La Merma Del Traficante

The Decrease of the Trafficker

La Merma Del Traficante

With twenty kilos of snowCon veinte kilos de nieve
Each kilo in a bagCada kilo en una bolsa
A commander to his bossUn comandante a su jefe
Only fifteen he reports.Solo quince le reporta.

The superior gives the orderEl superior da la orden
To send the entire shipmentDe enviar todo el cargamento
The lieutenant is in chargeEl teniente es quien se encarga
Of sending it to the ministry,De enviarselo al ministerio,
Here I bring the 10 kilosAqui traigo los 10 kilos
That they found on the truck driver.Que le hayaron al trailero.

Oh, we must draw up the reportAy que levantar el acta
Of the confiscated drugsDe la droga confiscada
And the report must be sentY que el reporte sea enviado
No later than tomorrowA mas tardar para mañana
So the 6 kilos of powderQue los 6 kilos de polvo
Leave this early morning.Salgan esta madrugada.

Just as it was orderedAsi como fue ordenada
The next morningA la mañana siguiente
Paredes was transferredParedes fue trasladado
To the eastern penitentiaryAl reclusorio de oriente
He arrived well guardedLlego muy bien custodiado
With only 3 kilos.Con 3 kilos solamente.

To dictate the sentencePara dictar la sentencia
Thirty-six hours passedPasaron treinta y seis horas
The judge asked for evidenceEl juez pidio la evidencia
It was only an ounce,Esto era solo una onza,
As there wasn't much evidenceComo no habia muchas pruebas
Paredes left without trouble.Paredes salio sin bronca.

And so ends the balladY asi se acaba el corrido
Where more than one commanderDonde a mas de un comandante
Has made a lot of moneyLos a hecho mucho muy ricos
From the decrease of the traffickerLa merma del traficante
Paredes, already gratefulParedes ya agradecido
Donated the next trip to themLes dono el siguiente viaje