| Te pintaron las cejas con dos pinceladas de asfalto caliente
| They painted your eyebrows with two strokes of hot asphalt
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| Y quedó Buenos Aires dibujada en tu frente
| And Buenos Aires was drawn on your forehead
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| Y esa pena de amor que agrandó tus ojeras, faltando a la cita
| And that pain of love that enlarged your dark circles, missing the appointment
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| No pudiste borrarla ni con agua bendita
| You couldn't erase it even with holy water
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| Era escudo y espada tu palabra atrevida
| It was shield and sword your daring word
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| Tu mirada insolente, cuanto miedo tenías que te dañe la gente
| Your insolent look, how afraid you were that people would harm you
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| Esa gente que hablaba y que mal comentaba tu sabiduría
| Those people who spoke and badly commented on your wisdom
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| Ellos nunca supieron lo que tu ya sabías
| They never knew what you already knew
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| Tita de Buenos Aires, Tita mía
| Aunt from Buenos Aires, my Aunt
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| La de los tangos calientes y las manos tan frías
| The one with the hot tangos and the hands so cold
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| La de plegarias al cielo como la Madre María
| The one with prayers to heaven like Mother Mary
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| La del mercado de Abasto, la del paseo en tranvía
| The one from the Abasto market, the one from the tram ride
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| Ese loco coraje de potro salvaje, te galopa en las venas
| That crazy courage of a wild colt gallops in your veins
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| Cuando bailas un tango, cuando cantas tus penas
| When you dance a tango, when you sing your sorrows
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| Y aunque tires la bronca, me trates de loco
| And even if you throw the anger, you treat me crazy
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| De nada me quejo, tu mirada en silencio es también un consejo
| I do not complain about anything, your look in silence is also a piece of advice
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| Te pintaron las cejas con dos pinceladas de asfalto caliente
| They painted your eyebrows with two strokes of hot asphalt
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| Y quedó Buenos Aires y su calle Corrientes
| And Buenos Aires and its Corrientes street remained
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| Esa pena de amor que agrandó tus ojeras faltando a la cita
| That pain of love that enlarged your dark circles by missing the appointment
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| No pudieron borrarla ni con agua bendita
| They couldn't erase it even with holy water
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| Tita de Buenos Aires, Tita mía
| Aunt from Buenos Aires, my Aunt
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| La de los tangos calientes y de las manos tan frías
| The one with hot tangos and so cold hands
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| La de plegarias al cielo como la Madre María
| The one with prayers to heaven like Mother Mary
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| La del mercado de Abasto, la del paseo en tranvía
| The one from the Abasto market, the one from the tram ride
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| Que pocos, que pocos se dieron cuenta cuanto miedo les tenías | How few, how few realized how afraid you were of them |