Claudio Bahena

Claudio Bahena

Claudio Bahena

I want my comrades to pay attentionQuiero que presten su atención mis camaradas
For a moment I will let them knowPor un momento voy a darles a saber

The sad story that happened in the month of AugustLa triste historia que paso en el mes de agosto
I will sing to you with sadness and painYo con tristeza y con dolor les cantaré

It was a Thursday, the 30th, around threeEra un día jueves un 30 como a las tres
When death was approaching a friendCuando la muerte se acercaba de un amigo
There was Claudio Bahena drinkingPues ahí se hallaba tomando Claudio Bahena
In Atoyac with an unknown manEn Atoyac con un hombre desconocido

That man was already planning to kill himPues aquel hombre ya pensaba asesinarlo
Because he told him not to leavePor qué le dijo que no lo fuera a dejar

I am your friend, have a drink to prove itYo soy tu amigo y pa' probarte ten un trago
And he did that to not raise suspicionY eso lo hacía para no darle a maliciar

He then went to Juan Gómez's houseYa de salida paso a casa de Juan Gómez
Happily getting the guitarCon mucho gusto consiguiendo la guitarra
And Juan said, 'Come in, Claudio'Y Juan le dice pasa Claudio para dentro
'First eat, the guitar is ready'Primero come ya está lista la guitarra

Claudio went in and the man stayed at the doorClaudio se mete y aquel se quedó en la puerta
Saying, 'Friends, I feel like singing'Diciendo amigos traigo ganas de cantar

He sang a ballad and the man wanted to joinCanto un corrido y aquel quiso hacer segunda
But he couldn't because he didn't know how to singPero no pudo por qué no sabía cantar

The people in that houseAquella gente que se hallaba en esa casa
All spoke to him, begging him not to leaveTodos le hablaban rogando que no se fuera
Claudio, it's late and look, it's rainingClaudio ya es tarde y mira, está cayendo el agua
You have to be careful, don't think you're in your landHay que cuidarse, no crean que están en su tierra

He took the path to the mountains to his houseTomo el camino de la sierra pa' su casa
Because he lived in that corner of the neighborhoodPor qué él vivía en ese barrio del rincón

The poor guy never made it to his belovedEl pobrecito ya no llegó a su dichosa
That infamous man killed him without reasonLo asesino ese hombre infame sin razón

After Claudio didn't show upLuego que vieron que Claudio no aparecía
José Bahena came to look for him in AtoyacJosé Bahena vino a buscarlo a Atoyac
He didn't find him in any known houseNo lo encontró en ninguna casa conocida
Only reasons told him they saw him pass bySolo razones le decían lo vi pasar

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday passedPaso ese jueves, viernes, sábado y domingo
Raymundo and José couldn't knowA que Raymundo y José no podían saber

Until Monday around one in the afternoonHasta ya el lunes como a la una de la tarde
Raymundo found out he was going to meet himSupo Raymundo que lo fuera a conocer

Raymundo went to where they said he wasSe fue Raimundo a dónde dijeron que estaba
To meet him because he was very deformedA conocerlo porque estaba muy deforme
Raymundo said upon meeting him that he wasDice Raymundo al conocerlo que él era
God forgive you, godson Claudio BahenaDios te perdone ahijado Claudio Bahena

The municipality of Atoyac was informedRecibió parte el municipio de Atoyac
The commander and four federal officersFue el comandante y otros cuatro federales

They said he should be buried thereEllos dijeron que ahí fuera sepultado
That it was impossible to reach the cemeteryQue era imposible que al campo santo llegaré

Fly, little blue-winged larkVuela calandria de las alitas azules
Go to Morelos but come back soonVete a Morelos pero regresa prontito
Go and tell Bahena's parentsVas y les dices a los padres de Bahena
That their son was buried at the foot of a hillQue su hijo se haya sepultado al pie de un chico