Corrientes y Esmeralda (part. Roberto Chanel)

Currents and Emerald (feat. Roberto Chanel)

Corrientes y Esmeralda (part. Roberto Chanel)

The tough guys have calmed downAmainaron guapos
By your cornersJunto a tus ochavas
When a classy dudeCuando un elegante
Wore those kicksLos calzo de cros
And you got polishedY te dieron lustre
By the wild crewLas patotas bravas
Back in the yearAllá por el año
Nineteen-oh-twoNovecientos dos

That corner in the cityEsquina porteña
You set the trendVos hiciste escuela
In a mixEn un amelange
Of gin fizz and rumDe caña gin fizz
English pass and montePase inglés y monte
Baccarat bettingBacara quiniela
Rum and a wild girlCurdela de caña
In a hurryY loca de pris

The Odeon is aliveEl Odeon se manda
The real academyLa real academia
Bouncing tangosRebotando tangos
At the Royal PigalleEl Royal Pigalle

And the rest is at stakeY se juega el resto
The aching anemiaLa doliente anemia
Waiting for the streetcarQue espera el tranvía
To take it to the hoodPara su arrabal

From Emerald to the northDe Esmeralda al norte
By the Retiro sidePa'l la'o de Retiro
Momparma is comingMomparma se viene
As prayer time fallsAl caer la oración

It's the French girl who with a sighEs la francesita que con un suspiro
Sells us the charmNos vende el engrupe
Of her heartDe su corazón

It's turned into a poemSe glosa en poema
Carlos De La PuaCarlos De La Pua
And Pascual ContursiY Pascual Contursi
Was your loyal friendFue tu amigo fiel
In your local cornerEn tu esquina criolla
Any parrotCualquier cacatúa
Dreams of the styleSueña con la pinta
Of Carlos GardelDe Carlos Gardel