Tango Lyrics in Spanish and English

VENTANITA DE ARRABAL
Little window of the suburb (1927)
Lyrics by: Pascual Contursi
Music by: Antonio Scatasso


Translated by: Alberto Paz Return to Table of Contents
Last update on: 6/27/08
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Nena





JORGE VIDAL with OSVALDO PUGLIESE



CASTELLANO ENGLISH
Ventanita de arrabal
puede que un día vuelva
si no te puedo olvidar.
Cuando esten tus hojas secas
abrazandome en tus rejas
nos pondremos a llorar.

En el barrio Caferata
en un viejo conventillo
con los pisos de ladrillo,
minga de puerta cancel,
donde van los organitos
sus lamentos rezongando
esta la piba esperando
que pase el muchacho aquel.

Aquel que solito
entro al conventillo
echando en los ojos
el fungi marron.
Botin enterizo
el cuello con brillo
pidio una guitarra
y pa' ella canto.

Aquel que un domingo
bailaron un tango,
aquel que le dijo:
Me muero por vos...
Aquel que su almita
rodo por el tango,
aquel que a la reja
nunca más volvio.

Ventanita del cotorro
donde solo hay flores secas
vos también abandonada
de aquel dia...se quedo.
El rocio de sus hojas,
las garuas de la ausencia
con el dolor de un suspiro
tu tronquito destrozo.
Little window of the outskirts
I may return one day
if I can't forget to you.
When your dry leaves
be embracing me in your iron bars
we will cry together.

In the Caferata district
in an old tenement
with the brick floors,
without a fancy door
where the organ grinders go
grumbling their moans
the young lass is waiting
for that young lad to pass by.

The one who by himself
entered conventillo
covering his eyes
with a brown hat.
One-piece boot
the neck with brightness
he asked for a guitar
and he sang for her.

The one who on a Sunday
danced a tango together,
the one who told her:
I'd die for you...
The one who dragged
her soul with the tango,
the one who to the iron bars
never returned.

Little window of the room
where there are only dry flowers
you, also from that day
were left abandoned...
The dew of its leaves,
drizzles of the absence
with the pain a sigh
your small branch destroyed.

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