Pasa Tan Mal Queriendo | The Weekly Letra

Enjoy this video of Chiquetete and Paco Cepero:

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Yo Sé Que Tú Me Quieres Con Delirio | The Weekly Letra
Yo Sé Que Tú Me Quieres Con Delirio | The Weekly Letra

Because one can never get enough of Rancapino Chico por tangos;

This is the first letra he sings in the video below:

Yo sé que tú me quieres con delirio…

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¡Ay Marinero! | The Weekly Letra
¡Ay Marinero! | The Weekly Letra

I could listen to this estribillo all day long…

Ay, marinero

Oh, sailor

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Dímelo | The Weekly Letra
Dímelo | The Weekly Letra

Here’s another video of Antonio Reyes that I know you’ll want to listen to over and over again…

This is one of the letras he sings:

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Yo Tengo Una Penita Grande | The Weekly Letra
Yo Tengo Una Penita Grande | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

Yo tengo una penita grande
grande muy grande, grande muy grande,

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You Don't Deserve Even a Minute of My Day | The Weekly Letra
You Don't Deserve Even a Minute of My Day | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

Haces conmigo herejías*
Tú no mereces
Ni un minuto del día

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Ay Qué Trabajo Me Cuesta | The Weekly Letra
Ay Qué Trabajo Me Cuesta | The Weekly Letra

You know those songs you can listen to over and over again and never tire of?

This will be one of them.

It’s Rancapino Chico por tangos…

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Un Querer de Poco Tiempo | The Weekly Letra
Un Querer de Poco Tiempo | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

Mi mare me dijo a mi
que un querer de poco tiempo
no le criaba raiz

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Deja de Llorar | The Weekly Letra
Deja de Llorar | The Weekly Letra

Spanish film director, Carlos Saura, has passed away.

Below watch Pepa Flores sing the following letra accompanied by Paco de Lucía, in his award winning film, Carmen.

(You’ll also see Antonio Gades and Cristina Hoyos dancing.)

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No Me Mires | The Weekly Letra
No Me Mires | The Weekly Letra

In anticipation of the upcoming Flamenco Tour to Granada, some Tangos de Graná.

(We’ll be studying how to dance this style with Ivan Vargas during the trip. I’m so excited!)

No me mires
no me hables
no me martirices más…

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Villancicos Por Tangos | The Weekly Letra
Villancicos Por Tangos | The Weekly Letra

You’re going to love the video below.

It’s Esperanza la del Maera of Triana Pura singing and dancing her Villancicos por Tangos.

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Tiene un Pendiente | The Weekly Letra
Tiene un Pendiente | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

Tiene un pendiente
y en la cara tiene un pendiente

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A la Orilla De Un Río | The Weekly Letra
A la Orilla De Un Río | The Weekly Letra

Tangos

A la orilla de un río
yo estoy lavando
y al compás del agua
canto mis tangos

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De Madrid | The Weekly Letra
De Madrid | The Weekly Letra

Today enjoy a clip of Fernando Terremoto singing por tientos and tangos.

Here is one of the letras he sings:

De Madrid han venido
varios pintores…

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A la Entrada de Granada | The Weekly Letra
A la Entrada de Granada | The Weekly Letra

What “instrument” is Emilio Ochando playing in the video below?

HINT: You can find these in anybody’s kitchen.

Here’s one of the letras that he dances to in this piece:

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You Married That Old Goat | The Weekly Letra
You Married That Old Goat | The Weekly Letra

Do you need another laugh?

The following letra comes from renowned flamencologist Estela Zatania in response to this one.

She notes that both verses are cases of how “flamenco makes light of tragedy.”

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First Love | The Weekly Letra
First Love | The Weekly Letra

El primer amor
no sé qué tiene,
se mete en el alma
y salir no puede

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How Much I Love You | The Weekly Letra
How Much I Love You | The Weekly Letra

Tangos de Málaga
Traditional

El papel entra en la imprenta
el barco entra en el puerto
el peine entra en la cabeza

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De Mayo y Abril | The Weekly Letra
De Mayo y Abril | The Weekly Letra

You’re going to love watching this short clip of Lucía Campillo por tangos in the video below.

Tangos de Granada
Traditional

Dios te salve divino lucero,

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Star | The Weekly Letra
Star | The Weekly Letra

Here’s a verse from Enrique Morente’s Estrella along with a few different versions for you to listen to.

Two by Enrique Morente himself, one by Estrella Morente, and another by Luis Ortega.

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Nearly 100 Tangos Letras
Nearly 100 Tangos Letras

The last post directed you to all of the bulerías letras you can find here, but what about tangos?

Below you’ll find a list of almost ninety tangos letras translated into English.

Here they are…

Things That Cannot Be | The Weekly Letra
Things That Cannot Be | The Weekly Letra

Tangos or bulerías?

Qué cositas que no pueden ser
De la noche a la mañana
tú cambiaste de parecer

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In Málaga | The Weekly Letra
In Málaga | The Weekly Letra

This is the letra we are dancing to this month in Beginning Baile

En Málaga, los serenos
van diciendo por las calles
que duerma el que tenga sueño
que yo no despierto a nadie.

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Vales Más Millones | The Weekly Letra
Vales Más Millones | The Weekly Letra

Tangos
Traditional

Vales más millones
que los clavelitos grana
que asoman a los balcones

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Yo Pasé Por Tu Casita Un Día | The Weekly Letra
Yo Pasé Por Tu Casita Un Día | The Weekly Letra

Here’s a tangos letra you’ll likely recognize…

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Those are just thirty. You can click the button below to see all of the tangos letras that have been translated here.

Which is your favorite?

Share one you love in the comments below!!

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