Chico Fuentes

Chico Fuentes

Chico Fuentes

The wind overcomes wallsEl viento vence murallas
The water drags barriersEl agua arrastra retenes
The air bends the pinesEl aire dobla los pinos
Passages of Chico FuentesPasajes de chico fuentes

From Chihuahua to SinaloaDe chihuahua a sinaloa
From Tijuana to GuerreroDe tijuana hasta guerrero
Laws are detectingLas leyes van detectando
Those who roll moneyA los que rolan dinero

On a Thursday, June 20thUn jueves 20 de junio
They went on a missionSalieron a comisión
A captain and a lieutenantUn capitán y un teniente
Leading a battalionAl frente de un batallón

At the plum ranchEn el rancho los ciruelos
At 2 in the morningA las 2 de la mañana
They were going to arrest ChicoIban a prender a chico
But they were left wantingSe quedaron con las ganas

He carried a leather bagTraía una bolsa de cuero
Said to be full of bulletsDicen repleta de tiros
And a little Chinese toyY un juguetito de china
Called a goat hornLlamado cuerno de chivo

Barriers, many barriersRetenes muchos retenes
He always knew how to evadeSiempre los supo burlar
Those who were looking for ChicoLos que buscaban a chico
Won't be able to catch himNo lo podrán agarrar

Goodbye river of TamazulaAdiós río de tamazula
You won't see him pass byYa no lo veras pasar
Because he had an accidentPorque tuvo un accidente
Near CuliacánCerquita de culiacán

A cross bears his nameUna cruz lleva su nombre
Francisco Fuentes JiménezFrancisco fuentes jiménez
That neither the captain nor the lieutenantQue no podrán ni tocarlo
Can touch himNi el capitán ni el teniente