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Taconeando

Taconeando is a Tango written by Pedro Maffia and recorded by Pedro Laurenz in 1942. The Tango Taconeando is written by Pedro Maffia, Pedro Laurenz has recorded Taconeando with the singer Juan Carlos Casas.
“Taconeando,” or “Heel-Tapping,” evokes the vibrant rhythm of feet striking the floor with passionate precision. It is the dance of life, where each tap and step echoes tales of desire and longing. The music carries the heartbeat of the city, a symphony of souls intertwined in the dance of love and fate.

Tango

Style

Pedro Laurenz

Orchestra

Juan Carlos Casas

Singer

José Horacio Staffolani

Author

Pedro Maffia

Composer

1942/6/16

Date

Juan Carlos Casas
Juan Carlos Casas
Pedro Laurenz
Pedro Laurenz

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Taconeando recorded by other Orchestras

Taconeando recorded by other Orchestras

1942/6/16 – Corazon encadenado – Pedro Laurenz
1942/6/15 – Los mareados – Anibal Troilo
1942/6/15 – Soy muchacho de la guardia – Anibal Troilo
1942/6/15 – Suerte loca – Anibal Troilo
1942/6/15 – Guitarra que llora – Angel d-Agostino
Taconeando – 1970/5/1 – Osvaldo Pugliese – Instrumental
Taconeando – 1942/6/16 – Pedro Laurenz – Juan Carlos Casas
Taconeando – 1957/1/1 – Astor Piazzolla – Instrumental
Taconeando – 1947/10/23 – Astor Piazzolla – Instrumental

Lyrics Translation of the Tango Taconeando

This is the translation of the Tango “Taconeando” from Spanish to English. The English lyrics of the Tango “Taconeando” have been done with AI.

Letra del Tango Taconeando

Vengan a ver…
El bailongo se formó
en su ley
a la luz de un gran farol
medioeval.
Todo el barrio se volcó
en aquel
caserón, bajo el parral,
a bailar,
y al quejarse el bandoneón
se escuchó
tristes las notas de un tango
que nos hablaba de amor,
de mujer, de traición,
de milongas manchadas de sangre,
de sus malevos y el Picaflor.

Se fue el arrabal
con toda su ley.
Su historia es, tal vez,
la cruz del puñal.

Se fue el arrabal
que hablaba de amor
y aquel taconear
también se perdió.

¿Quién no sintió
la emoción del taconear
y el ardor
que provoca el bandoneón
al llorar?
Tango brujo de arrabal,
triste son
que se agita en el misal
de un querer
y en la lírica pasión
del matón.
Notas que muerden las carnes
con su motivo sensual
al volcar la pasión
que llevamos, tal vez, muy adentro,
en lo más hondo del corazón.

English lyrics of the Tango "Taconeando"

Come and see…
The dance party took shape
by its own laws,
in the light of a grand medieval lantern.
The whole neighborhood poured into
that mansion, under the grapevine,
to dance,
and as the bandoneon lamented,
sad notes of a tango were heard,
speaking of love,
of women, of betrayal,
of milongas stained with blood,
of its tough guys, and Picaflor.

The suburb is gone
with all its law.
Its history is, perhaps,
the cross of the dagger.

The suburb is gone
that spoke of love
and that tapping sound
also got lost.

Who hasn’t felt
the emotion of the tapping,
and the heat
provoked by the bandoneon
when it cries?
Witchy tango from the suburb,
a sad sound
that stirs in the missal
of a love
and in the lyrical passion
of the tough guy.
Notes that bite into the flesh
with their sensual motive
as they pour out the passion
that maybe we carry very deep inside,
in the deepest part of the heart.

Taconeando by José Horacio Staffolani

Taconeando is a Tango written by José Horacio Staffolani and composed by Pedro Maffia.



Story behind the Tango Taconeando

“Taconeando” unfolds a vivid scene of a neighborhood gathering in an old house under a vine, bathed in the dim light of a medieval lamp. The community joins together in a dance, drawn to the melancholic and heart-wrenching tune of the bandoneon. This tango, as narrated in the lyrics, speaks intimately of love, betrayal, and the darker sides of the milonga—tainted with blood and tales of argentine malevos (tough guys) and the elusive Picaflor (casanova).



Symbolism of Taconeando

The dance itself, the “taconear,” which refers to the sound of heels striking the floor, symbolizes the intense and perhaps tumultuous emotions associated with tango. The lament of the bandoneon brings alive the passionate yet sorrowful spirit of the arrabal (slum or suburb), whose story is metaphorically referred to as the “cross of the dagger,” a poignant symbol of love and betrayal. This reveals a narrative rich in emotional depth, capturing both the sensual and savage aspects of human relationships and societal interactions. The recurring theme of movement—both physical in the dance, and emotional, recounted in the stories of love and treachery—creates a layered experience of the tango.



Taconeando in historical Context

Recorded in 1942, a time when Argentina was marked by political and social transformations, “Taconeando” mirrors the nostalgic reverence for an era and its cultural ethos that were fading. The arrabal, a significant character in this tale, represents a neighborhood that once buzzed with life and raw emotions but is now a relic of the past. This tango is both a commemoration and a mourning of that lost world, where the ardor and heartache expressed through the tango played a central role in the communal and emotional landscape.



José Horacio Staffolani

José Horacio Staffolani was a notable Argentine tango lyricist, renowned for capturing the soul of Buenos Aires street life and its complex human dramas.