Muchacho

Boy

Muchacho

BoyMuchacho
That because luck wanted it.Que por que la suerte quiso.
You live on a first floorVivis en un primer piso
Of a central mansion,De un palacete central,
That for vices and pleasures,Que para vicios y placeres,
For parties and womenPara farras y mujeres
You have a capital.Dispones de un capital.

BoyMuchacho
Who doesn't know the charmQue no sabes el encanto
Of having shed tearsDe haber derramado llanto
On a woman's chest,Sobre un pecho de mujer,
Who doesn't know what it's likeQue no sabes que es secarse
To dry up in a gambling den and get readyEn una timba y armarse
To go back in.Para volverse a meter.

You say that a loud tangoQue decis que un tango rante
Doesn't make you lose your calm,No te hace perder la calma,
And that your soul doesn't cryY que no te llora el alma
When a bandoneon moans;Cuando gime un bandoneon;
That if you have feelingsQue si tenes sentimiento
You have them numbedLo tenens adormecido
Because you have achieved everythingPues todo lo has conseguido
By paying like a guy.Pagando como un chabon.

Tell meDecime
If in your rascal lifeSi en tu vida pelandruna
Under the moonlightBajo la luz de la luna
Or if not under a streetlight,O si no bajo un farol,
Have you ever felt like a poetVos te has sentido poeta
And told a girlY le has dicho a una pebeta
That she was more beautiful than the sun.Que era más linda que el sol.

Tell meDecime
If you know the harmony,Si conoces la armonia,
The sweet polychromyLa dulce policromia
Of the afternoons in the suburb,De las tardes de arrabal,
When the factory workersCuando van las fabriqueras
Tempting and cheekyTentadoras y diqueras
Under the sonorous percale.Bajo el sonoro percal.