Flor de Fango

Mud Flower

Flor de Fango

Girl, I've known you for a while,Mina que te manyo de hace rato,
Forgive me if I hit youPerdoname si te bato
Since I saw you born...De que yo te vi nacer...

Your cradle was a tenementTu cuna fue un conventillo
Lit with kerosene.Alumbrado a querosén.

Just at fourteen years oldJusto a los catorce abriles
You gave yourself to parties,Te entregastes a las farras,
The delights of the tango...Las delicias del gotán....

You liked jewelry,Te gustaban las alhajas,
Fashionable clothesLos vestidos a la moda
And champagne parties.Y las farras de champán.

Then you became the little friendLuego fuiste la amiguita
Of an old pharmacistDe un vejete boticario
And the son of a commissionerY el hijo de un comisario
All the wind took you away...Todo el vento te sacó...

Your decline began,Empezó tu decadencia,
You pawned the jewelryLas alhajas amuraste
And rented a little roomY un bulincito alquilaste
In a boarding house.En una casa'e pensión.

You became a singer,Te hiciste tonadillera,
You spent strange timesPasaste ratos extraños
And with disappointmentsY a fuerza de desengaños
You were left heartless.Quedaste sin corazón.

Your life was like a lily...Fue tu vida como un lirio...
Of sorrows and tormentsDe congojas y martirios
Only one burden overwhelmed you...Sólo un peso te agobió...
You had no comfort in the world...No tenías en el mundo ni un consuelo...
Your mother's love was missing.El amor de tu madre te faltó.

You were a doll of the mudFuiste papusa del fango
And the delights of a tangoY las delicias de un tango
Dragged you from the room.Te arrastraron del bulín.

Friends deceived youLos amigos te engrupieron
And they themselves lost youY ellos mismos te perdieron
Night after night at the feast.Noche a noche en el festín.

Girl, I've known you for a while,Mina que te manyo de hace rato,
Forgive me if I hit youPerdoname si te bato
Since I saw you born...De que yo te vi nacer...

Your cradle was a tenementTu cuna fue un conventillo
Lit with kerosene.Alumbrado a querosén.

Just at fourteen years oldJusto a los catorce abriles
You gave yourself to partiesTe entregastes a las farras
The delights of a tango...Las delicias de un gotán...

You liked jewelry,Te gustaban las alhajas,
Fashionable clothesLos vestidos a la moda
And champagne parties.Y las farras de champán.