El Jefe Belisario

The Chief Belisario

El Jefe Belisario

Honor to whom it deservesHonor a quien lo merece
So says the balladAsí lo dice el corrido
Many see him as the chiefMuchos lo ven como el jefe
But I see him as a friendPues yo lo veo como amigo
Belisario López TéllezBelisario lópez téllez
Known in Monterrey.En monterrey conocido.

Officials come and goFuncionarios van y vienen
And he remains in his positionY el permanece en su puesto
Because no other roosterPues no ha podido otro gallo
Has been able to sing in his henhouseCantar en su gallinero
With his fine plumagePor ser de plumaje fino
He will always be the first.Siempre ha de ser el primero.

Federal commandersComandantes federales
Also government peopleTambién gente del gobierno
Admire BelisarioAdmiran a belisario
For his courage and dedicationPor su valor y su empeño
The chief of Topo ChicoEl jefe del topo chico
Proves to be a fine rooster.Demuestra ser gallo fino.

I don't even want to think about itYo no quiero ni pensarlo
The day this man leavesEl día que este hombre se vaya
Because just to match himPorque nomás pa' igualarlo
You have to cross a lineHay que brincar una raya
To surpass his recordPara rebasar su record
They won't be able to measure up.No podrán darle la talla.

He has no favoritesÉl no tiene favoritos
He has shown themYa se los ha demostrado
The prisoners like himLos presos lo quieren bien
And he has helped someY a algunos lo ha ayudado
But he is human and very noblePero es humano y muy noble
With the disabled.Con los discapacitados.

Goodbye, Chief BelisarioAdiós jebe belisario
With this I bid farewellYa con esta me despido
Also to the printersTambién de los impresores
Who sing his balladQue le cantan su corrido
To the man from MonterreyAl hombre de monterrey
Who knew how to make a thousand friends.Que supo hacer mil amigos.