De Tardecita
Carlos Gardel
From Late Afternoon
You come back from late afternoon
To the lovely neighborhood that saw you
On another late afternoon
Leaving following an illusion
You see that everything is just the same
Nothing changed in the little nest
That you brightened with your laughter yesterday
And even if you come back defeated
You'll know that the gang
Always has faith in you
The downtown lights made you believe
That the joy
That you wanted
Was far from your suburb
And dressed in silks, not calico
To be well-dressed, to carry great luxury
Was the spell
Of your ambition
Misjudging the path
You sold your heart!
Since you left
The neighborhood never sang again
A very sad sorrow
Enveloped everything
How many times your old lady
At the fall of late afternoon
Thought she saw, trembling with emotion
That around the corner
The sweet little girl
Who was coming back to ask for forgiveness
