Hasta Que Ardan Los Candiles

Until the Candles Burn

Hasta Que Ardan Los Candiles

Throw this meat on the grillTira este asao al asador
The problems and cakes are all stirred upLos problemas y pasteles acuitadas
Suck down the best stuffChupe granel de lo mejor
And let’s dance to the guitar and accordionY pa bailar vigüela y acordión
The pot is fallingVa cayendo el pozate
Mounted and on footMontao y de a pie
And the old folks peek in to seeY los viejos vichocos cuartean pa ver
The milonga is all set upYa esta armada la milonga

The guitar is shiningLa guitarra se florea
And the accordion is playingY bolea el acordión
The couples are pairing upY hacen yuntas las parejas
And an old peeper shoutsY ahí grita un viejo mirón
Make the most of it, seagullAprovechate gaviota
Because after this fandangoQue al cabo de este fandango
You won’t be seen againYa no te hace ver en otra
Ha, haJo, jo

Suddenly it’s all mixed upSe ha entreverao de sopetón
A half-cocked tank is the specialMedio boleao un tanque la especiala
And it’s something to see with what determinationY es cosa'e ver con que tesón
A mutt bullfighter is wrangling itLo garronea un cuzco toreador
He was missing punchesIba errando ponchazos
The wasted tapeEl tape mamao
And the ladies are getting rowdyY alborotan las hembras a desagerar
Ha, haJa, ja

And now the gossip is runningY ya anda corriendo el chisme
That if the girl is getting fatQue si engorda la mitaya
And adjusting the matineeY ajusta el matinee
That if people are already talkingQue si la gente ya charla
Damn those loudmouthsJue pucha los mal hablados
When a girl is seriousCuando una mocita es seria
Bitter about the slanderDespechao pa la calunia
There’s always a horned bullNunca falta un buey corneta
You little rascal!¡Canejo!

This is a big party and the restEsto es fiestón y lo demás
Is just nonsense and pure chatterEs charamusca y puro chaucharío
You won’t see this anywhere elseQue no se vio por otro lao
A racket like this, so wildUn vocerío ansí de alborotao
Even though the moon has come inAunque a entrao ya la Luna
And the sun is peeking out nowY asoma ahura el Sol
As long as the candles burn, there will be a milonga.Mientras ardan candiles, habrá milongón