Lyrics of Noches de Reyes - Carlos Gardel

Noches de Reyes (original)

La quise como nadie tal vez haya querido
Y la adoraba tanto que hasta celos sentí
Por ella me hice bueno, honrado y buen marido
Y en hombre de trabajo, mi vida convertí
Al cabo de algún tiempo de unir nuestro destino
Nacía un varoncito, orgullo de mi hogar;
Y era mi dicha tanta al ver claro mi camino
Ser padre de familia, honrado y trabajar
Pero una noche de Reyes
Cuando a mi hogar regresaba
Comprobé que me engañaba
Con el amigo más fiel
Y ofendido en mi amor propio
Quise vengar el ultraje
Lleno de ira y coraje
Sin compasión los maté!
Que cuadro compañeros, no quiero recordarlo!
Me llena de vergüenza, de odio y de rencor
De que vale ser bueno!
Si aparte de vengarme
Clavaron en mi pecho la flecha del dolor
Por eso compañero, como hoy es día de Reyes
Los zapatitos el nene afuera los dejo
Espera un regalito y no sabe que a la madre
Por falsa y por canalla, su padre la mató!

(translation)

I loved her like no one perhaps has loved
And she adored her so much that I even felt jealousy
For her I became a good, honest and good husband
And in a man of work, my life became
After some time joining our fate
A little boy was born, pride of my home;
And he was so happy to see my path clear
Being a father of a family, honest and working
But a night of Kings
When I returned home
I found that I was cheating
With the most faithful friend
And offended in my own love
I wanted to avenge the outrage
Full of anger and courage
Without compassion I killed them!
What a picture, comrades, I don't want to remember it!
It fills me with shame, hate and resentment
What's the point of being good?
Yes, apart from taking revenge
They stuck the arrow of pain in my chest
That's why mate, as today is Three Kings' Day
The little shoes the baby left outside
He expects a little gift and he doesn't know that the mother
Because she was false and a scoundrel, her father killed her!