El Corrido de Los Perez

The Ballad of the Perez Family

El Corrido de Los Perez

In 1911 I will explain very well to youEn 1911 les voy a explicar muy bien
They killed two brothers and a cousin as well,Mataron a dos hermanos y a un primo hermano tambien,
It was a Thursday, April 20th, around 3 in the afternoonFue un jueves 20 de abril como a las 3 de la tarde
Don Mariano Perez died at the hands of a coward,Murio don mariano perez en las manos de un cobarde,
Such unfortunate races, those races of the hillCarreras tan desgraciadas esas carreras del cerro
They lost lives and horses and lost their money.Perdieron vida y caballos y perdieron su dinero.

It was Domenico de Luna who lit the fuseFue domenico de luna el que la mecha prendio
And with the first shots, he was the first to run,Y a los primeros balazos fue el primero que corrio,
Isidro Perez said very firmly in his reasonsIsidro perez decia muy macizo en sus razones
I also die on the line, I'm not a coward's offspring,Yo tambien muero en la raya no soy cria de correlones,
Isidro Perez said they hit us unfairlyIsidro perez decia nos pegaron a la mala
If they had spoken right, another story would be told.Si hubieran habla'o derecho otro gallo les cantara.

Mariano Perez said just leave it, let it beMariano perez decia ya dejalo por la paz
Because that would be better for us, by God I say no more,Pues asi nos convendria sea por dios no digo mas,
Isidro fell to the south, Jesus fell to the northIsidro cayo pa'l sur, pa'l norte cayo jesus
Mariano to the east, like forming a cross,Mariano para el oriente como formando una cruz,
Fly, fly little dove, fly beloved doveVuela vuela palomita, vuela paloma querida
Tell the father of the Perez family that here his life ended.Dile al padre de los perez que aqui termino su vida.