| Malena (original) | Malena (translation) |
|---|---|
| Malena canta el tango | Malena sings the tango |
| Como ninguna | like none |
| Y en cada verso pone | And in each verse she puts |
| Su corazón; | His heart hers; |
| A yuyo del suburbio | Help from the suburb |
| Su voz perfuma | Her voice perfumes her |
| Malena tiene pena | Malena is sorry |
| De bandoneón | of bandoneon |
| Tal vez alla en la infancia | Maybe back in childhood |
| Su voz de alondra | her lark's voice |
| Tomo ese tono oscuro | I take that dark tone |
| Del callejon | from the alley |
| O acaso aquel romance | Or maybe that romance |
| Que solo nombra | that she only names |
| Cuando se pone triste | when she gets sad |
| Con el alcohol | with the alcohol |
| Malena canta el tango | Malena sings the tango |
| Con voz de sombra | with a voice of shadow |
| Malena tiene pena | Malena is sorry |
| De bandoneón | of bandoneon |
| Tu canción | Your song |
| Tiene el frio del último encuentro | She is cold from the last encounter |
| Tu canción | Your song |
| Se hace amarga en la sal del recuerdo | She becomes bitter in the salt of memory |
| Yo no se | I don't know |
| Si tu voz es la flor de una pena | If your voice is the flower of sorrow |
| Solo se | I only know |
| Que al rumor de tus tangos, Malena | That to the rumor of your tangos, Malena |
| Te siento más buena | I feel you better |
| Mas buena que yo | better than me |
| Tus ojos son oscuros | your eyes are dark |
| Como el olvido | like oblivion |
| Tus labios apretados | your tight lips |
| Como el rencor | like the grudge |
| Tus manos, dos palomas | Your hands, two doves |
| Que sienten frio | who feel cold |
| Tus venas tienen sangre | your veins have blood |
| De bandoneón | of bandoneon |
| Tus tangos son criaturas | your tangos are creatures |
| Abandonadas | abandoned |
| Que cruzan sobre el barro | that cross over the mud |
| Del callejon | from the alley |
| Cuando todas las puertas | when all the doors |
| Estan cerradas | They are closed |
| Y ladran los fantasmas | And the ghosts bark |
| De la canción | Of the song |
| Malena canta el tango | Malena sings the tango |
| Con voz quebrada; | With a broken voice; |
| Malena tiene pena | Malena is sorry |
| De bandoneón | of bandoneon |
