Out All Night
lyrics by Santiago Adamini
Out all night
like every skull
who doesn’t see what’s coming,
who doesn’t know where he’s going.
I used to refuse
your advice, good friend—
we were almost enemies
because you told me the truth.
They always were
my best companions,
the milonguero guys,
gamblers and something more,
and with them
I used to waste, night after night—
between drinks, dance, and partying—
this life that slips away.
Out all night, I came to know
that name—now you know
I don’t care to repeat
what I told you last night.
I lost every last thing
all I kept of her
is the photo over there
that I don’t want to see anymore.
Now that you know the whole story,
tomorrow when you come
you can take that photo,
throw it out or rip it up—
it’s all the same to me—
you can do whatever you want.
I don’t want to look at her anymore
nor think about what she was to me.
Orquesta Miguel Caló, singer Raúl Berón
(Spanish original after the jump)
Trasnochando
Trasnochando
como todo calavera
que no ve lo que le espera,
que no sabe adónde va.
Rechazaba
tus consejos, buen amigo—
casi fuimos enemigos
por decirme la verdad.
Siempre fueron
mis mejores compañeros
los muchachos milongueros,
jugadores y algo más,
y con ellos
noche a noche derrochaba
entre copas, baile, y farra
esta vida que se va.
Trasnochando conocí
el nombre—que vos sabés
no quisiera repetir
lo que anoche te conté.
Todo, todo lo perdí
solo de ella conservé
esa foto que hay allí
y que ya no quiero ver.
Vos, que todo lo sabés,
mañana cuando venís
esa foto la guardás
la tirás o la rompés—
para mí lo mismo da—
vos hacé lo que querés.
No la quiero más mirar
ni pensar lo que ella fue.
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