El Ciruelo

The Plum Tree

El Ciruelo

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantar un corrido
Gentlemen, pay attentionSeñores pongan cuidado
I will give you the contentLes daré yo el contenido
Of a brave man from the stateDe un valiente de él estado

I will mention his nameVoy a mencionar su nombre
At least for some comfortSiquiera por un consuelo
He was called Silvestre CastroSe llamó Silvestre Castro
Nickname the Plum TreeDe sobrenombre el Ciruelo

Plum Tree gave two attacksCiruelo dio dos ataques
That even the port was amazedQue hasta el puerto se asoro
And then he retreatedY luego dio retirada
Because he lacked ammunitionPorque el parque le falto

In San Jerónimo el GrandeEn San Jerónimo el Grande
Indeed, one early morningPor cierto, una madrugada
Plum Tree entered to fightEntro el Ciruelo pelear
His people were nakedIba su gente encuerada

Seeing his people stealingAl ver su gente robando
And that he was retiringY que ejerce su retiro
The best wanted to pardon himselfEl mejor quiso indultarse
And didn't want to be a banditY no quiso ser bandido

Then Plum Tree saidEntonces dijo el ciruelo
Let's ask for a pardonVamos a pedir indulto
And he took all his peopleY llevo toda su gente
To the port of AcapulcoA ese puerto de Acapulco

Here I am, my generalAquí estoy mi general
Here you have me presentAquí me tiene presente
Do with me what you wantHaga de mí lo que quiera
And let my people goY deje libre a mi gente

Here I surrender my weaponsAquí le entrego mis armas
And all my cavalryY toda mi caballada
And if you plan to shoot meY si piensa fusilarme
I'm a man and I won't say anythingSoy hombre y no digo nada

The general repliesLe contesta el general
Ask me for whatever you wantPídame usted lo que quiera
I can give you a boatPuedo darle embarcación
In search of new landsEn busca de nuevas tierras

Then Plum Tree saidEntonces dijo el ciruelo
I separate from my landDe mi tierra me separo
I'm going in search of a friendVoy en busca de un amigo
Who is General AmaroQue es el general Amaro