Asi Se Baila el Tango

Music: Marvil

Que saben los pitucos, lamidos y shusetas!
Que saben lo que es tango, que saben de compas!
Aqui esta la elegancia. Que pinta! Que silueta!
Que porte! Que arrogancia! Que clase pa' bailar!
Asi se baila el tango, mientras dibujo el ocho;
Para estas filigranas yo soy como un pintor.
Ahora una corrida, una vuelta, una sentada . . .
Asi se baila el tango, un tango de mi flor!

Asi se baila el tango,
Sintiendo en la cara
La sangre que sube
A cada compas,
Mientras el brazo,
Como una serpiente,
Se enrosca en el talle
Que se va a quebrar.
Asi se baila el tango,
Mezclando el aliento,
Cerrando los ojos
Pa' escuchar mejor
Como los violines
Le cuentan a los fueyes
Por que desde esa noche
Malena no canto . . .

Asi se baila el tango, mientras dibujo el ocho;
Para estas filigranas yo soy como un pintor.
Ahora una corrida, una vuelta, una sentada . . .
Asi se baila el tango, un tango de mi flor!

TRANSLATION
What do the youngsters know,
with their spitted hair and elegance,
what do they know what the tango is
what do they know about the beat.
Here is the elegance,
what a look, what a silhouette,
what a posture, what an arrogance,
what a class to dance.

This is how the tango is danced,
as I draw the 'ocho',
filigrees for them,
I am like a painter.
Now I do a 'corrida' (several quick steps),
a 'vuelta' (turn), a sentada (she sits on his lap),
This is how the tango is danced,
a tango of my flower.

This is how the tango is danced,
feeling the cheek,
the blood that raises in each beat,
while the arm,
like a serpent,
coils around the waist,
that is about to break.

This is how the tango is danced,
Mixing the breath,
closing our eyes
to listen better,
how the violins tell to the bellows (bandoneon?),
because since tonight,
I won't sing Malena anymore.

This is how the tango is danced,
as I draw the 'ocho',
filigrees for them,
I am like a painter.
Now I do a 'corrida' (several quick steps),
a 'vuelta' (turn), a sentada (she sits on his lap).
This is how the tango is danced,
a tango of my flower.

Filigree: ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design. Used metaphorically meaning (as I understand)
that a simple 'ocho' by the expert tango dancer looks as a very intricate footwork for the youngsters.

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