The Three Women

Las Tres Mujeres

There's a legend going aroundPor ahí dice una leyenda
That in the Canales ranchQue en el rancho de Canales
Three women appearSe aparecen tres mujeres
Who were rivals in lifeQue en vida fueron rivales
They fought with knivesSe dieron de puñaladas
Out there among the mesquite treesAllá entre los mezquitales

The one responsible for those deathsEl causante de esas muertes
Was named Santos ValdezSantos Valdez se llamaba
To each of them, separatelyA las tres, por separado
He said he loved themLes decía que las amaba
But he didn't really carePero a ninguna quería
He just played them for foolsNada más las engañaba

Lucita was from the coastLucita era de la costa
From Charco Azul, María InésDe Charco Azul María Inés
Estela was from ReynosaEstela era de Reynosa
The toughest of the threeLa más brava de las tres
She said: I'd lose my lifeDecía: Yo pierdo la vida
Before I let Santos Valdez winAntes que Santos Valdez

They say in Laguna SecaDicen que en Laguna Seca
When people would pass byCuando la gente pasaba
You could hear women's screamsSe oían gritos de mujeres
When the sun was going downCuando el Sol ya se ocultaba
It was those brave soulsEran aquellas valientes
Who were still haunting in deathQue ya de muertas penaban

Santos Valdez went to their gravesSantos Valdez fue a sus tumbas
To ask for their forgivenessPara pedirles perdón
He prayed his prayersRezaba sus oraciones
With all his heartCon todo su corazón
And who would have thoughtY quien había de pensarlo
That he died there in the cemeteryQue allá murió en el panteón

Lucita was from the coastLucita era de la costa
From Charco Azul, María InésDe Charco Azul María Inés
Estela was from ReynosaEstela era de Reynosa
The toughest of the threeLa más brava de las tres
She said: I'd lose my lifeDecía: Yo pierdo la vida
Before I let Santos Valdez winAntes que Santos Valdez