A Media Luz

In Dim Light

A Media Luz

Three four eight currentsCorrientes tres cuatro ocho
Second floor elevatorSegundo piso ascensor
No doormen or neighborsNo hay porteros ni vecinos
Inside cocktails and loveAdentro cocktail y amor

A little place with a maple touchPisito que puso mapple
Piano, mat, and lampPiano, estera y velador
A phone that answersUn telefón que contesta
A record player that criesUna vitrola que llora

Old tangos of my flowerViejos tangos de mi flor
And a porcelain catY un gato de porcelana
So love won't meowPa' que no maúlle el amor

And everything in dim lightY todo a media luz
Love's a sorcererEs un brujo el amor
In dim light the kissesA media luz los besos
In dim light, just usA media luz los dos
And everything in dim lightY todo a media luz
Inner twilightCrepusculo interior
So soft velvetQue suave terciopelo
The dim light of loveLa media luz de amor

Juncal, twelve, twenty-fourJuncal, doce, veinticuatro
Call without fearTelefoneá sin temor
In the afternoon, tea with snacksDe tarde, té con masitas
At night, tango and champagneDe noche tango y champán

On Sundays, tea danceLos domingos, té danzante
On Mondays, desolationLos lunes desolación
There's everything in the little houseHay de todo en la casita
Cushions and sofasAlmohadones y divanes

Like in a pharmacy, cocóComo en botica, cocó
Carpets that make no noiseAlfombras que no hacen ruido
And a table set for loveY mesa puesta al amor