Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango

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La vida es una milonga (1941)

Life Is a Milonga
Music & lyrics by Fernando Montón y Rodolfo Sciammarella

Everybody’s always hoping
to improve their lot in life—
everyone’s waiting with bated breath
for some reason, or none at all.

Everybody’s always complaining
if they haven’t made it yet—
nobody weathers the storm
when it rages against them.

Life is a milonga
and you’ve gotta know how to dance it;
out on the floor too many people
can’t even find the beat…

Life is a milonga
and you’ve gotta know how to dance it;
‘Cause it’s sad to be stuck in your seat
while everyone else is dancing…

Orquesta Pedro Laurenz, singer Martín Podestá (1941)

(Spanish original after the jump)

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