Tango Argentino, Por Una Cabeza Lyrics in English Carlos Gardel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tango Argentino, Por Una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel from Spanish to English.
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Por una cabeza, de un noble potrillo
By a head, of a noble foal
Que justo en la raya, afloja al llegar
That right on the line, loosens up when you arrive
Y que al regresar, parece decir
And that when he returns, he seems to say
No olvides, hermano
Don't forget, brother
Vos sabes, no hay que jugar
You know, you don't have to play
Por una cabeza, metejón de un día
For a head, metejón of a day
De aquella coqueta y risueña mujer
Of that flirtatious and smiling woman
Que al jurar sonriendo el amor que está mintiendo
That by swearing smiling the love that is lying
Quema en una hoguera
Burning at the stake
Todo mi querer
All my love
Por una cabeza, todas las locuras
For one head, all the crazy things
Su boca que besa
His mouth that kisses
Borra la tristeza
Erase sadness
Calma la amargura
Calms bitterness
Por una cabeza
By a head
Si ella me olvida
If she forgets me
Qué importa perderme
What does it matter to miss me
Mil veces la vida
A thousand times life
Para qué vivir
Why live
Cuántos desengaños, por una cabeza
How many disappointments, for a head
Yo juré mil veces no vuelvo a insistir
I swore a thousand times I will not insist again
Pero si un mirar me hiere al pasar
But if a look hurts me as I pass
Su boca de fuego
His mouth of fire
Otra vez quiero besar
Again I want to kiss
Basta de carreras, se acabo la timba
Enough of racing, the timba is over
Un final reñido ya no vuelvo a ver
A close end I never see again
Pero si algún pingo llega a ser fija el domingo
But if any pingo becomes fixed on Sunday
Yo me juego entero
I play the whole game
Qué le voy a hacer
What am I going to do to him?
Por una cabeza, todas las locuras
For one head, all the crazy things
Su boca que besa
His mouth that kisses
Borra la tristeza
Erase sadness
Calma la amargura
Calms bitterness
Por una cabeza
By a head
Si ella me olvida
If she forgets me
Qué importa perderme
What does it matter to miss me
Mil veces la vida
A thousand times life
Para qué vivir
Why live
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