Pompas de jabón

Soap Bubbles

Pompas de jabón

Daughter of my neighborhood, daddy, doll,ebeta de mi barrio, papa, papusa,
why are you out driving with a rich guy,que andás paseando en auto con un bacán,
why did you cut your hair as it's in fashion,que te has cortado el pelo como se usa,
and dyed it champagne color.y que te lo has teñido color champán.
That in the high society parties,Que en lo peringundines de frac y fuelle
you dance showing off your party dresses,bailás luciendo cortes de cotillón
and that to impress the tango dancers,y que a las milongueras, por darles dique,
when leaving with your 'camba', you wave 'allón'.al irte con tu "camba", batís "allón".

Today your few springsHoy tus pocas primaveras
make you dream about lifete hacen soñar en la vida
and in the perverted circley en la ronda pervertida
of the nocturnal revelry,del nocturno jarandón,
think about aristocraciespensá en aristocracias
and you waste your youthful years...y derrochás tus abriles...
Poor girl, who among fools,¡Pobre mina, que entre giles,
you feel like Mimí Pinsón...!te sentís Mimí Pinsón...!

Think, poor girl, daddy, doll,Pensá, pobre pebeta, papa, papusa,
that your beauty will one day fade away,que tu belleza un día se esfumará,
and like all flowers that wither,y que como todas las flores que se marchitan
your crazy illusions will die.tus locas ilusiones se morirán.
The 'mishé' who spoils you with his money,El "mishé" que te mima con sus morlacos
will get bored one dayel día menos pensado se aburrirá
and then like many mud flowers,y entonces como tantas flores de fango,
you'll go begging in the streets...irás por esas calles a mendigar...

You succeed because you're justTriunfás porque sos apenas
an embryo of tired fleshembrión de carne cansada
and because your laughtery porque tu carcajada
is a sweet modulation.es dulce modulación.
When relentless, the years,Cuando implacables, los años,
inject you with their bitterness...te inyecten sus amarguras...
you'll see that your folliesya verás que tus locuras
were just soap bubblesfueron pompas de jabón