Tango

Tango

Tango

Corrientes three four eight,Corrientes tres cuatro ocho,
Second floor, elevator;Segundo piso, ascensor;
No doormen or neighborsNo hay porteros ni vecinos
Inside, cocktails and love.Adentro, cóctel y amor.
Little apartment with maple floors,Pisito que puso maple,
Piano, rug, and lamp...Piano, estera y velador...
A telephone that answers,Un telefón que contesta,
A crying record playerUna vitrola que llora
Old tangos of my flower,Viejos tangos de mi flor,
And a porcelain catY un gato de porcelana
So it doesn't meow at love.Pa que no maúlle al amor.

And everything in half-light,Y todo a media luz,
In half-light the two of usA media luz los dos
In half-light the kisses,A media luz los besos,
In half-light you and IA media luz tu y yo
And everything in half-light,Y todo a media luz,
Interior twilight,Crepúsculo interior,
In half-light the kisses,A media luz los besos,
In half-light you and I.A media luz tu y yo

With this tango that is mocking and streetwiseCon este tango que es burlon y compadrito
The emotion of my suburb tied two wings.Se ato dos alas la emocion de mi suburbio.
With this tango, the tango was born and like a shoutCon este tango nacio el tango y como un grito
It came out of the sordid neighborhood seeking the sky.Salio del sordido barrial buscando el cielo.

Strange spell of a love turned into cadenceConjuro extrano de un amor hecho cadencia
That opened paths with no other law than its hope.Que abrio caminos sin mas ley que su esperanza.
Mixture of anger, pain, faith, absenceMezcla de rabia, de dolor, de fe, de ausencia
Crying in the innocence of a playful rhythm.Llorando en la inocencia de un ritmo jugueton.

Beloved tango... Argentine tangoTango querido....tango argentino
I feel it arriving on tiptoe to kiss meSiento que llega en punta e'pie para besarme
When your song is born to the sound of a bandoneon.Cuando tu canto nace al son de un bandoneon.