Se va la vida...
se va y no vuelve.
Escuchá este consejo;
si un bacán te promete acomodar,
entrá derecho viejo.
Se va, pebeta,
quién la detiene
si ni Dios la sujeta,
lo mejor es gozarla y largar
las penas a rodar.

Yo quiero,
muchacha,
que al fin mostrés la hilacha
y al mishio
recuerdo
le des un golpe de hacha.
Decí, pa qué queres
llorar un amor
y morir, tal vez,
de desesperanza.
No rogués la flor
de un sueño infeliz
porque, a lo mejor,
la suerte te alcanza
si te decidís.

Se va la vida...
se va y no vuelve,
escuchá este consejo;
si un bacán te promete acomodar,
entrá derecho viejo.
Pasan los días,
pasan los años,
es fugaz la alegría,
no pensés en dolor ni en virtud,
viví tu juventud.

English translation

Life goes away...
it goes away and doesn't come back.
Listen to this advice;
if a bacán promises to accommodate you,
go straight in, old man.
It's leaving, baby,
who can stop her
if not even God holds her down,
the best thing to do is to enjoy it and let
the sorrows to roll.

I want to,
girl,
that at last you finally show your true colors
and to the mishio
memory
you give it an axe blow.
Say, why do you want
to mourn a love
and die, maybe,
of despair.
Don't beg for the flower
of an unhappy dream
because, maybe,
luck will catch up with you
if you make up your mind.

Life goes away...
it goes away and doesn't come back,
listen to this advice;
if a nice guy promises to accommodate you,
go straight in, old man.
Days go by,
the years go by,
joy is fleeting,
don't think of pain or virtue,
live your youth.