Life is Short - Francisco Gorrindo

Let’s see, boys—I want to be joyful,

I want to be dazed, so I don’t have to think.

Life is short and you must live it,

and just set reality aside.

You must forget about sacrifice—

what it costs to live, and to win your bread—

and on these nights of partying and laughter

dress your soul in a new disguise.

Life is short and you must live it,

you must not trust that tomorrow will come.

If today lies are called dreams,

perhaps tomorrow they will become the truth.

Life is short and you must live it

happily, with a woman at your side…

and though she might lie, in her gaze

there are reasons aplenty to love.

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Francisco Gorrindo (1908 - 1963) Argentina

Translated by Derrick Del Pilar

Source: Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango