| Aquel tapado de armiño,
| That one covered in ermine,
|
| todo forrado en lamé,
| all lined in lamé,
|
| que tu cuerpito abrigaba
| that your little body sheltered
|
| al salir del cabaret.
| when leaving the cabaret.
|
| Cuando pasaste a mi lado,
| When you passed me
|
| prendida a aquel gigoló,
| hooked on that gigolo,
|
| aquel tapado de armiño
| that one covered in ermine
|
| ¡cuánta pena me causó!
| how sorry it caused me!
|
| ¿Te acordás?, era el momento
| Do you remember? It was the moment
|
| culminante del cariño;
| climax of affection;
|
| me encontraba yo sin vento,
| I found myself without wind,
|
| vos amabas el armiño.
| you loved the ermine.
|
| Cuántas veces tiritando,
| How many times shivering
|
| los dos junto a la vidriera,
| the two next to the window,
|
| me decías suspirando:
| you told me sighing:
|
| ¡Ay, amor, si vos pudieras!
| Oh love, if you could!
|
| Y yo con mil sacrificios
| And I with a thousand sacrifices
|
| te lo pude al fin comprar,
| I was finally able to buy it from you,
|
| mangué a amigos y usureros
| I pissed off friends and usurers
|
| y estuve un mes sin fumar.
| and I was a month without smoking.
|
| Aquel tapado de armiño
| That one covered in ermine
|
| todo forrado en lamé,
| all lined in lamé,
|
| que tu cuerpito abrigaba
| that your little body sheltered
|
| al salir del cabaret.
| when leaving the cabaret.
|
| Me resultó, al fin y al cabo,
| It turned out, after all,
|
| más durable que tu amor:
| more durable than your love:
|
| el tapado lo estoy pagando
| I am paying for the covered
|
| y tu amor ya se apagó. | and your love has already faded. |