La Toalla Mojada

The Wet Towel

La Toalla Mojada

It was a murky atmosphere of night owls,Era un ambiente turbio de nocheras,
Near the stream.Cerca de la cañada.
There was a tango, the chantecler,Había una milonga, el chantecler,
Alias wet towel.Alias toalla mojada.

It was a dense environment of men,Era un ambiente espeso de varones,
Mine breakers and thugs.Shacadores de minas y malandras.
There was a card player and they called him,Había un tallador y lo llamaban,
By name, Aldo Saravia.Por nombre, aldo saravia.

There was no burglary, no sin, no copNo había escruche, ni peca, ni a copera
That he didn't mess withQue no diera mancada
And he would hit Chichi ToyufaY a la chichi toyufa la fajaba
With his wet towel.Con su toalla mojada.

That's why that tango was famous,Por eso era famosa esa milonga,
Because of that Aldo Saravia,Por ese aldo saravia,
Life carver and his things,Tallador de la vida y de sus cosas,
For his looks and his charm.Por su pinta y su labia.

There was never shadiness in his actions,Nunca hubo shomería en sus acciones,
Nor a dealer who took advantage,Ni taquero que sacara tajada,
When he ventured into little papersCuando él incursionaba papelitos
Without getting into trouble.Sin darse la fajada.

That's why I liked the tangoPor eso me gustaba la milonga
Of the wet towel,De la toalla mojada,
Because it had the atmosphere I wantPorque estaba el ambiente que yo quiero
And the macho Aldo Saravia,Y el macho aldo saravia,
Who even hit the chanteclerQue le fajó hasta el nombre al chantecler
With his wet towel.Con su toalla mojada.