Music: Enrique Delfino 1921
Lyrics: Alberto Vaccarezza
Translation: Derrick Del Pilar
Recorded by Ricardo Tanturi with Alberto Castillo in 1942
Music: Enrique Delfino 1921
Lyrics: Alberto Vaccarezza
Translation: Derrick Del Pilar
Recorded by Ricardo Tanturi with Alberto Castillo in 1942
¡Mozo! Traiga otra copa,
y sírvase de algo el que quiera tomar,
que ando muy solo
y estoy muy triste
desde que supe la cruel verdad.
¡Mozo! Traiga otra copa—
que anoche, juntos los vi a los dos…
Quise vengarme, matarla quise,
pero un impulso me serenó.
Salí a la calle desconcertado,
sin saber cómo hasta aquí llegué
a preguntar a los hombres sabios,
a preguntarles qué debo hacer…
“Olvide, amigo,” dirán algunos,
pero olvidarla no puede ser…
y si la mato, vivir sin ella,
vivir sin ella—nunca podré.
(Instrumental)
¡Mozo! Traiga otra copa
y sírvase de algo el que quiera tomar…
quiero alegrarme con este vino—
a ver si el vino me hace olvidar.
Waiter! Bring another round,
and serve a drink to anyone who wants one.
I’ve felt quite alone
and I’ve been quite sad
since I discovered the cruel truth.
Waiter! Bring another round—
last night, I saw the two of them together…
I wanted revenge, I wanted to kill her,
but some impulse calmed me down.
I went out to the street, taken aback,
I was in a haze until I arrived here
to ask these wise men
to ask them what I should do…
“Forget it, my friend,” some will say,
but I could never just forget her…
and if I kill her, then I’d live without her—
live without her! I never could!
(Instrumental)
Waiter! Bring another round
and serve a drink to anyone who wants one.
I want to make myself happy with this wine—
we’ll see if wine makes me forget.