El Prieto

The Dark-Haired One

El Prieto

I ain't complaining about lifeNo me estoy quejando de la vida
For all the bad things I've been throughPor todo lo malo que he pasado
I've had a thousand conquests in itEn ella he tenido mil conquistas
Lots of money, jewels, and carsMucho dinero joyas y carros
And even though I'm sitting in this chairY aunque estoy sentado en esta silla
How to forget the past timesComo olvidar los tiempos pasados

In the cottonwood with my familyEn el alamo con mi familia
The little ranch where my people are fromEl ranchito de donde es mi gente
Where my mother brought me one dayDonde mi madre me trajo un dia
Part of the Sinaloan sierraParte de la sierra sinaloense
I never thought I would be in chargeJamas pense que yo mandaria
What you can't even imagineLo que no se imaginan ustedes

I faced the bull as best I couldLe sali al toro a como podia
With little pay and a lot of workCon poco sueldo y mucho trabajo
Working night and dayTrabajando de noche y de dia
Harvesting and taking care of the cattleCosechaba y cuidaba el ganado
A good friendship is not forgottenUna buena amistad no se olvida
I don't forget Culiacan and El SaladoNo olvido a culiacan y al salado

How I miss VicenteA como me hace falta vicente
I know many must know himSe que muchos lo han de conocer
Although the boy is not present nowAunque el niño ahora no esta presente
He maintains his throne and his powerMantiene su trono y su poder
My son is brave, he carries my bloodLleva mi sangre mi hijo es valiente
I have faith that I will make him come backTengo fe de que lo hago volver

Beans in water and salt with tortillaFrijol en agua y sal con tortilla
Thank God I never lackedGracias a dios nunca me faltaron
That life wasn't so prettyEsa vida no era tan bonita
When hunger was killing meCuando el hambre me estaba matando
Struggling, I've reached the topBatallando he llegado a la cima
If they only knew what I've been throughSi supieran por lo que he pasado

I know the gringos are looking for meSe bien que me buscan los gabachos
They'll just keep wantingNomas se van a quedar queriendo
Who would've thought that from taking care of cattleQuien diria que de cuidar ganado
From being just a poor rancherDe ser tan solo un pobre ranchero
I would become so heavy and famousMe haria tan pesado y afamado
And sought after by the whole worldY buscado por el mundo entero

I'm sorry if they can't touch me todayLo siento si hoy no pueden tocarme
Mexican-American governmentGobierno mexico americano
Five million to catch meCinco millones por atraparme
I'll spend it buying a horseMe los gasto comprando un caballo
No one here betrays the big MNadie aqui traiciona al eme grande
The rancher they call El MayoAl ranchero al que apodan el mayo