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Singer: Julio DE CAROComposer: Julio De Caro y Francisco De CaroAuthor: Enrique Cadícamo

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Lyrics
Sollozaron con pena los violines,
silenciando la alegre mascarada
y por rivales brazos estrechada,
bailaba Colombina en el salón.
Yo sentía la garra de los celos
destrozar sin piedad mi pobre pecho
y esa noche, cual un altar deshecho
mustio de amor quedó mi corazón.

Colombina:
Me consume la tristeza
si pensar que tu belleza
se ríe de mi dolor...
Colombina:
las cuerdas de mi salterio
las ha enlutado el misterio
que guardas arteramente
en tu frío corazón.

Solamente su risa escuchaba,
cual una flauta de cristal divina
y reía la bella Colombina
de mi altiva amargura de Pierrot...
Y sintiendo que el polo de mi alma
un ecuador de amores escondía,
lloré mucho... tal vez porque bullía
en mis venas el fuego del champán.
English translation
sobbed the violins in sorrow,
silencing the joyful masquerade
and by rival arms clasped,
Colombina danced in the hall.
I felt the claw of jealousy
mercilessly shattering my poor breast
and that night, like a shattered altar
my heart was left with love withered.

Colombina:
I am consumed with sadness
to think that your beauty
laughs at my pain...
Colombina:
the strings of my psaltery
have been mourned by the mystery
that you artfully keep
in your cold heart.

Only your laughter I heard,
like a divine crystal flute
and the beautiful Colombina laughed
of my haughty Pierrot's bitterness...
And feeling that the pole of my soul
an equator of loves was hiding,
I cried a lot... maybe because the fire of the champagne
in my veins the fire of champagne.

The Cabeceo