Milonga Celestial

Celestial Milonga

Milonga Celestial

Last night in a sweet dreamAnoche en un dulce sueño
I went to the heavenly gatheringMe fui a la peña del cielo
To seek solacePara buscarle consuelo
For my porteño spiritA mi espíritu porteño
I put all my effortPuse mi mayor empeño
To be able to risePara poderme elevar

When I had to stopCuando me hube de parar
Before a large steel gateAnte un gran portón de acero
A Gatekeeper came outDe adentro salió un Portero
Who began to interrogate meQue me empezó a interrogar

What are you doing in these regions?¿Qué hacés por estas regiones?
He said, somewhat annoyedMe dijo, medio enojado
And I answered bewilderedY contesté abatatado
I come in search of emotions!¡Vengo en busca de emociones!
If you don't have connectionsSi no tenés relaciones
Don't come to set up a brothelNo vengás a armar burdel
Gardel is singingEstá cantando Gardel
In this Sacred GatheringEn esta Sagrada Peña
If you don't have a passwordSi no tenés contraseña
Ask him for permissionPedile permiso a él

Among tuberoses and poppiesEntre nardos y amapolas
Carlitos was letting looseCarlitos largaba el resto
He is accompanied by Pibe ErnestoLo acompaña el Pibe Ernesto
Greco, Pacho, Eduardo ArolasGreco, Pacho, Eduardo Arolas
Further back forming a lineMás atrás formando cola
Barbieri with RiverolBarbieri con Riverol

His role was so divineFue tan divino su rol
And the echo so celestialY tan celestial el eco
That it forced Elena GrecoQue oblicó a la Elena Greco
To dance the canyengue in B flatA canyenguear en si bemol

And when I returned to lifeY cuando volví a la vida
My eyes shed tearsMis ojos volcaban llanto
Begging for that charmPidiendo por ese encanto
The death so hiddenLa muerte tan escondida
In my beloved guitarEn mi guitarra querida

I searched for the racial noteBusqué la nota racial
The sublime, spiritualLo sublime, espiritual
The pure of my dreamsLo puro de mis ensueños
To give the people of Buenos AiresPara darle a los porteños
The celestial milonga!¡La milonga celestial!