Arnulfo Gonzalez

Arnulfo Gonzalez

Arnulfo Gonzalez

From afar he said goodbyeDe allende se despido
At 21 full yearsCon 21 años cabales
He left pleasant memoriesGratos recuerdos dejo
To the town and the country folksAl pueblo y a los rurales

Arnulfo was sittingEstaba arnulfo sentado
When a countryman passed byEn eso pasa un rural
He said, 'Hey, what are you looking at?'Le dice oiga qué me ve
The view is very naturalLa vista es muy natural

The countryman, very angryEl rural muy enojado
Hit him in the faceEn la cara le pego
With a gun in handCon la pistola en la mano
He threatened him with deathCon la muerte lo amago

Arnulfo stood upArnulfo se lebanto
Calling his attentionLlamandole la atencion
'Hey, friend, don't go awayHoyga amigo no se balla
I need my answer'Falta mi contestacion

They started shootingSe agarraron a balazos
They faced each otherSe agarraron frente a frente
Arnulfo with his gunArnulfo con su pistola
Gave three shots to the lieutenant3 Tiros le dio al teniente

The lieutenant, badly woundedEl teniente malherido
Almost dyingCasi para agonizar
He said, 'Hey, don't goLe dice oiga no se vaya
Finish me off'Acábeme de matar

Arnulfo turned backArnulfo se devolvió
To shoot him in the foreheadPa darle un tiro en la frente
But as he turned aroundPero en la vuelta que dio
The lieutenant shot himAhí le pego el teniente

Arnulfo, very badly woundedArnulfo muy mal herido
Was flying in a carEn un carro iba bolando
On the way to the hospitalCuando iba acial hospital
Arnulfo was dyingArnulfo iba agonisando

The lieutenant was a tough guyEl teniente era hombrecito
He had proven himselfLas pruebas las había dado
But he met a tough onePero se encontró a un gallito
Who wasn't playing aroundQue ese no estaba jugado

With this, I bid farewellYa con esta me despido
To peaceful folks and countrymenPacíficos y rurales
Here ends the balladAquí termina el corrido
Of the lieutenant and GonzalezDel teniente y de gonzález