La Gallina

The Hen

La Gallina

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantar un corrido
To the whole audienceA todo el público entero
About a brave man we haveDe un valiente que tenemos
In the state of GuerreroEn el estado de Guerrero
I've seen his braveryHe visto su valentía
Even against the governmentHasta en contra del gobierno

It was ten o'clock at nightSerian las diez de la noche
He left JuchitánEl salió de Juchitán
I'm going to Azoyú, GuerreroMe voy a Azoyú, Guerrero
To see my familyA ver a mi familiar
And also the commanderY también al comandante
Who wants to disarm meQue me quiere desarmar

Arriving in Azoyú, GuerreroLlegando a Azoyú, Guerrero
He went to the cantinaSe dirigió a la cantina
He started shooting bulletsEmpezó a tirar balazos
No longer valuing his lifeYa no estimando su vida
Perhaps the commander knowsQuizá sepa el comandante
That the hen has arrivedQue ya llego la gallina

His friends told himSus amigos le decían
Stop shootingYa no sigas disparando
The commander is comingPor ahí viene el comandante
I know he's looking for youYo sé que te anda buscando
Tell him to come get meDíganle que venga a traerme
Or he'll be up all nightO se andará desvelando

Get ready, twenty-twoArréglate veintidós
Because they're coming for youPorque te vienen a traer
The commander is comingPor ahí viene el comandante
He wants to meet youQue te quiere conocer
He wants to test my courageQuiere probar mi valor
To know about my gunDe mi pistola saber

The commander spoke to himEl comandante le hablo
Trying to cut the evilsQueriendo cortar los males
To surrender the gunQue rindiera la pistola
Thinking he was a cowardCreyendo que era un cobarde
Enemesio López repliedContestó Enemesio López
I don't even surrender to my fatherNo le rindo ni a mi padre

They drew their gunsSe metieron las pistolas
Without hesitatingSin tentarse el corazón
Enemesio embraced himEnemesio lo abrazó
With great resolutionCon mucha resolución
He let him go to dieLo soltó para morir
God bless youDios te eche la bendición

At the first shotsA los primeros balazos
The police ranLa policía le corrió
They asked CamachoLe preguntaba a Camacho
Where's the twenty-twoDonde está la veintidós
The commander is deadEl comandante esta muerto
The hen killed himLa gallina lo mató

They took him to prisonLo echaron a la prisión
Enemesio was contentEnemesio iba contento
They took him to San LuisLo llevaron a San Luis
Detained for a whileConsignado por un tiempo
Camacho is pensiveCamacho esta pensativo
And the commander is deadY el comandante está muerto

With this I bid you farewellYa con esta me despido
It's getting lateYa se me está haciendo tarde
I sang you this corridoYa les cante este corrido
About a man who is not a cowardDe un hombre que no es cobarde
The little hen has killedYa mató la gallinita
A big roosterA un gallo de costa grande