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Home Classes LYRICS Essays Links About	LYRICS Check back often for a harvest of tango lyrics translated by Jake Spatz NB: If the verses are out of alignment, try clicking "Refresh" in your web browser. La vida es una milonga (1941)     Life is a milonga   Music: F. Montoni Lyrics: Rodolfo Sciammarella Rec. by Pedro Laurenz with Martin Podestá   Tr. Jake Spatz Recited 04 April 07, Divino Lounge In memoriam Elena Gratcheva   Todo el mundo está esperando mejorar su situación; todos viven suspirando con razón o sin razón. Todo el mundo se lamenta si en las buenas ya no están; nadie aguanta la tormenta si la contra se le da. Everyone in the world is hoping to improve their situation; everyone lives with a sigh whether or not they have cause. Everyone in the world laments when things aren't going well; nobody stands in the storm if it comes against them straight. La vida es una milonga y hay que saberla bailar, que en la pista está sobrando el que pierde su compás. La vida es una milonga y hay que saberla bailar, por que es triste estar sentado mientras bailan los demás. Life is a milonga— you gotta dance to how it goes; it'll leave you behind on the floor if you're one to lose the beat. Life is a milonga— you gotta dance to how it goes, 'cause it's sad to be sitting down while the others dance on their feet. Table of Contents Questions? Comments? Email the Editor.
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