Un baile a beneficio (La podrida)

With Lungo Pantaleón, Pepino and Crazy Juan,
Hairy Santillán, Tito and Crooked Ramón,
we went with the intention of going to a lousy dance
for the benefit of a prisoner who was locked up
in Devoto and accused of theft matters.

At the buffet for drinks were me, Tito and Hairy,
who was already half drunk from the booze he had;
but there I found a girl sucking that was a pleasure.
There was the guitarist Augusto, Gatillo, the cut Potranca
and Zordo, he had a club that was scary to see.

In the environment of women were those from Mendieta
with the skinny Pañoleta, the Brave Straw and the China,
Pichuta, the Swallow, the thief Encarnación,
the fat one from the Corralón, Sarita from the Cut,
Grela from Stabbing, and the Brown from the Alley.

It was quite a somber atmosphere.

Between the dance, back and forth, this brave bunch;
With cuts and twists they sent the tango
A mixed-race brunette dancing with a guy,
she gave Crazy a proper stomp on the bunion:
if Santillán doesn't get involved, Crazy will punch him.

But the guy very pretentious gave Crazy a slap;
Crazy fell like a toad making his face ring.
Pañoleta intervened to ease the situation,
The guy stood in a corner wanting to fight,
but Pantaleón made him ring with a slap.
Soon the rotten one started: punches, blows, slaps...
Santillán fired a shot with a gun he had.
Everyone ran away, the house was empty;
to end the evening I stole a bandoneon,
a Pilot, Pantaleón, and Crazy with a swollen face.