Corrido de Lucio Vázquez (Los Pavos Reales)

Lucio Vasquez

Corrido de Lucio Vázquez (Los Pavos Reales)

The Peacocks flewVolaron los Pavos Reales
Heading to the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
They killed Lucio VázquezMataron a Lucio Vázquez
For a young woman he lovedPor una joven que amaba

It was ten o'clock at nightEran las diez de la noche
Lucio was having dinnerEstaba Lucio cenando
Some friends arrivedLlegaron unos amigos
To invite him to a fandangoPara invitarlo a un fandango

His mother told himSu madre se lo decía
His father with more reasonSu padre con más razón
Son, don't go to the danceHijo no vayas al baile
My heart warns meMe lo avisa el corazón

Oh!Ay!
Lucio, they're going to kill you!¡Lucio te van a matar!
Oh!¡Ay!

They rode their horsesMontaron en sus caballos
Heading to the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
When they arrived at the danceCuando llegaron al baile
His rival was already waiting for himYa su rival lo esperaba

They invited him for some drinksLo invitaron a unas copas
Lucio didn't want to acceptLucio no quiso aceptar
They exchanged some wordsSe hicieron de unas palabras
To start a fightPara salirse a pelear

They stabbed him three timesLe dieron tres puñaladas
From the back to the heartDe la espalda al corazón
As his mother used to sayComo le decía su madre
He was killed in betrayalLo mataron a traición

Oh!¡Ay!
Poor Lucio!¡Pobre Lucio!

My Mother of GuadalupeMadre Mía de Guadalupe
Of the Way of LoveDe la Vía de Querer
Give me permission, ma'amDame licencia señora
To rise againDe levantarme otra vez

After they murdered himDespués que lo asesinaron
They threw dirt in his mouthLe echaron tierra en la boca
And that's how they saw him dieY así lo vieron morir
As when one's time comesComo cuando a uno le toca

The Peacocks flewVolaron los Pavos Reales
Heading to the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
They killed Lucio VázquezMataron a Lucio Vázquez
For a young woman he lovedPor una joven que amaba