Fusilamiento del General Felipe Ángeles

Execution of General Felipe Ángeles

Fusilamiento del General Felipe Ángeles

In 1920En 1920
Gentlemen, keep in mindSeñores, tengan presente
They executed in ChihuahuaFusilaron en Chihuahua
A very brave generalA un general muy valiente

On the Hill of the MoraEn el Cerro de la Mora
He had bad luckLe tocó la mala suerte
They took him prisonerLo tomaron prisionero
They sentenced him to deathLo sentenciaron a muerte

Ángeles sent a letterÁngeles mandó un escrito
To the Congress of the UnionAl Congreso de la Unión
To see if they would forgive himA ver si lo perdonaba
And he would reach salvationY alcanzaba salvación

But they did not allow itPero no le permitieron
Because he was a military prisonerPor ser un reo militar
And he said to his comradesY dijo a sus compañeros
They are going to execute meYa me van a fusilar

A little dove was singingCantaba una palomita
When he was a prisonerCuando estaba prisionero
He remembered his timesSe acordaba de sus tiempos
When he was a guerrillaCuando él era guerrillero

He started as a gunnerDe artillero, comenzó
His military careerSu carrera militar
In a short timeDentro de poquito tiempo
He became a generalLlegó a ser un general

The clock marks his hoursEl reloj marca sus horas
The execution arrivedSe llegó la ejecución
Prepare your weapons wellPreparen muy buen sus armas
Aim at my heartApúntenme al corazón

I am not one of the cowardsYo no soy de los cobardes
Who fear deathQue le temen a la muerte
Death does not kill anyoneLa muerte no mata a nadie
Luck is the killerLa matadora es la suerte

With this I bid farewellYa con esta me despido
Through the leaves of a homePor las hojas de un hogar
They executed in ChihuahuaFusilaron en Chihuahua
A brave generalA un valiente general