Carlos Gardel — La Violeta song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "La Violeta" by Carlos Gardel.
Lyrics
Con el codo en la mesa mugrienta
Y la vista clavada en un sueo,
Piensa el tano Domingo Polenta
En el drama de su inmigracin.
Y en la sucia cantina que canta
La nostalgia del viejo paese
Desafina su ronca garganta
Ya curtida de vino carlon.
E!!! La Violeta, la va, la va, la va…
La va sul campo che lei si sognaba
Ch’era su gigin, que guardandola staba…
El tambin busca su soado bien
Desde aquel dia, tan lejano ya,
Que con su carga de ilusin saliera.
Como La Violeta que la va… la va…
Canzoneta de pago lejano
Que idealiza la sucia taberna
Y que brilla en los ojos del tano
Con la perla de algun lagrimon.
La aprendio cuando vino con otros
Encerrado en la panza de un buque,
Y es con ella, metiendo batuque,
Que consuela su desilusin.
Lyrics translation
With the elbow on the grubby table
And the sight stuck in a dream,
Think the Tano Domingo Polenta
In the drama of his immigration.
And in the dirty canteen that sings
The nostalgia of the Old Country
Thunders his hoarse throat
Already tanned wine carlon.
E!!! La Violeta, LA va, la va, LA va…
She goes to the field that she dreamed of
That it was his gigin, that guarding it stood…
He also looks for his sound well
Since that day, so far away already,
That with his load of illusin came out.
Like the violet that goes... …
Canzoneta of distant payment
That idealizes the dirty Tavern
And shining in the eyes of the tano
With the Pearl of some teardrop.
He learned it when he came with others
Locked in the belly of a ship,
And it's with her, putting in batuque,
Comfort your disappointment.