| Mina que fue en otros tiempos
| Mine that was in other times
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| la más pura milonguera,
| the purest milonguera,
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| y en esas noches tangueras
| and on those tango nights
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| fue la reina del festin…
| she was the queen of the feast...
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| Hoy no tiene pa' ponerse
| Today you don't have to wear
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| ni zapatos, ni vestidos;
| no shoes, no dresses;
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| anda enferma y el amigo
| she is sick and the friend
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| no ha aportado para el bulin…
| He has not contributed to the bulin…
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| Ya no tienen sus ojazos
| They no longer have their big eyes
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| esos fuertes resplandores,
| those strong lights,
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| y en su cara los colores
| and on her face the colors
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| se le ven palidecer…
| they look pale...
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| Y esta enferma, sufre y llora
| And she is sick, she suffers and cries
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| y manya con sentimiento,
| and she manya with feeling,
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| de que asi, enferma y sin vento,
| that she like this, sick and windless,
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| nadie más la va a querer…
| no one else is going to want her...
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| Pobre paica que ha tenido
| Poor paica that she has had
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| a la gente rechiflada
| to the crazy people
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| y supo con la mirada
| and she knew with her eyes
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| conquistar una pasión…
| conquer a passion...
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| Hoy no tiene quien se arrime
| She today she has no one to come
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| por cariño a su cartera
| out of love for your wallet
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| pobre paica arrabalera
| poor slum paica
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| que quedo sin corazón…
| I'm heartless...
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| Y cuando de los bandoneones
| And when the bandoneons
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| se oyen las notas de un tango,
| the notes of a tango are heard,
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| pobre florcita de fango
| poor little flower of mud
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| siente tu alma vibrar…
| feel your soul vibrate…
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| las nostalgias de otros tiempos,
| the nostalgia of other times,
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| de placeres y de amores…
| of pleasures and loves…
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| ! | ! |
| Hoy solo son sinsabores!
| Today they are only disappointments!
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| que la invitan a llorar… | that invite her to cry… |