Perro de Cadena

Chain Dog

Perro de Cadena

There is a federal checkpointEsta un retén federal
Tino told his peopleTino le dijo a su gente
I don't allow anyoneYo no permito que nadie
To come propose a trade to meVenga a proponerme un trueque
Because the spice they offerPorque el picante que ofrecen
I make it in my mortarYo lo hago en mi molcajete

That checkpoint is trickyEse retén es camuco
Because they want to take me downPorque quieren darme piso
A little bird told meMe lo dijo un pajarito
It brought a message in its beakTraiba un recado en el pico
What they want is the territoryLo que quieren es la plaza
They want to finish meQuieren acabar conmigo

The blood is already choking meLa sangre ya me está ahogando
And my hands are tinglingY me cosquillean las manos
We will defend the territoryDefenderemos la plaza
That has cost us so muchQue tanto nos ha costado
We will test the hornsVamos a calar los cuernos
That we traded the night beforeQue antenoche comerciamos

Oh, what beautiful shotsAy que bonitos balazos
Whistling in the mountainsQue silbaban en la sierra
Tino's companionsLos compañeros de tino
Ran like gazellesCorrieron como gacelas
Aiming at Tino's targetDándole a tino en el blanco
He fell dead on the sidewalkMuerto quedo en la vereda

It's better to die fightingVale más morir peleando
Than to live humiliatedY no vivir humillado
Tino left us the exampleTino nos dejó el ejemplo
By defending his townAl defender su poblado
If he knew that his peopleSi supiera que su gente
Have all gone astrayToda se le ha malogrado

He was left with his horn asideQuedo con su cuerno a un lado
Holding it tightlyAbrazándolo con fuerza
Everyone saw him fightingTodos lo vieron peleando
Like a chain dogComo perro de cadena
Not like others who ranNo como otros que corrieron
And now live in shameY hoy viven en la vergüenza