José López

José López

He left MontemorelosSalió de Montemorelos
To the town of LinaresPara el pueblo de Linares
He was going to Hacienda del CarmenIba a la Hacienda del Carmen
To see his relativesA ver a sus familiares

At the café where they arrivedAl café donde llegaron
They were treated as banditsLos trataron de bandidos
Tell the employeesAvísenle a los empleados
That they are unknownQue esos son desconocidos

The police were arrivingLlegaba la policía
Calling for surrenderLlamándoles rendición
I don't surrender to anyoneYo no me le rindo a nadie
I'm from Carmen, Nuevo LeónSoy del Carmen, Nuevo León

Mr. Pedro LedesmaEl señor Pedro Ledesma
Couldn't even thinkNo hallaba ni que pensar
Couldn't decide whether to pursue themNo hallaba si perseguirlos
Or go back to warnO devolverse a avisar

They engaged in a shootoutSe agarraron a balazos
As you already knowComo ya lo saben bien
Leaving López woundedQuedando López herido
And the commander as wellY el comandante también

His poor mother criedSu pobre madre lloraba
Cried with great sorrowLloraba su gran pensar
That of brave menQue de los hombres valientes
Tragedy will remainLa tragedia ha de quedar

Fly, little dove, flyVuela y vuela palomita
Fly along the wayVuela por toda la vía
José López has already diedHa muerto ya José López
A rival of the policeRival de la policía