Adiós Chantecler

Goodbye Chantecler

Adiós Chantecler

The cold pickaxe reduced you to rubbleTe redujo a escombros la fría piqueta
and, passing by at night, looking at your ruins,y, al pasar de noche mirando tus ruinas,
this tango singer feels like a poeteste milonguero se siente poeta
and puts a mute on a very sad tango.y a un tango muy triste le pone sordina.
Among those red velvet curtains,Entre aquellas rojas cortinas de pana,
of your now non-existent high boxes,de tus palcos altos que ahora no están,
Madam Ricana would always peek outse asomaba siempre madama Ricana
covered in jewels, drinking champagne.cubierta de alhajas, bebiendo champán.

Amidst cheerful laughter and jokes,Entre risas alegres y chistes,
René was always sad,siempre estaba apenada René,
and seeing her so beautiful and sady de verla tan linda y tan triste
was why I fell in love.fue por eso que me enamoré.
Today she's no longer in the hall,Hoy ni ella está más en la sala,
nor do I enter the cabaret,ni tampoco entro yo al cabaret,
your festive and friendly Chanteclerse vinieron abajo tus galas
has come crashing down.bullanguero y cordial Chantecler.

In the wild nights when tango was a ritual,En la noches bravas que el tango era un rito,
the room vibrated with nervous rhythm,vibraba la sala con ritmo nervioso,
because back then there was Juancitoporque en ese entonces estaba Juancito
shaping his famous style in his orchestra.tallando en su orquesta su estilo famoso.
Nothing remains and that no longer exists,Ya no queda nada y aquello no existe,
neither your dancers nor your variety.ni tus bailarines ni tu varieté.
I see you pass by silently, very sad,Te veo muy triste pasar silencioso,
Cuban Prince, in front of Chantecler.Príncipe Cubano, frente al Chantecler.