El Preso Número Nueve

Prisoner Number Nine

El Preso Número Nueve

Prisoner number nine is about to confessEl preso número nueve ya lo van a confesar
He's locked in the cell with the prison chaplainEstá encerrado en la celda con el cura del penal
And before dawn they will take his lifeY 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 confesses like thisDice así al confesar
I killed them, yes sirLos maté si 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 repentPadre no me arrepiento
Nor am I afraid of eternityNi me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up there in heavenYo sé que allá en el cielo
The Supreme Being will judge usEl ser supremo nos juzgará
I will follow his stepsVoy a seguir sus pasos
I will search for her even beyondVoy a buscarla hasta el más allá

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohAy, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Prisoner number nine was a man of great integrityEl preso número nueve era un hombre y muy cabal
He went on the night of the duel very happy in his hutIba en la noche del duelo muy contento en su jacal
But upon seeing his love in the arms of his rivalPero al mirar a su amor en brazos de su rival
Rancor burned in his chest and he couldn't hold backArdió en el pecho el rencor y no se pudo aguantar
At the sound of the bugle the firing squad formedAl sonar el clarín se formó el pelotón
And on the way to the wall the prisoner was heard sayingY rumbo al paredón se oyó al preso a 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 there in heaven, the Supreme Being will judge usYo sé que allá en el cielo, el ser supremo nos juzgará
I will follow his steps, I will search for them in the beyondVoy a seguir sus pasos, voy a buscarlos al más allá

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohAy, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay