| Milonguera, bullanguera, que la vas de alma de loca
| Milonguera, noisy, that you go for it with a crazy soul
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| La que con su risa alegre, vibrar hace el cabaret
| The one that with her joyful laughter makes the cabaret vibrate
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| La que lleva la alegría en los ojos y en la boca
| The one that carries joy in the eyes and in the mouth
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| La que siempre fue la reina de la farra y el placer
| The one who was always the queen of partying and pleasure
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| Todo el mundo te conoce de alocada y jaranera
| Everyone knows you as crazy and reveler
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| Todo el mundo dudaría lo que yo puedo jurar
| Everyone would doubt what I can swear
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| Que te he visto la otra noche parada ante una vidriera
| That I saw you the other night standing in front of a shop window
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| Contemplando a una muñeca con deseos de llorar
| Looking at a doll with the desire to cry
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| Te pregunté qué tenías, y me respondiste: «Nada»
| I asked you what you had, and you answered: "Nothing"
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| Pero advertí al verte tan turbada
| But I warned when I saw you so upset
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| Que era tu intento ocultarme la verdad
| That it was your attempt to hide the truth from me
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| La sonrisa que tus labios dibujaban quedó helada
| The smile that your lips drew was frozen
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| Y una imprevista lágrima traidora
| And an unexpected treacherous tear
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| Como una perla de tus ojos fue a rodar
| Like a pearl from your eyes it went to roll
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| Quién creyera, milonguera, vos que siempre te reíste
| Who would have believed, milonguera, you who always laughed
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| Y que siempre te burlaste de la pena y del dolor
| And that you always made fun of sorrow and pain
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| Ibas a mostrar la hilacha poniéndote seria y triste
| You were going to show the lint by getting serious and sad
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| Ante una pobre muñeca modestita, y sin valor
| Before a poor modest doll, and worthless
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| Yo te guardaré el secreto, no te aflijas, milonguita
| I'll keep the secret for you, don't worry, milonguita
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| Por mí nunca sabrá nadie que has dejado de reír
| Because of me no one will ever know that you've stopped laughing
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| Y no vuelvas a mirar a la pobre muñequita
| And don't ever look at the poor little doll
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| Que te recuerda una vida que ya no puedes vivir
| That reminds you of a life you can no longer live
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| Ríe siempre, milonguera, bullanguera, casquivana
| Always laugh, milonguera, boisterous, frivolous
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| Para qué quieres amargar tu vida
| Why do you want to make your life bitter
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| Pensando en esas cosas que no pueden ser
| Thinking of those things that cannot be
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| Corre un velo a tu pasado, sé milonga, sé mundana
| Throw a veil over your past, be milonga, be worldly
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| Para que así los hombres no descubran
| so that men do not discover
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| Tus amarguras, tus tristezas de mujer | Your bitterness, your sadness of a woman |