Carlos Lenzi’s now famous lyrics for the 1925 tango “A media luz” rode a catchy tune to a hit status, and its staying power has proven the song a classic through the decades.
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Edgardo Donato
The tango lyricist credited as Luis Mario, or sometimes as Mario Castro, was in reality María Luisa Carnelli—one of the few women who wrote lyrics for tangos during the Golden Age.
The lyric of “Muchacho” by Celedonio Flores partakes of that most ancient of poetic modes, the put-down. Here we see the poet turning his satirical wits against the figure who is usually on the periphery in his other songs—the stuck-up son of privilege.