Cuesta Abajo Lyrics in English Carlos Gardel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cuesta Abajo by Carlos Gardel from Spanish to English.
Si arrastré por estemundo
If I dragged through this world
la vergüenza de habersido
the shame of having been
y el dolor de ya no ser
and the pain of not being anymore
Bajo el ala del sombrero
Under the wing of the hat
cuántas veces embozada
how many times hidden
una lágrima asomada
a tear about to fall
yo no pude contener
I couldn't hold back
Si crucé por los caminos
If I crossed the roads
como un paria que el Destino
like an outcast that Destiny
se empeño en deshacer
insisted on undoing
Si fui flojo, si fui ciego
If I was weak, if I was blind
sólo quiero que comprendan
I just want them to understand
el valor que representa
the value that represents
el coraje de querer
the courage to love
Era para mí la vida entera
Life was for me the whole
como un sol de primavera
like a spring sun
mi esperanza y mí pasión
my hope and my passion
Sabía
I knew
que en el mundo no cabía
that in the world there was no room
toda la humilde alegría
for all the humble joy
de mi pobre corazón
of my poor heart
Ahora
Now
cuesta abajo en mi rodada
going downhill in my path
las ilusiones pasadas
the past illusions
yo no las puedo arrancar
I can't erase them
Sueño
I dream
con el pasado que añoro
of the past I yearn for
el tiempo viejo que lloro
the old time I cry for
y que nunca volverá
and that will never come back
Por seguir tras de su huella
For following in its footsteps
yo bebí incansablemente
I drank tirelessly
en mi copa de dolor
from my cup of pain
pero nade comprendía
but no one understood
que si todo yo lo daba
that if I gave everything
en cada vuelta dejaba
with each turn I left behind
pedazos de corazón
pieces of my heart
Ahora, triste en la pendiente
Now, sad on the slope
solitario y ya vencido
lonely and already defeated
yo me quiero confesar
I want to confess
¡Si aquella boca mentía
If that mouth lied
el amor que me ofrecía
the love it offered me
por aquellos ojos brujos
for those bewitching eyes
yo habría dado siempre más!
I would have always given more!
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