Don Arturo

Don Arturo

Don Arturo

The decision was madeLa desición fue tomada
And Don Arturo was a man of his wordY don Arturo era de palabra
He was going to fight them, it was clearIba a pelearles, estaba claro
In the pure Badiraguato styleAl puro estilo Badiraguato
He never listened to surrenderQue se entregara, nunca hizo caso

The saints didn't reach meNo me alcanzaron los santos
To face a world of scoundrelsPara topar a un mundo de guachos
In Cuernavaca the earth trembledEn Cuernavaca temblo la tierra
For the one they were after was no ordinary manPor el que iban no era cualquiera
Almost by no one a Beltrán LeyvaCasi por nadien un beltrán leyva

Don Arturo was the firstDon Arturo fue el primero
And he faced the bullets head-onY se le puso el pecho a las balas
They fell, one by oneFueron cayendo, uno por uno
A shout is heard, long live the beardsSe escucha un grito, que viva el barbas
It was Chalito through the windowEra chalito por la ventana

And pure Caliber 50, relative! Aah!¡Y puro Calibre 50 pariente! ¡Aah!

They didn't get away unscathed eitherTampoco se fueron lizos
We took them downNos los llevamos entre las patas
And one went, others like sevenY se fue uno, otros que siete
Anyway, they never loseDe todos modos, nunca la pierde
They don't say everything, it's not convenient for themNo dicen todo, no les conviene

That's the life of a manAsí es la vida del hombre
When tough life envelops youCuando te envuelve la vida recia
You win and lose, that's for sureGanas y pierdes, lo más seguro
Everything is uncertain, especially the futureTodo es incierto, y más el futuro
Those were the words of Don ArturoEran palabras de don Arturo