Los Dos Hermanos

The Two Brothers

Los Dos Hermanos

This is the new balladEste es el nuevo corrido
That I come to sing to you,Que yo les vengo a cantar,
About two very good brothersDe dos hermanos muy buenos
Who had to fight.Que tuvieron que pelear.

Juan Luis, one was called,Juan luis, uno se llamaba,
The other Jose ManuelEl otro jose manuel
And the discord beganY empezaron las discordias
Because of a bad woman.Por una mala mujer.

Juan Luis arrived at a party,Llegó juan luis a una fiesta,
With the woman he loved,Con la mujer que quería,
I have this present,Esto presente lo tengo,
The year thirty was running.El año treinta corría.

Then his brother arrivedEn eso llegó su hermano
With the guitar in handCon la guitarra en la mano
And started singing versesY empezó cantando coplas
Challenging his brother.Como retando a su hermano.

Look Juan Luis, what I tell you,Mira juan luis, que te digo,
That woman was already mine...Esa mujer ya fué mía...
I'm not to blame brother,No tengo la culpa hermano,
I didn't know that...Eso yo no lo sabía...

With his very good gun,A su muy buena pistola,
Jose Manuel grabbed it,Jose manuel echó mano,
With two shots he killedDe dos balazos mató
His brother's woman.A la mujer de su hermano.

Jose Manuel... What you've done,José manuel... Lo que has hecho,
Today you will regret...Hoy mismo te va a pesar...
You killed what I loved,Mataste a lo que quería,
You will pay with your life...Con tu vida haz de pagar...

They went outsideSe salieron para afuera
And two shots were heardY se oyeron dos disparos
And in the doorwayY en el quicio de una puerta
The two brothers lay.Los dos hermanos quedaron.