| Yo soy así no he de cambiar en muchos años
| I am like this, I will not change in many years
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| desde purrete yo he vivido en las esquinas
| ever since i was a kid i have lived in the corners
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| cuando tallaba un organito rezongón
| when she carved a grumpy little organ
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| yo soy así no he de cambiar me gusta el tango
| I am like this I do not have to change I like tango
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| sin importarme si es de ayer o si es de hoy
| without caring if it's from yesterday or if it's from today
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| y al dulce arruyo de su musica y sus versos
| and to the sweet stream of his music and his verses
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| surge el sorzal sentimental de mi emoción
| the sentimental sorzal of my emotion arises
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| Yo canto tangos porque los siento y porque soy
| I sing tangos because I feel them and because I am
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| de un Buenos Aires sin cuello duro y sin bastón
| of a Buenos Aires without a stiff collar and without a cane
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| a mi me gusta ser leal y buen amigo
| I like to be loyal and a good friend
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| como mi viejo desde pibe me enseñó
| as my old man taught me since childhood
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| darle una mano y ayuda a los caidos
| lend a hand and help the fallen
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| porque este tango tiene alma y corazón
| because this tango has soul and heart
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| Yo canto tangos porque los siento y porque soy
| I sing tangos because I feel them and because I am
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| de un Buenos Aires que con orgullo nos dejó
| of a Buenos Aires that proudly left us
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| la eterna escuela universal que tiene el tango
| the eternal universal school that tango has
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| con su maestro Carlos Gardel. | with his teacher Carlos Gardel. |