Milonga de Gauna

The pain slipped away
Like some kind of trick
Who knows for sure
If that's how it is or if he's fooling himself
His final smile
Who knows for sure
What Gauna wanted

They say his song
Was already sung
Who could say today
If Gauna knew
That in that carnival
He'd play his part
Mysteries of the soul

Emilio Gauna
Died in Palermo
On a carnival night
Stabbed in a one-on-one
That dragged on from years before

A doubt turned out
To be much stronger
A doubt that buried
The fear of death
In his blind dagger
A doubt died
In his lifeless body

Courage came to him
When it was due
The bravery he asked for
Was granted to him
He found his rival
Neither lost nor won
He left in peace

Emilio Gauna
Died in Palermo
On a carnival night
Stabbed in a one-on-one
That dragged on from years before