Milonga Lunfarda

Lunfarda Milonga

Milonga Lunfarda

In this beautiful country that is my land, ArgentinaEn este hermoso país que es mi tierra, la Argentina
The woman is a mine and the accordion is a bandoneonLa mujer es una mina y el fueye es un bandoneón
The cop, a button, the police, the copsEl vigilante, un botón, la policía, la cana
The thief is the one who steals, the crook a common thiefEl que roba es el que afana, el chorro un vulgar ladrón
They call the fool a guy and the smart one they call a frogAl zonzo llaman chabón y al vivo le baten rana

The money or the wind is the money that circulatesLa guita o el vento es el dinero que circula
The story is to smuggle, and backwards for the reverseEl cuento es meter la mula, y al vesre por al revés
If you got caught, you have, and in the branch if you're drySi pelechaste, tenés, y en la rama si estás seco
If you're doing well, you're on the right track; thrown, the one who has nothingSi andás bien, andás derecho; tirao, el que nada tiene
To grab what's done is to catchChapar es, si te conviene, agarrar lo que está hecho

The parrot is the place where love is madeEl cotorro es el lugar donde se hace el amor
The pasha is a great lord who hoards his moneyEl pashá es un gran señor que sus mangos acamala
The neighbor is the prostitute, the tordo is some doctorLa vecina es la fulana, el tordo es algún doctor
The tin a counter where a drunkard gets drunkEl estaño un mostrador donde un curda se emborracha
And if you act cocky, you act like a show-offY si es que hacés pata ancha te la das de sobrador

The one who works, works; the one who does nothing is a lazyEl que trabaja, labura; quien no hace nada es un fiaca
The look is what highlights the features of your appearanceLa pinta es la que destaca los rasgos de tu apostura
Bad luck is mishap, which makes life toughMala racha es mishiadura, que hace la vida fulera
The bed is a hideout and to apoliyar is to fall asleepLa cama es una catrera y apoliyar es dormirse
To split or to leave is to go, and anyone can understand thisRajar o piantarse es irse, y esto lo manya cualquiera

And what are they going to tell you, everything is already figured outY que te van a contar, ya está todo relojeado
That seen, is known, everyone on earth knows itAquello visto, es junado, lo sabe toda la tierra
Even the Royal Academy, which knows a lot about languageSi hasta la real academia, que de parla sabe mucho
Will ask Pichuco, and Grela with his guitarLe va a pedir a Pichuco, y a Grela con su guitarra
To play this lunfarda milonga in a groupQue a esta milonga lunfarda me la musiqueen de grupo