| Mirando correr el río
| Watching the river run
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| Le dije casi en silencio
| I told him almost silently
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| Vas a tener que andar mucho
| you will have to walk a lot
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| Para ganarle a mi sueño
| To beat my dream
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| Y sobre la arena fresca
| And on the cool sand
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| La cabeza dibujé
| I drew the head
|
| De una pasión imposible
| Of an impossible passion
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| Que me escribía de Santa Fe
| Who wrote to me from Santa Fe
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| Y una noche correntina
| And one night in Corrientes
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| De aquellas que no se igualan
| Of those that are not equal
|
| Estaba la toscarera
| There was the toscarera
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| Conversando con el agua
| Conversing with the water
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| Enero estaba fundiendo
| January was melting
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| Sobre el río su calor
| Over the river its warmth
|
| Y junto al perfil querido
| And next to the dear profile
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| Puse mi vena de verseador
| I put my vein of viewer
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| Mira que cabeza loca
| Look what a crazy head
|
| Poner sus ojos en mí
| Lay your eyes on me
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| Yo que siempre ando de paso
| I who always walk by
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| No podré hacerte feliz
| I won't be able to make you happy
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| Olvídame te lo ruego
| forget me I beg you
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| Yo soy como el Paraná
| I am like Paraná
|
| Que sin detener su marcha
| That without stopping its march
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| Besa la playa y se va
| kisses the beach and leaves
|
| Que sin detener su marcha
| That without stopping its march
|
| Besa la playa y se va
| kisses the beach and leaves
|
| En una noche correntina
| In a Corrientes night
|
| De aquellas que no se igualan
| Of those that are not equal
|
| Estaba la toscarera
| There was the toscarera
|
| Conversando con el agua
| Conversing with the water
|
| Enero estaba fundiendo
| January was melting
|
| Sobre el río su calor
| Over the river its warmth
|
| Y junto al perfil querido
| And next to the dear profile
|
| Puse mi vena de verseador
| I put my vein of viewer
|
| Mira que cabeza loca
| Look what a crazy head
|
| Poner sus ojos en mí
| Lay your eyes on me
|
| Yo que siempre ando de paso
| I who always walk by
|
| No podré hacerte feliz
| I won't be able to make you happy
|
| Olvídame te lo ruego
| forget me I beg you
|
| Yo soy como el Paraná
| I am like Paraná
|
| Que sin detener su marcha
| That without stopping its march
|
| Besa la playa y se va
| kisses the beach and leaves
|
| Que sin detener su marcha
| That without stopping its march
|
| Besa la playa y se va | kisses the beach and leaves |