El Rojo

The Red One

El Rojo

If they hear me talk about the red oneSi me oyen hablar del rojo
I won't talk about colorsYo no hablaré de colores
I speak of a brave manHablo de un hombre valiente
From the ejido of the flowersDe allá de ejido las flores
Mero Ocampo, TamaulipasMero ocampo tamaulipas
Recognized as a man.Reconocido como hombre.

Ejido Flores MagonEjido flores magon
The blackberry and the wallLa mora y la muralla
Where Rogelio walks aroundDonde se pasea rogelio
And makes the gunfire soundY hace sonar la metralla
The tiger and Puerto VirgenEl tigre y puerto virgen
Don't stray from his squad.No se aparte de su escuadra.

He really likes weaponsLe gustan mucho las armas
And gunshots excite himY le excitan los balazos
His pleasure is womenSu gusto son las mujeres
Even if he dies in their armsAunque muera entre sus brazos
He really likes dangerLe gusta mucho el peligro
Walking arm in arm with death.Con la muerte andar del brazo.

He is Rogelio RodriguezEl es rogelio rodríguez
Everyone calls him the red oneTodos le apodan el rojo
There in North CarolinaAllá en norte carolina
Everyone does as he pleasesTodos lo hace a sus antojos
He would like to die one dayLe gustaría un día morirse
For some pretty eyes.Por unos bonitos ojos.

He quickly earned moneyGano rápido el dinero
But easy, I don't think soPero fácil no lo creo
Jails and cemeteriesLa cárcel y los panteones
Are full of sheepEstán llenos de borregos
Who thought that a shootoutQue pensaron que un topón
Was a way to earn money.Era ganarse el dinero.

He drives a black SuburbanTrae una suburban negra
And a double cabY una de doble cabina
It's a 4x4Es una 4 x 4
That makes him more corneredLa que le hace mas esquina
In California he loads themEn california las carga
All the way to North Carolina.Hasta el norte carolina.

His cousins Emerson SalasSus primos emerson salas
And also Lupillo OlveraY también lupillo olvera
Here's a greeting to themAhí les manda este saludo
Crossing bordersAtravesando fronteras
To the Tijerina brothersA los hermanos tijerina
Who stroll in Reynosa.Que en reynosa se pasean.

His brother Ricky RodriguezSu hermano ricky rodríguez
Is inseparable from the red oneDel rojo es inseparable
They give their lives for each otherSe dan la vida uno al otro
And fear no oneY no le temen a nadie
They are friends in good timesPor la buena son amigos
And who knows in bad times.Y por la mala quien sabe.

Brave as a beastValiente como una fiera
The red one has his fameEl rojo tiene su fama
The day I dieEl día que yo me muera
Let them play with the bandQue me toquen con la banda
Just brave corridosPuros corridos bravíos
And bury me with my weapons.Y me entierren con mis armas.