El Guanabana

The Guanabana

El Guanabana

From Michoacan descentEs de raza michoacan
They called him GuanabanaGuanaba lo apodaban era
His name was RobertoSu nombre roberto
Ceballos Alvarez was his dreamCeballos alvarez sonaba
Through Californian landsPor terrenos californianos
He is respectfully knownCon respeto el se llama
In Tepeque, MichoacanEn tepeke michoacan
Bitter drinks he would haveAmargos tragos le dava
Never showed sadnessNunka parento tristeza
His smile was always thereSus sonrisa siempre estaba
From side to side on his faceDe lado a lado en su cara
They never saw him in a bad moodNunca lo beian de malas
With family problemsCon problemas familiares
And poverty's decayY decandesia de pobrezas
They raised his hungerFueron alzando su ambre
And pushed him towards new goalsY se empuzo nuebas metas
He wanted to leave that holeQeria salir de akel oyo
Not live in miseryNo bibir en la miseria
American statesEstados amerikanos
Kept his face in sightDiron su rostro seguido
The ravines turned greenEnverdesian los barrancos
Among all the oaksEntre todos lo encinos
His plants had valueSus plantas tenian balor
They were very good cropsEran muy buenos platios
One day he arrived homeUn dia llegaba asu casa
They were already waiting for himIa lo estaban esperando
They knew he worked wellSabian qe bien trabajaba
They decided to retire himDesidieron retirarlo
From life and from the mafiaDe la vida y de la mafia
And thus be able to finish himY asi poder acabarlo
The mosquito promisedEl mosko a prometido
To look after your wife and childVer por tu esposa y tu ijo
El Mayo and Valdo miss youEl mayo y valdo te extrañan
El Guero says it's not the sameDice el guero no es lo mismo
The partying in drunkennessEl cotorreo en borrachera
Out of courtesy, good friendPor cotersia buen amiwo