El poncho del amor [English translation]

I am from the neighborhood of La Ribera,

homeland of the tango and the bandoneon

I'm the lonely son of an old gringo

and i'm as whiny as the tango

From a very young age, I went out

and persevered with the milonga,

until one day I ended up trapped

between the arms of a woman

Because of her I lost my way

and went on rambling around the world

to forget those eyes

that did me so wrong

But it's useless, man

trying to be indifferent to pain

when the soul is covered

by the poncho of love

That's why I'm sad and errant

trying to find the same taste in every woman I'm with

the one like the kisses from that mouth

that my lips will no longer kiss

I am from the neighborhood of La Ribera

homeland of the tango and the bandoneon...

• Artist:Carlos Gardel