Los Hermanos Mata

The Brothers Mata

Los Hermanos Mata

State of MichoacánEstado de Michoacán
It was almost duskYa casi iba a anochecer
Four shots were heardSe oyeron cuatro balazos
And people ran to seeY la gente corrió a ver
Two men were deadDos hombres estaban muertos
And no one knew whyY no se sabía por qué

They were the Mata brothersEran los hermanos Mata
Who were lying thereLos que ahí estaban tendidos
They killed each otherSe mataron entre sí
The reason was a bullEl motivo fue un novillo
That Jorge killed PedroQue Jorge le mató a Pedro
On his ranch El PotrerilloEn su rancho El Potrerillo

Because he entered the cornfieldPorque se metió a la milpa
Jorge killed the animalJorge mató al animal
And Pedro complainedY Pedro le reclamó
Brother, that's very wrongHermano, eso está muy mal
Jorge pulled out his gunJorge sacó su pistola
And started shootingY le empezó a disparar

He shot three bulletsLe disparó tres balazos
And Pedro saidY Pedro así le decía
Brother, what are you doingHermano, qué estás haciendo
Why are you taking my lifePor qué me quitas la vida
Don't you care to see¿No te importa ver llorar
Our dear mother cry?A nuestra madre querida?

Pedro was a calm manPedro era un hombre calmado
But also very bravePero también muy valiente
He didn't want to shootÉl no quería dispararle
But he already felt deathPero ya sentía la muerte
He also pulled out his gunTambién sacó su pistola
And shot him in the foreheadY le dio un tiro en la frente

Their mother criedSu madrecita lloraba
Unconsolable in the cemeterySin consuelo en el panteón
For her beloved sonsPor sus hijos adorados
Who were all her hopeQue eran toda su ilusión
But two days laterPero dos días después
God took her awayDiosito se la llevó