Ezequiel Coronado

Ezequiel Coronado

Ezequiel Coronado

First they made the yokePrimero hicieron la yunta
And attached the cartY pegaron la carreta
They went to get prickly pearFueron a traer nopal
The drought was very harshMuy dura estaba la sequia

The cows in the penLas vacas en el corral
Mooed and gave sadnessBramaban y daban tristeza
It was Ezequiel CoronadoEra Ezequiel coronado
And his 15-year-old sonY su hijo de 15 años

They saddled the horsesEnsillaron los caballos
The boy was ridingIba el muchacho montado
He also carried a gunTambién llevaba pistola
And a silver thirty-thirtyY treinta treinta plateado

When they were brandingCuando estaban chamuscando
Ezequiel said to his sonEzequiel le dijo a su hijo
You are already a little manTu ya eres un hombrecito
Listen to what I sayEscucha lo que te digo
Because of me you haven't gone to townPor mi culpa no has ido al pueblo
In town are my enemiesEn el pueblo están mis enemigos

Don't back down, foremenNo se raje caporales

It all started in the cantinaTodo empezó en la cantina
It was a May 7thEran un día 7 de mayo
You and your mom were waiting for meTu y tu mamá me esperaban
Outside with the horsesAfuera con los caballos
I went in to collect some moneyYo entre a cobrar un dinero

For the sale of a horsePor la venta de un caballo
Ramón was drinkingRamón estaba tomando
With four of his brothersCon cuatro de sus hermanos
What have you come for, EzequielA que as venido Ezequiel
What are you charging me forQue es lo que me estas cobrando

I don't owe you anythingYo a ti no te debo nada
You better leave nowAhorita te vas largando
Words are overSe acabaron las palabras
I killed Ramón and SelsoYo mate a Ramón y selso
When I went out to the streetCuando Salí pá la calle

Your mother was already deadTu madre ya avía muerto
She had a bullet in her foreheadTenia un balazo en la frente
I cry when I rememberYo lloro cuando me acuerdo
In case one day they kill mePor si algún día a mi me matan
You can go to BravoPuedes irte para bravo

Don't say who your father wasNo digas quien fue tu padre
So you can live peacefullyPara que vivas tranquilo
The Cantú family lives thereAy viven los Cantú
They are my enemiesEllos son mis enemigos