Carlos Gardel - Pituca - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Carlos Gardel - Pituca




Pituca
Pituca
Niña bien, de apellido con ritornello
My darling girl, with a name that rolls and sings
Que tenés senza grupo figuración
You stand out in the crowd, a vision so grand
Que parecés por todo tu venticello
With your elegant poise, you flutter like a wing
La sucursal del banco de la nación
A branch of the nation's bank, you command
Que estás comprometida con Albertito
Engaged to Alberto, a handsome yachtman so fine
Un elegante yachtman del Tigre Club
From the Tigre Club, where his mustache doth shine
Que tiene un par de anchoas por bigotito
"Araca!" he exclaims, in a Gallic refrain
Y pa' decir araca, bate mon dieu
But "mon dieu!" he'll need more wit to attain
Che, pituca, ¿quién tuviera la alegría
Oh, Pituca, if only I had such luck
De tener una alcancía como la de tu papá?
To possess a fortune like your father's, so rich and fat
Y un anillo con la piedra incandescente
A ring with a fiery stone, that your mother wears with grace
De esos que usa, indiferente, pa' entrecasa tu mamá
In her casual moments, a diamond-studded embrace
Che, pituca, no derroches los canarios
Oh, Pituca, don't squander your wealth so free
Que a tu viejo, el millonario, lo voy a ver al final
For I predict your father's fate, you'll see
Con la bandera a media asta
Dressed in rags, his pride all gone
Cuidando coches a nasta en alguna diagonal
Parking cars on the boulevard, for a penny he'll pawn
Tenés un galgo ruso que no es pa' liebre
You have a Russian greyhound, a pet so rare
Y que pasa una vida fenomenal
It lives a life of luxury, beyond compare
Te juro que al pensarlo me cacha fiebre
Oh, how I envy its lot, how I'd love to be
Y, ¡qué lindo sería ser animal!
A pampered animal, living so carefree
Así, de gusto en gusto, llena de plata
With money to burn, you savor life's sweet taste
Vos encontrás la vida color salmón
While I, a pauper, struggle with dreary haste
Pero yo, que soy pobre como una rata
But know this, my love, poor as I may be
La campaneo sin grupo color carbón
I'll always adore you, my heart's destiny
Che, pituca, ¿quién tuviera la alegría
Oh, Pituca, if only I had such luck
De tener una alcancía como la de tu papá?
To possess a fortune like your father's, so rich and fat
Y un anillo con la piedra incandescente
A ring with a fiery stone, that your mother wears with grace
De esos que usa, indiferente, pa' entrecasa tu mamá
In her casual moments, a diamond-studded embrace
Che, pituca, no derroches los canarios
Oh, Pituca, don't squander your wealth so free
Que a tu viejo, el millonario, lo voy a ver al final
For I predict your father's fate, you'll see
Con la bandera a media asta
Dressed in rags, his pride all gone
Cuidando coches a nasta en alguna diagonal
Parking cars on the boulevard, for a penny he'll pawn





Writer(s): Enrique Cadícamo, Rogelio Ferreyra


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