| Mariposita (original) | Mariposita (translation) |
|---|---|
| Un bandoneón | a bandoneon |
| Con su resuello tristón | With his sad breath |
| La noche en el cristal | The night in the glass |
| De la copa y del bar | Of the drink and the bar |
| Y del tiempo que pasó… | And of the time that passed... |
| Mi corazón | My heart |
| Con su borracha emoción | With your drunk emotion |
| Y en otra voz, la voz | And in another voice, the voice |
| De la historia vulgar | of vulgar history |
| Dice mi vulgar dolor… | Says my vulgar pain... |
| Mariposita | Little butterfly |
| Muchachita de mi barrio | girl from my neighborhood |
| Te busco por el centro | I look for you in the center |
| Te busco y no te encuentro | I look for you and I can't find you |
| Siguiendo este calvario | Following this ordeal |
| Con la cruz del mismo error | With the cross of the same error |
| Te busco porque acaso nos | I look for you because perhaps we |
| Iríamos del brazo… | We would go arm in arm... |
| Vos te equivocaste con tu arrullo | You were wrong with your lullaby |
| De sedas palpitantes | of throbbing silks |
| Y yo con mi barullo | And I with my racket |
| De sueños delirantes | of delirious dreams |
| En un mundo engañador | In a deceitful world |
| ¡Volvamos a lo de antes! | Let's go back to before! |
| ¡Dame el brazo y vámonos! | Give me your arm and let's go! |
| Ni vos ni yo | neither you nor me |
| Sabemos cuál se perdió | We know which one was lost |
| Ni dónde el bien, ni el mal | Neither where the good, nor the bad |
| Tuvo un día final | had a final day |
| Y otro día comenzó… | And another day began... |
| Yo bebo más | i drink more |
| Porque esta noche vendrás | Because tonight you will come |
| Mi corazón te ve; | My heart sees you; |
| Pero habrá que beber mucho… | But you will have to drink a lot... |
| ¡pero mucho más… | but much more… |
