El Preso N0 9

The Prisoner No. 9

El Preso N0 9

To prisoner number nineAl preso número nueve
They are going to confessYa lo van a confesar
He's praying in the cellEstá rezando en la celda
With the prison priestCon el cura del penal
Because before dawnPorque antes de amanecer
They will take his lifeLa vida le han de quitar
Because he killed his wifePorque mató a su mujer
And a disloyal friendY a un amigo desleal

He says to the confessorDice así, al confesor
I killed them, yes sirLos maté, sí señor
And if I were to be born againY si vuelvo a nacer
I would kill them againYo los vuelvo a matar

Father, I do not repentPadre no me arrepiento
Nor am I afraid of eternityNi me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up in heavenYo sé que allá en el cielo
The supreme judge will judge meEl juez supremo me juzgará
I will follow his stepsVoy a seguir sus pasos
I will look for them beyondVoy a buscarlos al más allá

The prisoner number nineEl preso número nueve
Was a very upright manEra un hombre muy cabal
He went on the night of the duelIba la noche del duelo
Very happy to his hutMuy contento a su jacal

But upon seeing his lovePero al mirar a su amor
In the arms of his rivalEn brazos de su rival
Rancor burned in his chestArdió en su pecho el rencor
And he couldn't hold backY no se pudo aguantar

He says to the confessorDice así, al confesor
I killed them, yes sirLos maté, sí señor
And if I were to be born againY si vuelvo a nacer
I would kill them againYo los vuelvo a matar

Father, I do not repentPadre no me arrepiento
Nor am I afraid of eternityNi me da miedo la eternidad
I know that up in heavenYo sé que allá en el cielo
The supreme judge will judge meEl juez supremo me juzgará
I will follow his stepsVoy a seguir sus pasos
I will look for them beyondVoy a buscarlos al más allá

Ah-ah, ah-ahAh-ah, ah-ah