por una cabeza

my favorite song from movie "scent of a women"

charactered by al pacino, also my favorite actor

following is the lyrics in spanish


Por una cabeza de un noble potrillo
que justo en la raya afloja al llegar.
Y que al regresar parece decir,
no olvides hermano,
vos sabes no hay que jugar.

Por una cabeza metejon de un dia
de aquella coqueta y risuena mujer
que al jurar sonriendo
el amor que esta mintiendo
quema en una hoguera todo mi querer.

Por una cabeza,
todas las locuras
su boca que besa
borra la tristeza
calma la amargura.

Por una cabeza
si ella me olvida
que importa perderme
mil veces la vida,
para que vivir.

Cuantos desenganos, por una cabeza
yo jure mil veces no vuelvo a insistir.
Pero si un mirar me hiere al pasar,
su boca de fuego, otra vez, quiero besar.

Basta de carreras, se acabo la timba
un final renido yo no vuelvo a ver!
Pero si algun pingo llega a ser fija el domingo,
yo me juego entero, que le voy a hacer!


traslation into english

By the head of a horse

Losing by a head of a noble horse
who slackens just down the stretch
and when it comes back it seems to say:
don't forget brother,
You know, you shouldn't bet.

Losing by a head, instant violent love
of that flirtatious and cheerful woman
who, swearing with a smile
a love she's lying about,
burns in a blaze all my love.

Losing by a head
there was all that madness;
her mouth in a kiss
wipes out the sadness,
it soothes the bitterness.

Losing by a head
if she forgets me,
no matter to lose
my life a thousand times;
why live?

Many deceptions, loosing by a head...
I swore a thousand times not to insist again
but if a look sways me on passing by
her lips of fire, I want to kiss once more.

Enough of race tracks, no more gambling,
a photo-finish I'm not watching again,
but if a pony looks like a sure thing on Sunday,
I'll bet everything again, what can I do?