Lyrics and translation Carlos Gardel - Te Aconsejo Que Me Olvides

Te Aconsejo Que Me Olvides

Recibí tu última carta
En la cual tú me decías:
"Te aconsejo que me olvides
Todo ha muerto entre los dos
Sólo pido mi retrato
Y todas las cartas mías
Ya lo sabes que no es justo
Que aún eso conserves vos"

Hoy reconoces la falta
Tenés miedo que yo diga
Que le cuente al que tu sabes
Nuestra íntima amistad
¡Soy muy hombre, no te vendo
No soy capaz de una intriga!
Lo comprendo que, si hablara
Quiebro tu felicidad

Pero no vas a negar
Que cuando vos fuiste mía
Dijiste que me querías
Que no me ibas a olvidar
Y que ciega de cariño
Me besabas en la boca
Como si estuvieras loca
Sedienta, nena, de amar

Yo no tengo inconveniente
En enviarte todo eso
Sin embargo, aunque no quieras
Algo tuyo ha de quedar
El vacío que dejaste
Y el calor de aquellos besos
Bien lo sabes que no puedo
Devolvértelos jamás

Yo lo hago en bien tuyo
Evitando un compromiso
Sacrifico mi cariño
Por tu apellido y tu honor
Me conformo con mi suerte
Ya que así el destino quiso
Pero acuérdate bien mío
¡Que esto lo hago por tu amor!

Pero no vas a negar
Que cuando vos fuiste mía
Dijiste que me querías
Que no me ibas a olvidar
Y que ciega de cariño
Me besabas en la boca
Como si estuvieras loca
Sedienta, nena, de amar

Te Aconsejo Que Me Olvides

I received your last letter
In which you told me:
"I advise you to forget me
Everything has died between the two of us
I only ask for my portrait
And all my letters
You know that it is not fair
That you still keep those"

Today you acknowledge the fault
You are afraid that I will tell
That I will tell the one you know
Our intimate friendship
I am a man, I will not sell you
I am not capable of intrigue!
I understand that, if I spoke
I would break your happiness

But you will not deny
That when you were mine
You said you loved me
That you were not going to forget me
And that blind with love
You kissed me on the mouth
As if you were crazy
Thirsty, baby, to love

I have no problem
In sending you all that
However, even if you don't want it
Something of yours must remain
The emptiness you left
And the warmth of those kisses
You know well that I cannot
Return them to you ever

I do it for your own good
Avoiding a compromise
I sacrifice my love
For your last name and your honor
I accept my fate
Since destiny wanted it that way
But remember me well
That I do this for your love!

But you will not deny
That when you were mine
You said you loved me
That you were not going to forget me
And that blind with love
You kissed me on the mouth
As if you were crazy
Thirsty, baby, to love