CARLOS GARDEL SINGS IN ENGLISH

Today, December 11, when commemorating a new anniversary of the birth of Carlos Gardel, we want to share the Spanish and English version of the tango "Amargura" ("Bitterness"), renamed "Cheating muchachita" ("Cheating girl").

"Cheating muchachita" (Amargura) – Tango.
Music - Carlos Gardel.
Lyrics - Alfredo Le Pera and John Snow.

Carlos Gardel sings in Spanish and English, with Terig Tucci's orchestra, on a recording made on March 20, 1935, at RCA Victor's No. 3 studio in New York, between 3:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Matrix BVE 89233-1

This recording was not published because Gardel was still not satisfied with his pronunciation in English, and remained unpublished until 1983, when it was commercialized in an L P by RCA Victor Argentina, entitled "El Gardelazo" (TLP-50095), surprising all his fans.

There are still unpublished recordings of Gardel made in New York, in 1934 and 1935. Hopefully soon they will be available to the public.

Orchestra formation:
Violins - Juan Manzo or Horacio Zito, Remo Bolognini, Rafael Galindo and Terig Tucci.
Accordion - Joe Biviano.
Double bass - Domingo Guido.
Piano - Abraham Thevenet.
Violoncello - Osvaldo Nazzuchi or Vicente Navatta.

”Cheating muchachita”

Me persigue implacable
su boca que reía,
acecha mis insomnios
ese recuerdo cruel,
mis propios ojos vieron
cómo ella le ofrecía
el beso de sus labios
rojos como un clavel.
Un viento de locura
atravesó mi mente,
deshecho de amargura
yo me quise vengar,
mis manos se crispaban,
mi pecho las contuvo…
Su boca que reía
yo no pude matar.

Cheating muchachita!...
Still your spell is on me,
even as I'm drinking
I keep thinking you're before me.
Cheating muchachita...
heartless mariposa,
still I see you, smiling,
so beguiling, in my glass.

Doliente y abatido
mi vieja herida sangra.
Bebamos otro trago
que yo quiero olvidar,
pero estas penas hondas
de amor y desengaño
como las yerbas malas
son duras de arrancar.
Del fondo de mi copa
su imagen me obsesiona,
es como una condena
su risa siempre igual,
coqueta y despiadada
su boca me encadena,
se burla hasta la muerte
la ingrata en el cristal.

Cheating muchachita...
Still your spell is on me,
even as I'm drinking,
I keep thinking you're before me.
Cheating muchachita...
heartless mariposa,
still I see you, smiling,
so beguiling, in my glass.