Che Papusa, Oi

Hey Doll, Listen Up

Che Papusa, Oi

Doll, little doll, hey doll, you speak with a lisp,Muñeca, Muñequita papusa, que hablas con zeta,
And with true grace, you swing your hips,Y que con gracia posta batis mishé,
With your tambourine gestures,Que con tus aspavientos de pandereta
You're the most stylish little tango dancer;Sos la milonguerita de más chiqué;
Dressed to the nines, you dance with flair,Trajeada de bacana bailas con corte
And out of strange snobbery, you drink frizzé,Y por raro esnobismo tomás frizzé,
In a flashy car from south to north,Y que en un auto camba de sur a norte,
You stroll like a high-class lady.Paseas como una dama de gran cachet.

Hey doll, listen up!Che papusa,.. oí!
The melodious chordsLos acordes melodiosos
That the bandoneón plays;Que modula el bandoneón;
Hey doll, listen up!Che papusa,.. oí!
The anguished heartbeatsLos latidos angustiosos
Of your poor heart.De tu pobre corazón.

Hey doll, listen up!Che papusa,.. oí!
How from this tango ariseComo surgen deste tango
The passages of your past...Los pasajes de tu ayer...
If amidst the luxury of the environmentSi entre el lujo del ambiente
Today you're swept away by the current,Hoy te arrastra la corriente,
Tomorrow I want to see you...mañana te quiero ver...

Beautiful tango dancer, doll and flirt,Milonguerita linda, papusa y breva,
With almond-shaped peppermint eyes,Con ojos almendrados de pipermín,(1)
With a fancy way of speaking, a tough look,De parla afranchutada, pinta maleva,
And sinful crimson lips;Y boca pecadora color carmín;
Your jewels deceive at the milongaEngrupen tus alhajas en la milonga
With a subtle, flashy display,Con fino faroleo brillanteril,(2)
And when you dance those intense tangos,Y al bailar esos tangos de meta y ponga
You turn the naive and the fool.Volvés otario al vivo y al rana gil...

Hey doll, listen up!Che papusa,.. oí!