El Corrido del Puente

The Ballad of the Bridge

El Corrido del Puente

Listen carefullyEscuchen con atención
Hear those who are presentOigan los que están presentes

I will tell you what happenedLes diré lo que paso
Like in the middle of the bridgeComo a mediados del puente

In the town of San LuisEn el pueblo de San Luis
Between life and deathEntre la vida y la muerte

It was June 16Era un 16 de junio
What a significant dateQue fecha tan señalada

They were taken by a vanLos tomo una camioneta
With the lights offCon las luces apagadas

And there those who were travelingY ahí los que viajaban
Were looking for the manAl señor yendo buscaban

It was Rosendo RamírezEra Rosendo Ramírez
Humberto and Patricio RamosHumberto y Patricio Ramos

They were three good friendsEran tres buenos amigos
Who loved each other like brothersQue se querían como hermanos

The roosters that were looking for themLos gallos que los buscaban
Were some hot-headed onesEran unos calentanos

They started shootingSe agarraron a balazos
They faced each otherSe agarraron frente a frente

Patricio was killedA Patricio lo mataron
Being such a brave roosterSiendo un gallo tan valiente

Three hot-headed ones fellCayeron tres calentanos
Very close together on the bridgeMuy juntitos sobre el puente

Rosendo later saidRosendo después decía
With pain and feelingCon dolor y sentimiento

They killed PatricioYa mataron a Patricio
That's what I feel the mostEso es lo que yo más siento

If I manage to even the scoreSi yo logro emparejar
I will die contentMe voy a morir contento

Rosendo went backRosendo se regreso
With the desire to even the scoreCon ganas de emparejar

But he was shotPero le toco un disparo
Which put an endQue puso punto final

They took him to AcapulcoLo llevaron a Acapulco
He died in the hospitalFalleció en el hospital

When he was in the hospitalCuando estaba en el hospital
He was well guardedEstaba bien resguardado

A fatal nurseUna enfermera fatal
Maybe to earn a few centsTal vez por ganar centavos

Went straight to kill himDerecho lo fue a matar
The government had paidEl gobierno había pagado

When Chendo was wellCuando Chendo estaba bueno
He was a man of courageEra un hombre de valor

Now that he is deadAhora que se encuentra muerto
Take advantage of the occasionAprovechen la ocasión

We must live convincedHay que vivir convencidos
That the closest friend is a traitorQue el más amigo es traidor

I'm going to say goodbyeYa me voy a despedir
I say goodbye foreverMe despido para siempre

Goodbye everyone, my friendsAdiós todos, mis amigos
You lose a brave roosterSe les va un gallo valiente

You will remember meSe van acordar de mi
When you pass by the bridgeCuando pasen por el puente