Arrabalero

Arrabalero

Arrabalero

She's the most charming girlEs la pebeta mas rechiflada
who spent her life in the suburb;que en el suburbio pasó la vida;
She's the woman who was lovedEs la percanta que fue querida
by that tough guy who embraced her.de aquel malevo que la amuró.
She's the pride of the whole neighborhood,Es el orgullo del barrio entero,
I have a faith that is her illusion,tengo una fe que es su ilusión,
because she's a country girl, she's a tango dancer,pues es criolla, es milonguera,
I want her man in her heart.quiero a su hombre en el corazón.

In a shady roomEn un bulín mistongo
of the Buenos Aires suburb,del arrabal porteño,
she met him in a dream,lo conocio en un sueño,
she gave him her heart.le dio su corazón.
She knew he was a tough guy,Supo que era malevo,
she loved him madly,lo quiso con locura,
she suffered for his fortunesufrio por su ventura
with holy devotion.con santa devoción.
Now, even if he beats her,Ahora, aunque la faje,
streetwise kid,purrete arrabalero,
she already knows that I love himya sabe que lo quiero
with all her illusion,con toda su ilusión,
and that she is all his,y que ella es toda suya,
that his affection is hers,que suyo es su cariño,
that the child was theirsque de ellos era el niño
from the affair.obra del metejón.

Because he's a straight shooter, her little manPor ser derecho es su hombresito
from the Puente Alsina suburb;arrabalero de Puente Alsina;
he risks everything for that girlse juega entero por esa mina
because he knows her by heart.porque la sabe de corazón.
But if one day he deceives herPero si un día llega a engañarla
like others do with their women,como hacen otros con sus mujeres,
this little woman who laughs and singsesta minucha que ríe y canta
will always cry for his betrayal.llorara siempre por su traición.