Por Una Cabeza Lyrics in English Carlos Gardel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel from Spanish to English.
Verse 1
Por una cabeza, de un noble potrillo
By a head, of a noble colt
Que justo en la raya, afloja al llegar
That right at the line, eases up when it reaches
Y que al regresar, parece decir
And that, when coming back, seems to say
No olvides, hermano
Don't forget, brother
Vos sabes, no hay que jugar
You know, don't gamble
Verse 1
Por una cabeza, metejón de un día
By a head, a one-day crush
De aquella coqueta y risueña mujer
Of that coquettish, laughing woman
Que al jurar sonriendo el amor que está mintiendo
That, smiling, swears that the love she's faking
Quema en una hoguera
Burns in a bonfire
Todo mi querer
All my love
Chorus 1
Por una cabeza, todas las locuras
By a head, every madness
Su boca que besa
Her mouth that kisses
Borra la tristeza
Wipes away the sadness
Chorus 1
Calma la amargura
Calms the bitterness
Por una cabeza
By a head
Si ella me olvida
If she forgets me
Qué importa perderme
What does losing myself matter
Mil veces la vida
A thousand times my life
Chorus 1
Para qué vivir
Why live
Verse 2
Cuántos desengaños, por una cabeza
How many disillusions, by a head
Yo juré mil veces no vuelvo a insistir
I swore a thousand times that I won't insist again
Pero si un mirar me hiere al pasar
But if a glance wounds me in passing
Su boca de fuego
Her fiery mouth
Otra vez quiero besar
I want to kiss again
Verse 2
Basta de carreras, se acabo la timba
Enough of races, gambling is over
Un final reñido ya no vuelvo a ver
A tight finish I'll never watch again
Pero si algún pingo llega a ser fija el domingo
But if some nag turns out a sure thing on Sunday
Yo me juego entero
I'll bet it all
Qué le voy a hacer
What am I gonna do
Chorus 2
Por una cabeza, todas las locuras
By a head, every madness
Su boca que besa
Her mouth that kisses
Borra la tristeza
Wipes away the sadness
Chorus 2
Calma la amargura
Calms the bitterness
Por una cabeza
By a head
Si ella me olvida
If she forgets me
Qué importa perderme
What does losing myself matter
Mil veces la vida
A thousand times my life
Chorus 2
Para qué vivir
Why live
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