Bandido de Amores

Bandit of Loves

Bandido de Amores

Everyone pay attention, gentlemenTodos atentos, señores
I'm going to sing you a new balladQue voy a cantarles un nuevo corrido
About a man who was braveDe un hombre que era valiente
Joyful and decent, I am a witness of thatAlegre y decente, de eso soy testigo

With the ladies, a gentlemanCon las damas, caballero
A sincere friend, he was one of the bestAmigo sincero, fue de los mejores
Among the beautiful womenEntre las hembras hermosas
He earned his nickname: The Bandit of LovesSe ganó su apodo: El Bandido de Amores

And when The Bandit arrivedY cuando El Bandido llegaba
The band played Gabino BarreraLa banda tocaba Gabino Barrera
Because he was a southern IndianPorque era indio sureño
And father of many, from border to borderY padre de muchos, frontera a frontera

One Sunday in my townUn día domingo en mi pueblo
He meets a pretty girl coming out of massConoce a una chula saliendo de misa
He tips his hatReverenció su sombrero
And the flirty girl slides with himY la chula coqueta con él se desliza

By night at the fairYa por la noche en la feria
She was in his arms, being engagedAndaba en sus brazos, estando pedida
My friend couldn't imagineNo imaginaba mi amigo
That he would lose his life for that womanQue por esa hembra perdiera la vida

And when The Bandit arrivedY cuando El Bandido llegaba
The band played Gabino BarreraLa banda tocaba Gabino Barrera
The boyfriend was drinkingEl novio andaba tomando
Tells the bartender: My girlfriend is waiting for meDice al cantinero: Mi novia me espera

Then he goes to the danceLuego se va para el baile
And discovers the unfaithful one among the crowdY descubre a la ingrata allá entre la bola
He approached her from behindSe le acercó por la espalda
And against The Bandit, he emptied his gunY contra El Bandido, vació su pistola

The boyfriend is now in jailEl novio ya está en la cárcel
The Bandit, dead, and the flirtatious one, aloneEl Bandido, muerto, y la coqueta, sola
The boyfriend is now in jailEl novio ya está en la cárcel
The Bandit, dead, and the flirtatious one, aloneEl Bandido, muerto, y la coqueta, sola