A contramano - Carlos Gardel перевод на английский

A contramano

Mire amigo que va a contramano
No le hable a esa chica que se va a perder
Con cuidado que atrás va la vieja
Y de vuelta y media me lo va a poner
No le hable a esa otra que pasa
Que tiene un marido que es calabrés
Y el garrote de los tallarines
Sobre sus espaldas lo va a hacer caer

Salió a contramano
Mi amigo, al nacer
Por eso que todo
Le sale al revés

Cuidao, cuidao con esa piba
Que se puede "refalar"
Cuidao con esa atropellada
Que está dura de pelar
Cuidao, no vaya tan ligero
Porque puede tropezar
Cuidao no vaya a contramano
Porque lo van a cachar

Si en la vida cayó a contramano
Y quiere que todo le salga muy bien
Yo le doy un consejo de hermano
Que todo lo que haga, lo haga al revés
Si le agrada una chica muy linda
Engrupa a la vieja primero y, después
Como ella es canchera y le gusta
Con la misma vieja, hay nomás, préndase

Salió a contramano
Mi amigo, al nacer
Por eso que todo
Le sale al revés

Going Against the Grain

Listen my dear, you're going against the flow
Don't speak to that girl, you'll surely rue it
Watch out, her mother's close behind you
And she'll give you a piece of her mind
Don't speak to that other one who's passing through
Her husband's a Calabrian man, so true
With the rolling pin of his tagliatelle
He'll leave his mark, you bet, upon your hide

My friend, you were born
Going against the grain
That's why everything
Seems to go awry

Watch out, watch out, be careful with that girl
She might make you slip and fall
Watch out, watch out, with that moped
It's hard to tame, it's quite a handful
Watch out, don't go too fast
You might just trip and take a tumble
Watch out, don't go against the grain
They'll catch you and you'll surely grumble

If in life you've gone against the grain
And you want everything to go right
I'll give you some brotherly advice
Do everything backwards, that's the trick
If you like a pretty girl, it's true
First, try to win the old lady's heart
She's smart and if she likes you too
With the same old lady, here we go, make your start

My friend, you were born
Going against the grain
That's why everything
Seems to go awry