De Tardecita

From Late Afternoon

De Tardecita

You come back from late afternoonVolves de tardecita
To the lovely neighborhood that saw youAl barrio lindo que te vio
On another late afternoonEn otra tardecita
Leaving following an illusionIrte siguiendo una ilusión
You see that everything is just the sameVes que todo esta igualito
Nothing changed in the little nestNada cambio en el nidito
That you brightened with your laughter yesterdayQue alegrabas con tu risa ayer
And even if you come back defeatedY aunque vuelvas derrotada
You'll know that the gangSabrás que la muchachada
Always has faith in youTe sigue teniendo siempre fe

The downtown lights made you believeLa luz del centro te hizo creer
That the joyQue la alegría
That you wantedQue vos querías
Was far from your suburbEstaba lejos de tu arrabal
And dressed in silks, not calicoY vestía sedas, y no percal
To be well-dressed, to carry great luxuryIr bien vestida, llevar gran lujo
Was the spellFue el embrujo
Of your ambitionDe tu ambición
Misjudging the pathEquivocando el camino
You sold your heart!Vendiste tu corazón!

Since you leftDesde que vos te fuiste
The neighborhood never sang againEl barrio nunca más canto
A very sad sorrowUna pena muy triste
Enveloped everythingTodas las cosas envolvió
How many times your old ladyCuantas veces tu viejita
At the fall of late afternoonAl caer la tardecita
Thought she saw, trembling with emotionCreyó ver, temblando de emoción
That around the cornerQue daba vuelta la esquina
The sweet little girlLa mimosa chiquilina
Who was coming back to ask for forgivenessQue regresaba a pedir perdón