Paroles et traduction Francisco Canaro - Mala Suerte

Mala Suerte

"Se acabó nuestro cariño", me dijiste fríamente
Yo pensé pa' mis adentros: "puede que tenga razón"
Lo pensé y te dejé sola, sola y dueña de tu vida
Mientras yo con mi conciencia me jugaba el corazón

Y cerré fuerte los ojos y apreté fuerte los labios
Pa' no verte, pa' no hablarte, pa' no gritar un adiós
Y tranqueando despacito me fui al bar que está en la esquina
Para ahogar con cuatro tragos lo que pudo ser tu amor

Yo no pude prometerte cambiar la vida que llevo
Porque nací calavera y así me habré de morir
A mí me tira la farra, el café, la muchachada
Y donde haya una milonga, yo no puedo estar sin ir

Bien sabés cómo yo he sido, bien sabés cómo he pensado
De mis locas inquietudes, de mi afán de callejear
Mala suerte si hoy te pierdo, mala suerte si ando solo
El culpable soy de todo, ya que no puedo cambiar

Bad Luck

"Our love is over," you told me coldly.
I thought to myself: "She might be right."
I thought it over and left you alone, alone and mistress of your life.
While I, with my conscience, gambled with my heart.

And I closed my eyes tight and pressed my lips together firmly.
So as not to see you, so as not to speak to you, so as not to shout goodbye.
And slowly walking away, I went to the bar on the corner.
To drown with four drinks what could have been your love.

I couldn't promise you to change the life I lead.
Because I was born a scoundrel and that's how I'll die.
I'm drawn to the revelry, the cafe, the crowd.
And wherever there's a milonga, I can't help but go.

You know well how I've been, you know well how I've thought.
Of my restless impulses, of my eagerness to roam the streets.
Bad luck if I lose you today, bad luck if I walk alone.
I'm to blame for everything, since I cannot change.