Milonga Fina

Fine Milonga

Milonga Fina

You declared yourself Fine MilongaTe declaraste Milonga Fina
When you left the suburbCuando dejaste el arrabal
The poor calico suitEl traje mishio de percalina
And the lace of the apronY la puntilla del delantal

The red bow you used to wearEl moño rojo que te ponías
So upright, so coquettishTan paradito, tan coquetón
And those guys who brought youY aquellos mozos que te traían
When you went out in styleCuando salías a patacón

You no longer show your silhouetteYa no lucís tu silueta
Suburban girlPebeta de arrabal
You left behind the fondnessYa dejaste la querencia
Poor thing, to your detrimentPobrecita, por tu mal

No longer do you have the mischievous charmYa no te ronda la mishiadura
Today you walk down the triumphant streetHoy por la calle triunfal pasás
With a little bitternessCon un poquito de amargura
That you disguise with your laughterQue con tu risa disimulás

To deceive yourself, to forgetPara engrupirte, para olvidarte
All that has already passedDe todo aquello que ya pasó
And that boy, who for crying over youY aquel mocito, que por llorarte
One sad day, poor thing, diedUn día triste, pobre, murió

You declared yourself Fine MilongaTe declaraste Milonga Fina
When you walked with that foolCuando anduviste con aquel gil
Who deceived you with cocaineQue te engrupía con cocaína
And took you to ArmenonvilleY te llevaba al Armenonville

Where to the beat of a tough tangoDonde al compás de un tango canero
You were losing touch with realityIbas perdiendo la realidad
And the sweet talk of a tango dancerY los chamuyos de un milonguero
Corrupted you with his wickednessTe pervirtieron con su maldad