CARLOS GARDEL
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Tango Lyrics in Spanish and
English
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CARNAVAL
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Carnival (1927)
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| Lyrics by: Francisco Garcia Jimenez | Music by: Anselmo Aieta |
| Translated by: Alberto Paz | Return to Table of Contents |
| Last update on: 5/13/08 | |
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CARLOS GARDEL |
| Colombina, Arlequin
and Pierrot were characters of the Commedia de l'arte (Italy 16th
century). The setting for this tango is the celebration of Carnaval, a
porteño tradition that dates back to the 19th century. Besides
the parades, second lines and parfumed water fights, the maximun
entertainment consisted of dancing at lavish parties in theaters.
During the first five years of the 20th century, the major theaters
featured orchestras of up to forty professional musicians and the
rhythm of the early tango was at the top of the preferences of the
dancers. Hidden behind the masks, the human spirit had free rein to
experience hidden impulses, such as the neighborhood girl succumbing to
the temptations brought upon by money and flowing champagne. |
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¿Sos vos, pebeta? ¿Sos vos?
¿Cómo te va?
¿Estás de baile? ¿Con quién? ¡Con un bacán! ¡Tan bien vestida, das el golpe!... Te lo digo de verdad... ¿Habré cambiado que vos, ni me mirás, y sin decirme adiós, ya vas a entrar? No te apresures. Mientras paga el auto tu bacán, yo te diré: ¿Dónde vas con mantón de Manila, dónde vas con tan lindo disfraz? Nada menos que a un baile lujoso donde cuesta la entrada un platal... ¡Qué progresos has hecho, pebeta! Te cambiaste por seda el percal... Disfrazada de rica estás papa, lo mejor que yo vi en Carnaval. La vida rueda... También rodaste vos. Yo soy el mismo que ayer era tu amor. Muy poca cosa: un buen muchacho, menos plata que ilusión... Y aquí en la puerta, cansado de vagar, las mascaritas al baile miro entrar. Vos entrás también y la bienvenida, a media voz, yo te daré. Divertite, gentil Colombina, con tu serio y platudo Arlequín. Comprador del cariño y la risa, con su bolsa que no tiene fin. Coqueteá con tu traje de rica que no pudo ofrecerte Pierrot, que el disfraz sólo dura una noche, pues lo queman los rayos del sol. |
Is that you girlfriend? Is that you? How are
you?
You going dancing? With whom? With a rich man! Your dressed so well, you are a hit! Have I changed that you don't look at me, and without saying hi, you're going in? Don't hurry up. While your rich man takes care of parking the car, I'll tell you: Where are you going with a Manila shawl, where are you going with a pretty disguise? Nothing short of a luxurious ballroom where it cost a fortune to get in... How much you have progressed, girlfriend! You traded percale with silk Disguised as a rich woman you look marvelous, the best thing I saw in Carnival. Life rolls... Also you rolled. I'm the same who yesterday was your love. Nothing much: but a good man less money than illusion... And here at the door, tired of roaming, I watch the masked ones enter the dance hall You go in too and a welcome, in a low voice, I will give you. Have fun, gentile Colombina, with your serious and rich Arlequin. Buyer of affection and laughter with his deep pocket. Flirt with your rich woman's dress that Pierrot couldn't afford that the disguise only lasts one night, because it burns under the rays of the sun. |
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