El Ranchero Al Que Apodan El Mayo

The Rancher They Call El Mayo

El Ranchero Al Que Apodan El Mayo

I'm not complaining about lifeNo me estoy quejando de la vida
For all the bad I've been throughPor todo lo malo que he pasado
I've had a thousand victories in itEn ella he tenido mil conquistas
A lot 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 can I forget the past triumphs?Como olvidar los triunfos pasados

In the valley 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 día
Part of the Sinaloan mountainsParte de la sierra sinaloense
I never thought I would be in chargeJamás pensé que yo mandaria
Of 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 a low salary and a lot of workCon poco sueldo y mucho trabajo
Working day and nightTrabajando de noche y de día
Harvesting and taking care of the cattleCosechaba y cuidaba el ganado
A good friendship is never forgottenUna buena amistad no se olvida
I don't forget Culiacán and El SaladoNo olvido a culiacan y al salado

How I miss VicenteA como me hace falta vicente
I know many of you must know himSé que muchos lo han de conocer
Though the kid isn't here nowAunque el niño ahora no esta presente
He still holds his throne and his powerMantiene su trono y su poder
He carries my blood, my son is braveLleva mi sangre mi hijo es valiente
I have faith that I'll bring him backTengo fe de que lo hago volver

Beans in water and salt with tortillasFrijol en agua y sal con tortilla
Thank God I never went withoutGracias 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 you 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 be left wantingNomás se van a quedar queriendo
Who would have 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'd become so heavy and famousMe haria tan pesado y afamado
And sought after all over the worldY buscado por el mundo entero

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