Carlos Gardel "Canchero" lyrics

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Canchero

Para el record de mi vida sos una fácil carreraque yo me animo a ganarte sin emoción ni final.Te lo bato pa' que entiendas en esta jerga burreraque vos sos una "potranca" para una "penca cuadrera"y yo -¡che, vieja!- ya he sido relojiao pa'l Nacional...

Vos sabés que de purrete tuve pinta de ligero.¡Era audaz, tenía clase, era guapo y seguidor!Por la sangre de mi viejo salí bastante barreroy en esa biaba de barrio figuré siempre primeroganando muchos finales a fuerza de corazón.

El cariño de una mina que me llevaba doblaoen malicia y experiencia me sacó de perdedor.Pero cuando estuve en peso y a la monta acostumbrado,¡que te bata la percanta el juego que se le dio!

Ya, después, en la carpeta, empecé a probar fortunay muchas veces la suerte me fue amistosa y cordial...Otras veces salí seco a chamuyar con la luna,por las calles solitarias del sensiblero arrabal...

Me hice de aguante en la timba y corrido en la milonga,desconfiao en la carpeta, lo mismo que en el amor...Yo he visto venirse al suelo sin que nadie lo dispongacien castillos de ilusiones, por una causa mistongay he visto llorar a guapos por mujeres como vos.

Ya ves, que por ese lado vas muerta con tu espamento...Yo no quiero amor de besos, yo quiero amor de amistad.Nada de palabras dulces, nada de mimos ni cuentos:yo quiero una compañera pa'batirle lo que sientoy una mujer que aconseje con criterio y con bondad.

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For the record of my life you're an easy racethat I can dare to win without emotion or final stage.I tell you for you to understand in this horse slangthat you're a filly for a hippodrome raceand I -look!- I've been tried for the championship...

You know that since kid I had a sharp look.I was bold, with class, I was handsome and follower!For my father blood I liked heavy goingand in that neighbourhood wound I always appeared firstwinning many finals by force of heart.

The love of a girl who doubled mein malice and experience made me lose.But when I was accostumed to the weight and the saddleshe can tell you the game we had!

Later, in the roulette, I started to try fortuneand many times luck was friendly...Many others I went out broke to talk with the moon,through the lonely streets of the sensitive suburb...

I've became patient in the gamble and experienced in the milonga,mistrusted in the roulette, the same as in love...I've seen crumbling without nobody disposing ita hundred castles of illusions, for a useless causeand I've seen handsomes crying for women like you.

You see, on this way you're dead with your show...I don't want love of kisses, I want love of friendship.No sweet words, no cuddles or tales:I want a partner to tell her what I feeland a woman who advices with judgement and goodness.

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