Cambalache
Encyclopedia
Cambalache is an Argentina
's tango
composed in 1934 by Enrique Santos Discépolo
for the movie The Soul of the Accordion , released the following year.
was banned in all argentine dictatorial governments since its creation.
Cambalache in Argentina
and Uruguay
refers to a bazaar
of used goods.
One of the most famous stanzas of the tango says: “Igual que en la vidriera irrespetuosa de los cambalaches se ha mezclao la vida, y herida por un sable sin remache ves llorar la Biblia junto a un calefón”. (Like in the disrespectful window of the bazaars, life is mixed up,and wounded by a sword without rivets you can see a Bible crying next to a water heater.)
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
's tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
composed in 1934 by Enrique Santos Discépolo
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Enrique Santos Discépolo was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos such as Cambalache and many others performed by several of the most important singers of his time, amongst them notably Carlos Gardel.Discépolo was born in Buenos Aires...
for the movie The Soul of the Accordion , released the following year.
Context
The song, originally written during the Infamous DecadeInfamous Decade
The Infamous Decade in Argentina is the name given to the period of time that started in 1930 with the coup d'état against President Hipólito Yrigoyen by José Félix Uriburu...
was banned in all argentine dictatorial governments since its creation.
Cambalache in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
refers to a bazaar
Bazaar
A bazaar , Cypriot Greek: pantopoula) is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchanged or sold. The term is sometimes also used to refer to the "network of merchants, bankers and craftsmen" who work that area...
of used goods.
One of the most famous stanzas of the tango says: “Igual que en la vidriera irrespetuosa de los cambalaches se ha mezclao la vida, y herida por un sable sin remache ves llorar la Biblia junto a un calefón”. (Like in the disrespectful window of the bazaars, life is mixed up,and wounded by a sword without rivets you can see a Bible crying next to a water heater.)