La Cucaracha

The Cockroach

La Cucaracha

I'm going to sing a corridoVoy a cantar un corrido
That goes through all the voicesQue anda en toditas las voces
Of a woman from the troopDe una mujer de la tropa
That everyone knowsQue todo el mundo conoce

In the town of ConejosEn el pueblo de Conejos
Through some very tough streetsPor unas calles muy tiestas
Comes sad and defeatedViene triste y derrotado
The brave Antonio ZetaEl valiente Antonio Zeta

The cockroach, the cockroachLa cucaracha, la cucaracha
Can't walk anymoreYa no puede caminar
Because it's missing, because it doesn't havePorque le falta, porque no tiene
Marijuana to smokeMarihuana que fumar

The three were silentIban los tres en silencio
Ruminating on their thoughtsSus pensamientos rumiando
While blind destinyMientras el destino ciego
Was weaving the threadsLos hilos iba tramando

In the horse's hoovesEn los cascos del caballo
The dust of the road soundsSuena el polvo del camino
They're leaving, a love criesYa se van, llora un cariño
A spoiled loveUn cariño malogrado

The cockroach, the cockroachLa cucaracha, la cucaracha
Can't walk anymoreYa no puede caminar
Because it's missing, because it doesn't havePorque le falta, porque no tiene
Marijuana to smokeMarihuana que fumar

The eagle has flownYa el águila voló
The nopal is left aloneYa el nopal quedó solito
The fruit of your lovesEl fruto de tus amores
Is not far from oblivionYa no dista del olvido

The cockroach has diedYa murió la cucaracha
They're taking her to buryYa la llevan a enterrar
Among four vulturesEntre cuatro zopilotes
And a sacristan's catY un gato de sacristán

The cockroach, the cockroachLa cucaracha, la cucaracha
Can't walk anymoreYa no puede caminar
Because it's missing, because it doesn't havePorque le falta, porque no tiene
Marijuana to smokeMarihuana que fumar

And here ends the corridoY aquí termina el corrido
That sang to the cockroachQue cantó a la cucaracha

The cockroach, the cockroachLa cucaracha, la cucaracha