Translation
Spanish English Serbian
The Milonga of Buenos Aires
To your majestic sound
I saw you pass today
through my great city
and in you I discovered
the exact copy
of one that I had forgotten,
and that, like you,
porteña she was…
You are the flower of Buenos Aires,
the beautiful little porteña,
worthy successor of the beautiful one
who used to stride majestically
through that great village [1]
of colonial windows
and Federalist troops on patrol. [2]
You are the flower of Buenos Aires
the little idolized porteña
faithful copy of that iconic image
that has been gone a long time.
Original lyrics
Spanish English Serbian
La milonga de Buenos Aires
[1] The original Spanish words here are “Gran Aldea” [“great village”] a reference to a classic novel of Argentine literature written by Lucio Vicente López, grandson of Vicente López y Planes, who served as an interim President of Argentina and wrote its national anthem.
[2] A euphemistic reference to the mazorcas of Juan Manuel de Rosas.