Garganta Con Arena

Throat with Sand

Garganta Con Arena

You see, the day doesn't dawnYa ves, el día no amanece
Polaco Goyeneche, sing me one more tangoPolaco Goyeneche, cantame un tango más
You see, the night becomes longYa ves, la noche se hace larga
Your life has a karma: Sing, always singTu vida tiene un karma: Cantar, siempre cantar

Your voice, that moves the tangoTu voz, que al tango lo emociona
Saying the semicolon that nobody sang to itDiciendo el punto y coma que nadie le cantó
Your voice, with goblins and phantomsTu voz, con duendes y fantasmas
Breathes with the asthma of an old bandoneonRespira con el asma de un viejo bandoneón

Sing, throat with sandCanta, garganta con arena
Your voice carries the sorrow that Malena didn't singTu voz tiene la pena que Malena no cantó
Sing, that Juárez condemns youCanta, que Juárez te condena
By hurting your sorrow with his white bandoneonAl lastimar tu pena con su blanco bandoneón

Sing, people are applaudingCanta, la gente está aplaudiendo
And even if you're dying, they don't know your painY aunque te estés muriendo, no conocen tu dolor
Sing, because Troilo from heavenCanta, que Troilo desde el cielo
Left a verse under your pillowDebajo de tu almohada, un verso te dejó

Singer of a somewhat insolent tangoCantor de un tango algo insolente
You made people feel, feel your painHiciste que a la gente le duela, le duela tu dolor
Singer of a tightrope tangoCantor de un tango equilibrista
More than a singer, an artist with singer's vicesMás que cantor, artista con vicios de cantor

You see, both me and Buenos AiresYa ves, a mí y a Buenos Aires
Always lack air when your voice is not hereNos falta siempre el aire cuando no está tu voz
To you, who taught me so muchA vos, que tanto me enseñaste
The day you sang with me a songEl día que cantaste conmigo una canción

Sing, throat with sandCanta, garganta con arena
Your voice carries the sorrow that Malena didn't singTu voz tiene la pena que Malena no cantó
Sing, that Juárez condemns youCanta, que Juárez te condena
By hurting your sorrow with his white bandoneonAl lastimar tu pena con su blanco bandoneón

Sing, people are applaudingCanta, la gente está aplaudiendo
And even if you're dying, they don't know your painY aunque te estés muriendo, no conocen tu dolor
Sing, because Troilo from heavenCanta, que Troilo desde el cielo
Left a verse under your pillowDebajo de tu almohada, un verso te dejó