El Motivo

The Reason

El Motivo

Girl who was onceMina que fue en otros tiempos
The purest milongueraLa más pura milonguera
And in those tango nightsY en esas noches tangueras
She was the queen of the feastFue la reina del festín
Today she has nothing to wearHoy no tiene pa' ponerse
Neither shoes, nor dressesNi zapatos, ni vestidos
She's sick and her friendAnda enferma y el amigo
Hasn't contributed to the partyNo ha aportado para el bulin

She no longer has her big eyesYa no tienen sus ojazos
Those strong glowsEsos fuertes resplandores
And in her face the colorsY en su cara los colores
Are seen to paleSe le ven palidecer
And she's sick, suffers and criesY esta enferma, sufre y llora
And eats with feelingY manya con sentimiento
That like this, sick and without windDe que así, enferma y sin vento
No one else will love herNadie más la va a querer

Poor girl who hadPobre paica que ha tenido
People cheering for herA la gente rechiflada
And knew with her gazeY supo con la mirada
How to conquer a passionConquistar una pasión
Today she has no one to approachHoy no tiene quien se arrime
Out of affection for her walletPor cariño a su cartera
Poor girl from the slumsPobre paica arrabalera
Who was left heartlessQue quedo sin corazón

And when the bandoneonsY cuando de los bandoneones
Play the notes of a tangoSe oyen las notas de un tango
Poor little flower of mudPobre florcita de fango
Feels your soul vibrateSiente tu alma vibrar
The nostalgia of other timesLas nostalgias de otros tiempos
Of pleasures and lovesDe placeres y de amores
Today they are only sorrows!Hoy solo son sinsabores!
That invite her to cryQue la invitan a llorar