Do the tango "El Choclo" have someting to do with corn?
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I have heard the tango "El Choclo" being translated with "kiss of fire" and "corn." Which is right?
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updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by berndt
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This turned out to be a question with an interesting answer. You could have googled it yourself, but here is a link for you:
It turns out that, although El Choclo is the Spanish word for an ear of corn, it also means trouble. The latter is a secondary meaning that the author of this famous tango, Ángel Villoldo, may have had in mind in writing about "El choclo", who was a tough guy and a pimp.
But years later, Lester Alien and Robert Hill wrote another tango (new words, and in English) based on Villoldo's original melody. The title? Kiss of Fire.
updated Jul 23, 2011
posted by Jeremias
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Look here.The explanation is there.
updated Jul 21, 2011
edited by 00e657d4
posted by 00e657d4
