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| Charlemos | Let's chat | |
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Music & lyrics: Luis Rubistein (1) Rec. by Francisco Canaro (2) Rec. by Carlos di Sarli |
Tr. Jake Spatz Recited 10 May 2006, Divino Lounge |
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¿Retiro, sesenta once? Quisiera hablar con René... ¿No vive allí?... No... no corte... ¿Podría hablar con usted?... No cuelgue... La tarde es triste. Me siento sentimental. René ya sé que no existe... Charlemos... Usted es igual... |
Retiro, six-zero eleven? Yes, I'd like to speak with Renee... She doesn't live there? ... No wait, don't go yet... Could I speak with you instead? ... Don't hang up... The night's so somber. I'm in a sentimental mood. I know there's no Renee at that number... Let's chat... If it's all the same to you... |
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Charlando soy feliz, la vida es breve. Soñemos en la gris tarde que llueve. Hablemos de un amor, seremos ella y él, y con su voz mi angustia cruel será más leve... Charlemos, nada más. Soy el cautivo de un sueño tan fugaz que ni lo vivo. Charlemos, nada más, que aquí, en mi corazón, oyéndola siento latir otra emoción... |
I'm glad to chat it up, life passes quickly. Why don't we dream away gray evenings full of rain... Let's talk about a love, we'll be its him and her, and with your voice you'll lighten up my vicious pain... A little chat, no more. I am the captive of such a fleeting dream it never even was. Let's chat, and nothing more, so that this heart of mine will let me feel its beat, to hear the sound of us... |
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¿Qué dice? ¿Tratar de vernos? Sigamos con la ilusión... Hablemos sin conocernos, corazón a corazón. No puedo... No puedo verla; es doloroso, lo sé... ¡Cómo quisiera quererla!... Soy ciego... Perdóneme... |
What's that you say? ... To meet in person? Let's just give our make-believe some space... Let's have our little heart-to-heart together, without a real encounter face to face... I cannot, no... I cannot see you; it's sad, I know, but that's the way it is... I'm sure I would've liked you too, my darling! ... But I'm blind here... So sorry, miss... |
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