| La Milonga de Buenos Aires (original) | La Milonga de Buenos Aires (translation) |
|---|---|
| Milonga 1939 | Milonga 1939 |
| Al son de tu majestad | to the sound of your majesty |
| Hoy pasar te vi | I saw you today |
| Por mi gran ciudad | for my big city |
| Y en vos descurbí | And in you I discovered |
| Que la copia sos | what a copy you are |
| De una que olvidé | Of one that I forgot |
| Y que, como vos | And that, like you |
| Porteña fue… | Portena was… |
| Sos la flor de Buenos Aires | You are the flower of Buenos Aires |
| Porteñita primorosa | exquisite porteñita |
| Digna nieta de la bella | Worthy granddaughter of the beautiful |
| Que paseaba majestuosa | who walked majestically |
| En aquella gran aldea | In that big village |
| De ventanas coloniales | of colonial windows |
| Y patrullas federales | And federal patrols |
| Sos la flor de Buenos Aires | You are the flower of Buenos Aires |
| Porteñita idolatrada | idolized porteñita |
| Copia fiel de aquella estampa | Faithful copy of that print |
| Que hace tiempo que se fue | That she's been gone for a long time |
