No te engañes corazón · Carlos Gardel · 1928

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No te dejes engañar, corazón, por su querer, por su mentir. No te vayas a olvidar que es mujer y que, al nacer, del engaño hizo un sentir. Miente al llorar, miente al reir, miente al sufrir y a al amar. Miente al jurar falsa pasión, no te engañes, corazón. Me apena verte con ella del brazo, si a mí me dio el esquinazo, a vos qué no te dará. Oíme, yo que soy tu amigo viejo quiero darte un buen consejo, largala y te convendrá. Acaso te llore y se desespere y te diga que te quiere, viejo ardid de la mujer. No creas que a vos sólo ha de quererte, si juró que hasta la muerte, solo mía había de ser. No te dejes engañar, corazón, por su querer, por su mentir. No te vayas a olvidar que fue mía y que algun día te podés arrepentir. Si has de llorar con gran dolor se ha de burlar de tu amor. No te olvidés que ella es mujer, no te dejes convencer. No creas que es la envidia o el despecho, por todo el mal que me ha hecho, que hace que yo te hable así. Bien sabes que no hay envidia en mi pecho, que soy un hombre derecho, que soy como siempre fui.

English · machine translation

Do not be deceived, heart, by his love, by his lie. Do not forget that she is a woman and that, at birth, she made a feeling out of deception. She lies when she cries, lies when she laughs, She lies when she suffers and when she loves. Lies when swearing false passion, do not deceive yourself, heart. It grieves me to see you with her on your arm, if she gave me the slip, what she won't give you. Listen to me, I who am your old friend I want to give you some good advice, get rid of her and it will be good for you. Maybe she'll cry and get desperate and tell you that she loves you, old woman's ruse. Don't believe that she only loves you, if she swore that until death, she would be mine alone. Don't let yourself be deceived, my heart, by his love, by his lie. Don't forget that she was mine and that someday you may regret it. If you have to cry with great pain she will mock your love. Don't forget that she is a woman, do not let yourself be convinced. Do not believe that it is envy or spite, for all the evil she has done to me, that makes me talk to you like this. You well know that there is no envy in my breast, that I am a straight man, that I am as I always was.