Ventarron

Strong Wind

Ventarron

For your fame, for your figurePor tu fama, por tu estampa
You are the notorious tough guy of the underworld,Sos el malevo mentado del hampa,
You are the toughest among all tough guys,Sos el mas taura entre todos los tauras,
You are the same strong windSos el mismo ventarron

Who can match you for your rankQuien te iguala por tu rango
In the broken alleys of tangoEn las canyengues quebradas del tango
In the conquest of heartsEn la conquista de los corazones
If the occasion arisesSi llega la ocasion

Among the underworldEntre el malevaje
Strong wind they call youventarron a vos te llaman
Strong wind for your courage,ventarronpor tu coraje,
For your feats everyone applauds youPor tus hazaas todos te aclaman
And despite everythingY a pesar de todo
Strong wind left Pompeya.ventarron dejo Pompeya.

And he went after the starY se fue tras de la estrella
That his destiny marked for himQue su destino le sealo
Many years have passedMuchos aos han pasado
And his bravery and his antics.Y sus guapezas y sus berrentines.

He left them in the cafesLos fue dejando por los cafetines
As a punishment from God,Como un castigo de Dios,
Alone and sad, almost sickSolo y triste, casi enfermo
With his defeats gnawing at his soulCon sus derrotas mordindole el alma
The tough guy returned seeking his fameVolvi el malevo buscando su fama
That another already conquered.Que otro ya conquisto.

You are no longer the sameYa no sos el mismo
Strong wind of those timesventarron de aquellos tiempos
You are cardboard for the friendSos cartn para el amigo
And for the thug a poor ChristY para el maula un pobre cristo
And upon hearing a tangoY al sentir un tango
Big shot and stubbornCompadron y retobado
You remember that pastRecords de aquel pasado
The handsome glories of the strong windLas glorias guapas del ventarron