Cándido Rodríguez

Cándido Rodríguez

Cándido Rodríguez

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantar un corrido
in the style of my landal estilo de mi tierra
Cándido Rodríguez diedmurió cándido Rodríguez
on the other side of the sierrade aquel lado de la sierra

One Monday morningUn lunes por la mañana
he said to his creaturesle dijo así a sus criaturas
I'm going to Copalquiya me voy pa’ copalqui
to settle some billsarreglar unas facturas

When Rodríguez arrivedCuando Rodríguez llego
Adrián was drinkingAdrián andaba tomando
and it was the ALACRANESy eran los de ALACRANES
who were bothering himlos que le andaban tocando

(And here's a greeting(Y ahí le va un saludo
to our friend Martín Aguilerapal compa Martín Aguilera
and we won't stop untily no vamos hasta
Cañas Durango, listen)Cañas Durango oiga)

When they saw him comingCuando lo vieron venir
they invited him to drinklo invitaron a tomar
here you have moneyaqui tu tienes dinero
spend as much as you wantel que tu quieras gastar

Rodríguez repliedRodríguez les contesto
tipping his hatarriscándose el sombrero
I don't need moneypa’ pasearme en copalqui
to walk around Copalquino necesito dinero

Adrián tells AbelardoAdrián le dice Abelardo
man, get readyhombre vete previniendo
we have to kill Rodríguezhay que matar a Rodríguez
I have government orderstraigo ordenes del gobierno

He ordered a corrido to be playedMando tocar un corrido
Catarino and the ruralesCatarino y los rulares
when they were halfway throughcuando iban a mediapieza
they started shooting at himcomenzaron a tirarle

(And here comes my Alacranes Musical(Y echenle mis Alacranes Musical
and pure Alacranes drumming, listeny puro tamborazo alacranero oiga
and dance and dance, cousin)y bailele y bailele primo)

When Rodríguez fellCuando Rodríguez callo
he fell next to a trenchcallo junto a una trinchera
they took his gunle quitaron su pistola
his bullets and his cartridge beltssus parques y sus carrilleras

Blond Rubén shoutedGritaba el guero Rubén
he shouted with great zealgrutaba con mucho esmero
the main bull has diedya murio el toro puntal
come and skin himvengan a quitarle el cuero

On the edge of the sierraPor el filo de la sierra
the pines are heard cryinglos pinos se oyen llorar
seeing Rodríguez deadde ver a Rodríguez muerto
being taken to be buriedque lo llevan a enterrar