Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera

Summary

Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera,  Por una Cabeza (1935)

“ It is madness But the lies of her kisses Just begged to be believed And while I was deceived It burned away all sadness! But if she forgets me I've lost! What's to live for? Ah, life is a thousand Empty, broken promises - So why live at all? Why must I keep losing By a head? It's madness! Always swear today I'll stop pushing my luck. ”
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Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera,  Por una Cabeza (1935)

“ Por una cabeza... By a head of a thoroughbred horse who in the final stretch slackens at the finish and afterwards when it returns seems to say: "Don't forget brother, You know, you don't have to play." Lost again by a head: the infatuation of a day for a flirt, a laughing woman, who promises while she smiles and tells lies about love and in a raging bonfire she throws my whole heart. By a head! It's madness but a mouth that kisses still drives away sadness and soothes the bitterness. ”
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