Corrido de La Muerte de Zapata

Ballad of Zapata's Death

Corrido de La Muerte de Zapata

Listen gentlemen, hearEscuchen señores, oigan
The ballad of a sad eventEl corrido de un triste acontecimiento
For in Chinameca he was killed in cold bloodPues en chinameca fue muerto a mansalva
Zapata, the great insurgentZapata, el gran insurrecto

April 1919 in memoryAbril de 1919 en la memoria
Will remain even to the peasantQuedará hasta el campesino
Like a stain in historyComo una mancha en la historia

Bells of Villa AyalaCampanas de villa ayala
Why do they toll so mournfully?¿Por qué tocan tan dolientes?
It's because Zapata has diedEs que ya murió zapata
And Zapata was a brave manY era zapata un valiente

The good Emiliano who loved the poorEl buen emiliano que amaba a los pobres
Wanted to give them freedomQuiso darles libertad
That's why the Indians from all the villagesPor eso los indios de todos los pueblos
Went to fight with himCon él fueron a luchar

From Cuautla to AmecamecaDe cuautla hasta amecameca
Matamoros and the AjuscoMatamoros y el ajusco
With the bald men of old Don PorfirioCon los pelones del viejo don porfirio
He had his waySe dio gusto

Trinitaria of the fieldsTrinitaria de los campos
From Las Vegas de MorelosDe Las Vegas de morelos
If they ask for ZapataSi preguntan por zapata
Say that he has gone to the heavensDi que ya se fue a los cielos

Zapata tells Don Pancho MaderoLe dice Zapata a Don Pancho Madero
When he was already in powerCuando ya era gobernante
If you don't give the landsSi no das las tierras
You will see the Indians entering combat againVeras a los indios de nuevo entrar al combate

He faced Mr. MaderoSe enfrento al señor madero
Against Huerta and CarranzaContra huerta y acarranza
Because they didn't want to fulfill his planPues no le querian cumplir su plan
Which was the Plan of AyalaQue era el plan de ayala

Run, run little rabbitCorre, corre conejito
Tell your brothersCuantales a tus hermanos
The lord Zapata has diedYa murio el señor zapata
The lame one of the downtroddenEl cojo de los tirados

Don Pablo GonzálezDon pablo gonzález
Orders Guajardo to feign surrenderOrdena a guajardo que le finja un rendimiento
And they shoot their weapons at Chief ZapataY al jefe zapata disparan sus armas
Upon arriving at the campAl llegar al campamento

Guajardo tells ZapataGuajardo le dice a Zapata
I surrender with my troopsMe le rindo con mi tropa
In Chinameca, my effortEn chinameca esmero
We will have a drinkTomaremos una copa

Rebellious little streamArroyito reboltoso
What did that carnation tell you?Que te dijo aquel clavel
It says the chief has not diedDice que no ha muerto el jefe
That Zapata will returnQue Zapata ha de volver

Emiliano embraces Felo GuajardoAbraza Emiliano al felo un guajardo
As a sign of friendshipEn prueba de su amistad
Without thinking the poor manSin pensar el pobre que
That the Praetorian would sacrifice himEl pretoriano lo iba a sacrificar

And calmly he headsY tranquilo se dirije
To the hacienda with his escortA la hacienda con su escolta
The traitors shoot himLos traidores le disparan
In the back at point-blank rangePor la espalda a quemarropa

Morning little streamQuilguerito mañanero
Sovereign of the summitsDe las cumbres soberano
Look in what a sad wayMira en que forma tan triste
They finished off EmilianoUltimaron a Emiliano

Chief Zapata fell from his horseCayo del caballo el jefe Zapata
And also his assistantsY también sus asistentes
There in Chinameca, a handful of brave men lost their livesHaci en chinameca perdieron la vida un puñado de valientes

Gentlemen, I bid you farewellSeñores ya me despido
May there be no newsQue no tengan novedad
Like a hero, Zapata diedCual héroe murió zapata
For giving land and freedomPor dar tierra y libertad

On the edge of a roadA la orilla de un camino
I picked a white lilyCorté una blanca azucena
To Zapata's graveA la tumba de zapata
I took it as an offeringLa llevé como una ofrenda

Rebellious little streamArroyito reboltoso
What did that carnation tell you?Que te dijo aquel clavel
It says the chief has not diedDice que no ha muerto el jefe
That Zapata will returnQue Zapata ha de volver