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Milonga querida

Juan D'ARIENZOJuan D'ARIENZOmilonga1938-11-09288 videos
Singer: Juan D'ARIENZOSinger 2: Alberto EchagueComposer: Juan LarenzaAuthor: Lito Bayardo

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Lyrics
No la pintaron los poetas 
en sus versos seductores, 
ni conocieron su vida 
ni el amor de sus amores. 
Fue la más linda del barrio 
y por linda, codiciada, 
y más de cien entreveros 
su belleza provocó. 

Pero ella bien conocía 
quién en silencio la amaba 
y a nadie al fin comprendía 
pues con ninguno se daba; 
por verla sola, muy sola, 
mil comentarios se hicieron 
y difamaron su nombre 
al no conseguir su amor. 

Aquel muchacho tan triste, 
tan humilde y tan sencillo, 
se fue en silencio una noche 
del alegre conventillo. 
Y aquella piba bonita 
por bonita codiciada, 
cargó una tarde sus cosas, 
y a su barrio no volvió.
English translation
The poets did not paint her
in their seductive verses,
nor did they know her life
nor the love of her loves.
She was the prettiest in the neighborhood
and because she was pretty, she was coveted,
and more than a hundred entreveros
her beauty provoked.

But she knew well
who silently loved her
and at last she understood no one
for she gave herself to no one;
to see her alone, very alone,
a thousand comments were made
and defamed her name
for not getting her love.

That sad boy,
so humble and so simple,
left silently one night
from the cheerful tenement.
And that pretty girl
for pretty coveted,
loaded her things one afternoon,
and never returned to her neighborhood.

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