La Canchera

The Show-off

La Canchera

He turned forty gentlemenCumplio cuarenta señores
And this is still a kiloY esta un kilo todavía
It still retains its freshnessAun guarda la lozania
From its early beginningsDe sus primeros albores
The table full of flowersLa mesa llena de flores
It gave a seal of splendorDaba un sello de esplendor
To the party in his honorA la fiesta que en su honor
An old man offered himUn viejito le ofrecia
That in addition to his sympathyQue a más de su simpatia
It was a bearer's checkEra un cheque al portador

A light to catch foolsUna luz pa' cachar giles
Fine painting, shoreline soulPinta fina, alma orillera
She graduated as a cool girlSe diplomo de canchera
Just at eighteen years oldJusto a los dieciocho abriles
Throw the mangoes by the thousandsTira los mangos de a miles
He smokes and likes to smokeFuma y le gusta escab
IarIar
She's dressed up, no need to talk about itEmpilcha que ni que hablar
Lastra in the best cantinaLastra en la mejor cantina
And when morning comesY cuando llega la matina
It's just going to mothballRecién se va a apolillar

There is no night-time placeNo hay lugar transnochador
That this lioness does not knowQue no conozca esta leona
From a martona type barDesde un bar tipo martona
Even the most flowery cabaretHasta el cabaret más flor
Airlines, train, steamAerolineas, tren, vapor
Mar del Plata, MiramarMar del plata, miramar
Casino, gross signingCasino, bruto fichar
He lived it well at firstLa vivio bien de primera
The diploma of being a courtierEl diploma de canchera
He knew how to make him respectedLo supo hacer respetar

You know well that your beautyBien sabe que a su hermosura
There's little cloth leftYa le queda poco paño
He also knows that the yearsTambién sabe que los años
They eat any paintingSe morfan cualquier pintura
But when naturePero ya cuando natura
Start giving it to him with rigorLe empiece a dar con rigor
He will have a flat, a flower carTendra un piso, un auto flor
The old man, the checkbookEl viejito, la chequera
And more money in the walletY más guita en la cartera
That the bank of new yorkQue el banco de nueva york