Comments on: Homenaje a los milongueros

By: Look! No hands! | Simba tango

Look! No hands! | Simba tango — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:07:48 +0000

[...] the homenaje a los milongueros? “The milongueros are soft and precise in their lead, using their entire body to lead” [...]

By: The Resistance | Simba tango

The Resistance | Simba tango — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:24:28 +0000

[...] constructive and a man of action. Simba likes that. Following up on his own idea to distribute the homage to the milongueros, he has created a flyer, and I am happy to host it here at simbatango.com. The challenge is, in [...]

By: Simba

Simba — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:44:10 +0000

Thank you, that's great! I just posted the pdf in a new post.

By: tangocommuter

tangocommuter — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:36:45 +0000

I’ve made a pdf version (5mb). I’ll email it to you if you send your address.

By: Simba

Simba — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:17:31 +0000

Good idea, any volunteers for making a pdf version, I’ll be happy to host it.

By: tangocommuter

tangocommuter — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:35:39 +0000

Since ‘La traducción de Simba es fiel al espíritu del tango’, I propose we should each print out a lot of copies, with an attractive picture, perhaps that of the entrance to Sin Rumba, so that it looks like a regular leaflet, to leave on the table at the entry of every milonga we go to…

By: Simba

Simba — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:34:29 +0000

@Johanna Yes, possibly. I mostly think it is inseparable from tango, and I love that part of it, too. A little courtesy never hurt anyone?

@Anquises Muchas gracias por su comentario! Me encanta el parte de Don Quijote!

@Henry Thanks! And you are most welcome

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:18:47 +0000

Thanks for the translation! I think you did a pretty good job …

By: Anquises

Anquises — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:36:10 +0000

Coincido absolutamente con Johanna. La traducción de Simba es fiel al espíritu del tango. En el lenguaje del tango, “follower” sólo tiene una traducción al español: “mujer”. Si no lo interpretáramos así en este caso, la descripción del milonguero que hace Marisa perdería gran parte de su significado. Y el machismo que resulta es el de Don Quijote, que impone al hombre el deber de servir a su dama y morir por ella.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:02:23 +0000

This is possibly why so many people don’t “get” tango, and never will. It is a very gender-specific activity, and even though the lead and follow roles have become interchangeable, it is, in the end, “machista”. And that’s part of why I love it.