La Paloma De Acero

The Steel Dove

La Paloma De Acero

The dove's in the airLa paloma esta en aire
coming down from the mountainsva saliendo de la sierra
it's been a few minutesya hace unos cuantos minutos
since we crossed the plainsque brincamos la pradera
we'll meet in Cerralbonos veremos en cerralbo
that's it, over and outeso es todo cambio y fuera

at the base of the cowboysen la base de los guachos
everything was being recordedtodo se estaba grabando
a powerful sergeantun sargento poderozo
was talking to the soldierscomentaba a los soldados
tonight no one sleepsesta noche nadie duerme
we're all taking shiftstodos vamos a turnarnos

the clock struck tenel reloj marco las dies
and a soldier was sneaking outy un soldado se escapaba
of the military basede la base militar
to make a callpara hacer una llamada
hey chief, they know everythingoiga jefe saben todo
better change the gamemejor cambie la jugada

you'll get your rewardya tendra su recompenza
soldier Pedrito Gomezsoldado Pedrito Gomez
come back, stay alertregrese pongase alerta
with the sergeant and his mencon el sargento y sus hombres
if any doubt creeps insi alguna duda lo acecha
you already know my codeya mi clave la conoce

around midnightcomo las doce serian
they scanned another linkescanearon otro enlace
the pilot was warnedse le avisaba al piloto
there are crows on the wirehay cuervos en el alambre
head to the riversidevete hasta la rivereña
for the next landingpara el otro aterrizaje

the sergeant never knewel sargento nunca supo
where the tip-off came fromde donde vino el pitazo
that a soldier in his barracksque un soldado en su cuartel
has a million in his pockettiene un millon bajo el brazo
the dove has landedla paloma ha aterrizado
as always, without a hitchcomo siempre sin fracazo