El Corrido Del Padrecito Raúl Sierra

The Ballad of Father Raúl Sierra

El Corrido Del Padrecito Raúl Sierra

That town of ManuelEse pueblo de Manuel
Dressed in mourning once againDe luto otra vez se viste
Because Father Raúl SierraPorque al padre Raul Sierra
Death has caught him by surpriseLo ha sorprendido la muerte

How sad for his townQue triste para su pueblo
The people loved him very muchLo quería mucho la gente
From Victoria they had come outDe Victoria habían salido
According to the factsSegún lo cuentan los hechos

He never imaginedEl nunca se imaginaba
Death was lurkingLa muerte andaba al acecho
When it's your time, it's your timeCuando te toca, te toca
Only God knows the momentSolo Dios sabe el momento

The events took placeLos hechos se suscitaron
At kilometer sevenEn el kilometro siete
Not even imaginingNi siquiera imaginarlo
The father found deathEl padre encontro la muerte

Against a dump truckContra un camión de volteo
His car crashed very hardSu carro impacto muy fuerte
The truck driver was at faultEl del camión fue el culpable
That's what people sayAsí lo cuenta la gente

He invaded the opposite laneQue invadió el carril contrario
Crashing head-onImpactándose de frente
The car went flyingEl carro salió volando
And the father found deathY el padre encontró la muerte

He was the only one to loseSolo el le toco perder
In this horrible accidentEn este horrible accidente
The father was very lovedEl padre era muy querido
That's why the people cryPor eso llora la gente

His family and friendsSus familiares y amigos
Will remember him foreverLo recordaran por siempre
At the entrance of ManuelEn la entrada de Manuel
The people welcomed himLa gente lo recibió

And from there to the churchY desde allá hasta la iglesia
The mariachi sang to himEl mariachi le canto
A funeral massMisa de cuerpo presente
Was officiated for the fatherAl padre se le oficio

Many people bid farewellMucha gente despidió
To Father Raúl very sadlyAl padre Raul muy triste
They take you to the AbraYa te llevan para el Abra
Place where you were bornLugar donde tu naciste
Many people cried for youMucha gente te lloro
For what you were in lifePor lo que en tu vida fuiste

Good people also dieTambién muere gente buena
It has been seen many timesYa se ha visto muchas veces
Town of Villa ManuelPueblo de Villa Manuel
These events sadden youEstos hechos te entristecen
And the Jaguar made a ballad for youY el Jaguar te hizo el corrido
Because you deserve itPorque tú te lo mereces