El Preso # 9

The Prisoner # 9

El Preso # 9

The prisoner number nine is about to confessAl preso número nueve ya lo van a confesar
He's praying in the cell with the prison's priestEstá rezando en la celda con el cura del penal
Because before dawn they will take his lifePorque antes de amanecer la vida le han de quitar
Because he killed his wife and a disloyal friendPorque mató a su mujer y a un amigo desleal

He says: To the confessorDice así: Al confesor
I killed them yes sirLos maté sí señor
And if I were to be born againY si vuelvo a nacer
I would kill them againYo los vuelvo a matar

Father, I do not repent nor am I afraid of eternityPadre no me arrepiento ni me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up in heaven the Supreme Being will judge meYo sé que allá en el cielo el ser supremo me ha de juzgar
I will follow his steps, I will look for them beyondVoy a seguir sus pasos voy a buscarlos al más allá

The prisoner number nine was a very upright manEl preso número nueve era hombre muy cabal
He went on the night of the duel very happy to his hutIba en la noche del duelo muy contento a su jacal
But upon seeing his love in the arms of his rivalPero al mirar a su amor en brazos de su rival
He felt a pain in his chest and couldn't bear itSintió en su pecho un dolor y no se pudo aguantar

At the sound of the bugleAl sonar el clarín
The firing squad was formedSe formó el pelotón
And on the way to the wallY rumbo al paredón
The prisoner was heard sayingSe oyó al preso decir

Father, I do not repent nor am I afraid of eternityPadre no me arrepiento ni me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up in heaven the Supreme Being will judge meYo sé que allá en el cielo el ser supremo me ha de juzgar
I will follow his steps, I will look for them beyondVoy a seguir sus pasos voy a buscarlos al más allá