Malena Lyrics in English Juan Carlos Baglietto , Lito Vitale
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Malena by Juan Carlos Baglietto from Spanish to English.
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Malena vaclito
malena vacilito
Malena
Malena
qué barbaridad canta el tango y vos
what a barbarity tango sings and you
también Sí en cada verso pone eso lo
Also Yes, in each verse it puts that
elegimos porque es un tangazo mi vieja
we choose because he is a thong my old
lo cantaba tu vieja lo cantaba y lo
Your old lady sang it and she sang it
cantaba muy bien Este yo tengo grandes
she sang very well This one I have great
recuerdos de grandes cantobre o por lo
memories of great cantobre or so
menos de un gran cantor cantando Malena
less than a great singer singing Malena
que que fue Roberto
what was Roberto
Este llegué a Buenos Aires y bueno era
This one I arrived in Buenos Aires and it was good
así como medio medio inhóspito ajeno qué
as well as half half inhospitable alien what
sé yo y no sé por qué terminé encaño 14
I know and I don't know why I ended up in pipe 14
mejor lugar imposible tremendo y este
best impossible place tremendous and this
viéndolo viéndolo a goyeneche con
watching him watching goyeneche with
unos músicos
some musicians
Exacto este
exactly this
El bandoneonista rosarino
The bandoneon player from Rosario
Bueno ahora vamos a cantar Malena va a
Well now we are going to sing Malena is going to
cantar Malena y yo voy a tocar el piano
sing Malena and I'm going to play the piano
Porque si hay algo que está claro es que
Because if there is something that is clear, it is that
él toca y yo canto listo
he plays and I sing ready
como ninguna
like none
y en cada verso pone
and in each verse it puts
su corazón
your heart
al yuyo del sudor
to the weed of sweat
su voz perfume
the voice of him perfume
Malena tiene pena
Malena is sorry
de bandoneón Tal vez allá en la infancia
of bandoneon Maybe back in childhood
su voz de Alondra tomó ese tono oscuro
Alondra's voice took on that dark tone
del callejón O acaso aquel romance que
of the alley Or perhaps that romance that
solo nombra cuando se pone triste con el
He only names when he gets sad with him
alcohol
alcohol
Malena canta el tango
Malena sings the tango
con voz de sombra
with shadow voice
Malena tiene penas
Malena has sorrows
de bandoñó
of bandoño
tu canción
your song
tiene el frío del último encuentro
it's cold from the last meeting
tu canción
your song
se hace amarga en la sal del Recuerdo yo
it becomes bitter in the salt of the Memory I
no sé
I don't know
es la flor de una pena solo sé y el
It is the flower of a pity I only know and the
rumor de tus tangos Malena te siento más
rumor of your tangos Malena I feel you more
buena más buena que yo
good better than me
tus ojos son oscuros
your eyes are dark
como el olvido tus labios apretados como
like oblivion your lips tight like
el rencor tus manos Dos palomas que
the rancor your hands two doves that
sienten frío tus venas tienen sangre de
they feel cold your veins have blood of
bandoneón tus tangos son criaturas
bandoneon your tangos are creatures
abandonadas que cruzan sobre el barro
abandoned crossing over the mud
del callejón cuando todas las puertas
of the alley when all the doors
están cerradas y ladran los fantasmas de
They are closed and the ghosts of
la canción
the song
Malena canta el tango con voz quebrada
Malena sings the tango with a broken voice
Malena tiene pena
Malena is sorry
de bandoneón
bandoneon
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