El Corrido Del Chapo

The Ballad of El Chapo

El Corrido Del Chapo

From head to toeDe los pies a la cabeza
I am short in statureyo es bajito de estatura
From head to the skyde la cabeza hasta el cielo
I estimate his height!yo le calculo su altura!

He has known wealthYa conocio la riqueza
he has known povertyya conocio la pobreza
if they respect him, he respectssi lo respetan respeta
if they offend him, he acceleratessi lo ofenden se acellera
and he escapes from helly del infierno se escapa
and he prays in the churchy se persina en la iglesia

sometimes the residencehabeses la residencia
sometimes a country househabeses casa campaña
the radios and the bulletslos radios y las metrallas
sleeping on the floor or in beddurmiendo en piso o en la camma
sometimes the caves for shelterde techoo abeses las cuevas
His name is Joaquin, El ChapoJoaquin el chapo se llamma

Accustomed to giving ordersAcostumbrado a mandar
even knows how to listentambien te sabe escuchar
distinguishes himself among the greatssobresale entre los grandes
check out his story alonechequen su historia nomas
rooted in loveecho raiz en el amor
there are many children around!ay muchos hijos por ay!

Through this balladpor me dio de este corrido
I will send greetingsvoy a mandar saludar
to those old friendsaquellos viejos amigos
that I have not been able to forgetque no e podido olvidar
I am the uncle to my nephewssoy el tio pa mis sobrinos
for others, Chapo Guzmanpara otros chapo guzmman