Translation of the song El poncho del amor artist Carlos Gardel

Spanish

El poncho del amor

English translation

The poncho of love

Yo soy del barrio de la ribera

I am from the neighborhood of La Ribera,

Patria del tango y el bandoneón,

homeland of the tango and the bandoneon

Hijo sin grupo de un gringo viejo

I'm the lonely son of an old gringo

Igual que el tango de rezongón

and i'm as whiny as the tango

Desde muy pibe solté los cabos

From a very young age, I went out

Y en la milonga perseveré,

and persevered with the milonga,

Hasta que un día quedé amarrado

until one day I ended up trapped

Entre los brazos de una mujer

between the arms of a woman

Por ella perdí mi rumbo

Because of her I lost my way

Y al mundo me eché a rodar,

and went on rambling around the world

Pa´ olvidar aquellos ojos

to forget those eyes

Que me hicieron tanto mal

that did me so wrong

Pero es inútil, compadre

But it's useless, man

Hincharle el pecho al dolor,

trying to be indifferent to pain

Cuando nos tapan el alma

when the soul is covered

Con el poncho del amor

by the poncho of love

Por eso que ando triste y errante

That's why I'm sad and errant

Buscando en todas sabor igual,

trying to find the same taste in every woman I'm with

Al de los besos de aquella boca

the one like the kisses from that mouth

Que ya mis labios no ha de besar

that my lips will no longer kiss

Yo soy del barrio de la ribera

I am from the neighborhood of La Ribera

Patria del tango y el bandoneón ...

homeland of the tango and the bandoneon...

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