- Source: Por una Cabeza
"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.
Composition and lyrics
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.
Notable uses
"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).
Lyrics
See also
Music of Argentina
Music of Uruguay
Public domain music
References
External links
Por una Cabeza: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Por una Cabeza's Lyrics, music, scores, versions
English translation
Performed by Itzhak Perlman on YouTube
Arranged and performed by Augustin Hadelich for violin on YouTube
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