Jorge Luis Borges, Astor Piazzolla — Alguien le dice al tango song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Alguien le dice al tango" by Jorge Luis Borges, Astor Piazzolla.
Lyrics
Tango que he visto bailar.
contra un ocaso amarillo
por quienes eran capaces
de otro baile, el del cuchillo.
Tango de aquel Maldonado
con menos agua que barro,
tango silbado al pasar
desde el pescante del carro.
Despreocupado y zafado,
siempre mirabas de frente.
Tango que fuiste la dicha
de ser hombre y ser valiente.
Tango que fuiste feliz,
como yo también lo he sido,
según me cuenta el recuerdo;
el recuerdo fue el olvido.
Desde ese ayer, cuántas cosas
a los dos nos han pasado!
Las partidas y el pesar
de amar y no ser amado.
Yo habré muerto y seguirás
orillando nuestra vida.
Buenos Aires no te olvida,
tango que fuiste y serás.
Lyrics translation
Tango I've seen dancing.
against a yellow sunset
by those who were capable
from another dance, the one with the knife.
Tango of that Maldonado
with less water than mud,
Tango whistled when passing
from the bottom of the wagon.
Carefree and freaky,
you always looked straight ahead.
Tango that you were the bliss
being a man and being brave.
Tango that you were happy,
as I have been,
as the memory tells me;
the memory was oblivion.
Since yesterday, how many things
we both have!
Matches and grief
to love and not to be loved.
I will be dead and you will continue
bordering our lives.
Buenos Aires doesn't forget you,
tango that you were and will be.