La Cumparsita (English spelling)

Japanese: 《La Cumparsita》(英語表記)LaCumparsita
La Cumparsita (English spelling)

...This is the most widely known tango song. It is said to have been composed by the Uruguayan Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez (c. 1897-1948) when he was a student, and there are various theories about the year it was composed, including 1914 and 1917. It is said to have been premiered by the pianist Roberto Firpo (1884-1969), but there are also other theories. The lyrics are written by Matos Rodríguez himself and by Pascual Contursi and Enrique Maroni in collaboration, and in the mid-1920s, the lyrics by Contursi and Maroni came to be sung by many singers.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "La Cumparsita" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…タンゴの中で最も広く知られている曲。ウルグアイのマトス・ロドリゲスGerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez(1897ころ‐1948)が学生のころに作曲したといわれ,作られた年は1914年,17年など諸説がある。初演した人はピアニストのフィルポRoberto Firpo(1884‐1969)とされるが,これにも異説が唱えられている。歌詞はマトス・ロドリゲス自身のものとコントゥルシPascual Contursi,マローニEnrique Maroni合作のものとがあり,20年代半ばに,コントゥルシとマローニの歌詞で多くの歌手たちに歌われるようになった。…

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