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Singer: Anibal TROILOSinger 2: Roberto GoyenecheComposer: Carlos AcuñaAuthor: Tito Cabano

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Un boliche como tantos,
una mesa como hay muchas,
un borracho que serrucha
su sueño de copetín.

Hay un tira que se asoma,
una copa sin monedas,
un punga que se las toma
y una caña sin servir.

Una partida de tute
entre cuatro veteranos,
q'entre naipes y toscanos,
despilfarran su pensión.

Y acodado sobre el mármol
agarrado como un broche,
un curda que noche a noche
se manda su confesión.

El trompa tira la bronca
porque un pebete se cuela
y un cantor con su vigüela
pide permiso y entona.

Y así,
entre naipes, curda y canto
de esta escena cotidiana,
se oye la voz de una nena:
'¡Papá, vamos que mamá te llama!...'

Una esquina como hay tantas,
una barra como hay muchas,
un farol que nos escucha
en su nocturno cantar.

El chistar de la vecina,
la que no cuaja en el barrio
y un galán de tranco largo
que se raja de un zaguán.

La presencia del agente
desparramando el concierto,
ya la calle es un desierto
y el rey de bastos copó.

El envite de una copa,
que de apuro va a baraja,
mientras que frente a la caja
se afana el que te afanó.

El trompa tira la bronca,
porque un pebete se cola,
y un cantor caza la viola,
pide permiso y entona.

Y así,
entre naipes, curda y canto,
de esta escena cotidiana,
se oye la voz de una nena:
'¡Papá, vamos que mamá te llama!...'
English translation
A bowling alley like so many,
a table like so many,
a drunk who saws
his dream of a nightcap.

There's a strip that peeks out,
a cup without coins,
a punga who takes them
and an unpoured cane.

A game of tute
between four veterans,
between cards and Tuscans,
squander their pension.

And leaning on the marble
clutched like a brooch,
a curda who night after night
sends his confession.

The trumpet throws the scold
because a pebete sneaks in
and a cantor with his vigüela
asks permission and intones.

And so on,
between cards, curda and singing
of this daily scene,
a little girl's voice is heard:
'Daddy, come on, mommy's calling you!...'

A corner like so many others,
a bar as there are many,
a lantern that listens to us
in its nocturnal singing.

The chatter of the neighbor,
the one who doesn't fit in the neighborhood
and a gallant with a long stride
who cracks from a hallway.

The presence of the agent
scattering the concert,
the street is already a desert
and the king of clubs copied.

The envy of a cup,
that in a hurry goes to shuffle,
while in front of the box
the one who robbed you is working hard.

The horn pulls the bronca,
because a beetle is glued,
and a singer hunts the viola,
asks permission and intones.

And so,
between playing cards, curda and singing,
of this daily scene,
the voice of a little girl is heard:
'Daddy, come on, mommy's calling you!...'

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