La Reja
Carlos Gardel
The Gate
It was dusk, that couple
Always arriving together at that gate
Where she and he
Joined fervently
In a fiery embrace
Swearing their love
She had in her eyes the sweetness
Of a gaze full of joy
And in the carnation
Of her blossoming mouth
A love poem
To live with him
I will love you, my life, eternally
Softly, the suitor, said passionately
My heart craves you and by your side
All my love overflows with passion
I want, in a kiss from your red lips
To feel like the owner of your pure soul
And in an embrace full of tenderness
Give you the love that is all your dream
Some time passed and that couple
Was no longer seen arriving at the gate
Because, as the neighborhood said
The suitor lied
And abandoned her
And sometimes, in the dying afternoon
A woman is seen arriving with faltering steps
Who looks at the gate
Sobs remembering
That love from yesterday
