Ella es así [English translation]

As alive as light itself,

Beautiful like a blossom,

Filled with kindness

And innocence.

Her singing is a violin,

Her laughter is a bell

And her voice, a throstle...

She's like that.

When I sing,

I'd like to paint

Your smiley shape,

Woman of Buenos Aires. 1

And (I'd like to) say,

To anyone who wants to listen,

To the sound of this little milonga...

She's like that.

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When she gives her love

She is fire and passion,

She's blushing modesty, she's loyalty

And abnegation.

Without spite, she nobly lends

Her forgiveness even while suffering

The vilest of betrayals:

She's like that.

A woman's heart,

Maternal heart,

Blue illusion,

The home's warmth.

She's capable of, without fear,

Killing and dying

Out of filial love:

She's like that.

1. Porteño, a is the colloquial demonym for the inhabitants of Buenos Aires.