Los Cuatro Centenarios

The Four Centenarians

Los Cuatro Centenarios

Pass me the bag, kidPasame el morral chamaco
that one you’ve been watchingese que vienes cuidando
I’m heading to the barboy a entrar a la cantina
to double what we earnedpa doblar lo que ganamos
Don’t tell your motherno le cunetes a tu madre
when we get back to the ranchcunado vuelvamos al rancho

A poker game was going onUna jugada de pokar
inside there, you knowse celebraba ay a dentro
for the old man’s misfortunepara desgracia del viejo
the three Guerrero brotherslos tres hermanos guerrero
invited him to their tablelos aceptaron en su mesa
though the game was packedaunque el juego estaba lleno

Matias Corona lostMatias corona perdio
quickly seven millionrapido 7 millones
from a harvest that broughtque produjo una cosecha
a year of bitter timesde un año de sin sabores
that along with his familyque junto con su familia
he raised in his worklevanto es sus labores

Lost and desperatePerdido y desesperado
he pulled out four centenarianssaco cuatro centenarios
bet them in one handse los juego una manos
or even a coin tosso sino hasta un volado
not seeing his son cryingsin ver que su hijo lloraba
silently by his sidemuy en silencio en su lado

The Guerreros wouldn’t take itLos guerreros no aceptaro
laughing, they got upburlandoce se levantan
it’s little but it’s cashes poco pero es dinero
Matias was almost beggingmatias casi les rogaba
then suddenly a short 12dopronto de un 12 corto
three shots rang outse escucharon 3 descargas

In an instant, three bodies fellAl instante caen 3 cuerpos
money went back in the bagvolvio le dinero al morral
as the father was running awaycuando ivan ullendo el padre
he swore he’d never play againjuro nunca mas jugar
and the kid repliedy el chamaco le contesta
and I won’t kill againy yo no vuelvo a matar