I am from the neighborhood of La Ribera,
homeland of the tango and the bandoneon
I'm the lonely son of an old gringo
and i'm as whiny as the tango
From a very young age, I went out
and persevered with the milonga,
until one day I ended up trapped
between the arms of a woman
Because of her I lost my way
and went on rambling around the world
to forget those eyes
that did me so wrong
But it's useless, man
trying to be indifferent to pain
when the soul is covered
by the poncho of love
That's why I'm sad and errant
trying to find the same taste in every woman I'm with
the one like the kisses from that mouth
that my lips will no longer kiss
I am from the neighborhood of La Ribera
homeland of the tango and the bandoneon...