Así Es La Milonga (This is The Milonga)
Music & Lyrics: Oscar Rubens
Translation: Felipe & Ayano
Recorded by Ricardo Tanturi with Alberto Castillo in 1942
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Quién te ha dicho que es muy triste la milonga
Che?. Eso es mentira, gusto de hablar,
Si su ritmo es tan alegre que no hay otro igual
Por qué entristecen su cantar.
Mirá pa´ aquí, mirá pa´ allá
Cómo la bailan sin cesar,
Mirá pa´ aquí, mirá pa´ allá
Cómo se alegran al bailar.
Quién te ha dicho que es muy triste la milonga
Che? Si lo más lindo es milonguear...
(Instrumental)
Cuando vibra su compás
Tan marcado y tan vivaz,
No hay quien pueda resistir
Los deseos de bailar.
Es su ritmo tan sensual
Que entre cortes y quebradas,
Toda pena es olvidada
Porque su compás, es emoción.
(Instrumental)
Es su ritmo tan sensual
Que entre cortes y quebradas,
Toda pena es olvidada
Porque su compás, es emoción.
English
Who told you that milonga is very sad
Who? That's a lie, just talking,
Its rhythm is happy like no other.
why would they sadden its singing?
Look over here, look over there
how they dance it non stop
Look over here, look over there
How happy they are when they dance.
Who told you that milonga is very sad
who? The best thing is to dance milonga...
(Instrumental)
When its beat vibrates
so clear and so alive
No one can resist
the desire to dance.
Its rhythm is so sensual
that between cortes* and quebradas*
All the problems are forgotten
because its rhythm is pure emotion!
(Instrumental)
Its rhythm is so sensual
that between cortes* and quebradas*
All the problems are forgotten
because its rhythm is pure emotion!
Note: Cortes y quebradas = stops and breaks, a way to dance