Ella Baila Sola

She Dances Alone

Ella Baila Sola

She dances aloneElla baila sola
Under a streetlightBajo de un farol
Piazzola's tangosTangos de Piazzola
With her B flatCon su si bemol

So much light and in the darkTanta luz y a oscuras
So much grace criesTanta gracia llora
Faith has doubtsLa fe tiene dudas
Because God ignores herPorque Dios la ignora

With her shaved headCon su pelo a rape
She fights with fateLucha con la suerte
So that life and deathDe que no se escape
do not escapeLa vida y la muerte

She dances aloneElla baila sola
Waiting for the endEsperando el fin
Under a streetlampBajo una farola
On the cobblestoneSobre el adoquín

Life is a rascalLa vida es un guacho
That sometimes steals from youQue a veces te afana
Hope, a trash canLa esperanza, un tacho
to throw away tomorrowsPa' tirar mañanas

She didn't want to give upNo quiso rendirse
Like one in a thousandComo una entre mil
She wanted to say goodbyeQuiso despedirse
With the light of AprilCon la luz de abril

Moon's bandoneonBandoneón de Luna
Sunset tangoTango del ocaso
Cradle-less milongaMilonga sin cuna
Short-term lifeVida a corto plazo

Syncopations that sometimesSíncopas que a veces
become a nightmareSe hacen pesadilla
Death and its judgesLa muerte y sus jueces
like a stumbling blockComo zancadilla

Her laughter is heardSe escucha su risa
Whistling in the windSilbando en el viento
Destinies in a hurryDestinos con prisa
And forgetfulness so slowY olvidos tan lentos

She dances aloneElla baila sola
Waiting for the endEsperando el fin
Under a streetlampBajo una farola
On the cobblestoneSobre el adoquín

Life is a rascalLa vida es un guacho
That sometimes steals from youQue a veces te afana
Hope, a trash canLa esperanza, un tacho
to throw away tomorrowsPa' tirar mañanas

She didn't want to give upNo quiso rendirse
Like one in a thousandComo una entre mil
She wanted to say goodbyeQuiso despedirse
With the light of AprilCon la luz de abril