Garufa
Carlos Gardel
Lyrics
Translation
Del barrio La Mondiola sos el más rana
From La Mondiola neighborhood, you're the slickest
Y te llaman Garufa por lo bacán
And they call you Garufa because you're cool
Tenés más pretensiones que bataclana
You've got more airs than a showgirl
Que hubiera hecho suceso con un gotan
Who would have been a hit with a gotan
Durante la semana, te faja duro
During the week, you work hard
Y el sábado a la noche sos un doctor
And on Saturday night, you're a doctor
Te encajas las polainas y el cuello duro
You put on your spats and stiff collar
Y te venís al centro de rompedor
And you come to downtown as a sensation
Garufa, pucha que sos divertido
Garufa, gosh, you're so much fun
Garufa, ya sos un caso perdido
Garufa, you're already a lost cause
Tu vieja dice que sos un bandido
Your mom says you're a bandit
Porque supo que te vieron
Because she heard they saw you
La otra noche en el Parque Japonés
The other night at the Japanese Park
Caes a la milonga en cuanto empieza
You show up at the milonga as soon as it starts
Y sos para las minas el bareador
And you're the wooer for the girls
Sos capaz de bailarte La Marsellesa
You're capable of dancing The Marseillaise
La marcha Garibaldi y El Trovador
The Garibaldi march and The Troubadour
Con un café con leche y una ensaimada
With a coffee with milk and an ensaimada
Te pasas una noche de bacanal
You spend a night of revelry
Y al volver a tu casa de madrugada
And returning home in the wee hours
Decís, yo soy un tipo, fenomenal
You say, "I'm one heck of a guy"
Garufa, pucha que sos divertido
Garufa, gosh, you're so much fun
Garufa, ya sos un caso perdido
Garufa, you're already a lost cause
Tu vieja dice que sos un bandido
Your mom says you're a bandit
Porque supo que te vieron
Because she heard they saw you
La otra noche en el Parque Japonés
The other night at the Japanese Park