Carrera a Muerte

Race to Death

Carrera a Muerte

On the line, two horsesEn la raya, dos caballos
At the finish, two gunsEn la meta, dos pistolas
In the town, there was no fairEn el pueblo no había feria
In the field, there were no ballsEn el llano no había bolas
It was a race to the deathEra una carrera a muerte
It was a race aloneEra una carrera a solas

Juan Pedro said to JacintoJuan Pedro dijo a Jacinto
Let’s grab a drinkVamos a echarnos un trago
Because if your Pinto fails youPorque, si te falla el Pinto
Tonight, I’ll finish you offEn esta noche te acabo
And I know well that not even the windY yo sé bien que ni el viento
Can beat my ColoradoLe gana a mi Colorado

Then Jacinto saidEntonces dijo Jacinto
While Juan Pedro was drinkingMientras Juan Pedro bebía
May God take you to His kingdomQue Dios te lleve a su reino
And forgive your boldnessQue perdone tu osadía
I’m going to win the raceVoy a ganar la carrera
And that woman will be mineY esa mujer va a ser mía

And with the full moon shiningY estando la luna llena
They toasted to MaríaBrindaron por la María
She was the pretty ladyEra la hembra bonita
That both men wantedQue los dos hombres querían

With the full moon shiningEstando la luna llena
Both counted at the same timeLos dos a un tiempo contaron
And where they made the toastY, donde hicieron el brindis
They left a cloud of dustLa polvadera dejaron

Just past the halfway markPasadito el medio llano
The horses were strugglingLos caballos se atrancaban
As if they already sensedComo si ya presintieran
That death was closing inQue a la muerte se acercaban
And when they reached the finishY, al llegar a la meta
They tied in that raceEsa carrera empataban

And with the full moon shiningY estando la luna llena
They drew their pistolsDescolgaron sus pistolas
In the town, there was no fairEn el pueblo no había feria
In the field, there were no ballsEn el llano no había bolas

With the full moon shiningEstando la luna llena
Five shots rang outCinco balazos sonaron
Three took out PedroTres acabaron con Pedro
Two killed JacintoDos a Jacinto mataron

Two friendsDos amigos
Two horsesDos caballos
Two gunsDos pistolas
And a loveY un amor

The friends are now deadLos amigos ya murieron
The guns are lostLas pistolas se perdieron
The horses, God knowsLos caballos, sepa Dios

Two friendsDos amigos
Two horsesDos caballos
Two gunsDos pistolas
And a loveY un amor

The friends are now deadLos amigos ya murieron
The guns are lostLas pistolas se perdieron
María is in bloomLa María se encuentra en flor