Paroles et traduction Julio Sosa - En El Corsito Del Barrio

En El Corsito Del Barrio

La conocí en Puente Alsina,
En el corsito del barrio,
Yo iba de presidiario
Y ella de colombina.
Jugamos con serpentina,
Después con papel picado
Y al rato de haber charlado
Temblando le confesé,
Quisiera mirarla a usted, ¡mamá!,
Sin su antifaz colorado.

Y no, muy fulera no era la mina, claro,
Las cuatro hermanas mayores
Tuvieron que tirarlas ¡mama mía!

Porque se lo habré pedido
Casi caí desmayado,
Tenía el cuero arrugado,
Y un ojo lo había perdido,
Tenía el labio torcido,
Le faltaban cinco dientes,
Una bocaza sonriente,
Grandota como un buzón,
La nariz como un morrón, ¡mama mía!,
Y pelos hasta en la frente.

Se fue acercando mimosa,
Mientras abría los brazos,
Yo, me esquivé del zarpazo
Y ella seguía cargosa.
Cuando la vi peligrosa
Le dije en tono galante:
Mañana mi sol brillante,
¿Dónde te puedo encontrar?
Mañana en el Shangri-lá,
Soy la mujer elefante, soy.

Ni Drácula, el Hombre Lobo,
Ni Frankenstein eran nada
Yo solté la carcajada
Y ella explotó como un globo.
Al punto vino el retobo
La vi que alzaba la mano,
Cerré los ojos y hermano,
No sé que pasó después,
Estoy en la sala diez
Del Hospital Italiano

In the Neighborhood's Little Carnival

I met her in Puente Alsina,
In the neighborhood's little carnival,
I was dressed as a convict,
And she as a Columbine.
We played with streamers,
Then with confetti,
And after a little while of chatting,
Trembling, I confessed to her,
I would like to see you, madam,
Without your red mask.

And no, the girl wasn't really pretty, of course,
Her four older sisters
Had to be called "mommy," oh my!

Because I must have asked her,
I nearly fainted,
Her skin was wrinkled,
And she had lost one eye,
Her lip was crooked,
She was missing five teeth,
A great big smiling mouth,
As big as a mailbox,
Her nose like a bell pepper, oh my,
And hair even on her forehead.

She approached me tenderly,
As she opened her arms,
I dodged her embrace,
And she kept getting closer.
When I saw she was dangerous,
I said to her gallantly:
Tomorrow, my sunshine,
Where can I find you?
Tomorrow at the Shangri-la,
I'm the elephant woman, I am.

Not Dracula, nor the Wolf Man,
Nor Frankenstein were anything
I burst out laughing,
And she exploded like a balloon.
At that point, the trouble started
I saw her raise her hand,
I closed my eyes and brother,
I don't know what happened next,
I'm in room ten,
Of the Italian Hospital