La Tragedia de Rosita

The Tragedy of Rosita

La Tragedia de Rosita

On the banks of the river, Rosita washed clothesA las orillas del rio lavaba ropa rosita
Neither work nor boredom withered her faceNi el trabajo ni el astio marchitaban su carita
Of all the village, Rosa was the most beautifulDe todo akel caserio rosa era la mas bonita

The peasants sang when they saw her comingLos campesinos cantaban cuando la veian venir
And they fought for her love, willing to die for herY su amor se disputaba por eia podian morir
All of them yearned for that April roseTodos eios anhelaban akeia rosa de abriiil

Time passed like the rose bloomingEl tiempo asi transcurria como renase la rosa
But on that tragic day, things changed a lotPero akel trajico dia cambiaron mucho las cosas
Tragedy is the companionLa trajedia es compañiaaaa
Of the beautiful womenDe las mujeres hermosas

And from Sinaloa's jumpY del salto sinaloa !!!
To California, my crazy friend PanchoAsta california !!! mi compa pancho loco !!!

That day dawned cloudy in the skyAkel dia amencio nublado en el firmamentoooo
Rosita went down to the river carrying her loadRosita al rio bajo ievando su cargamentooo
And a man approached her with evil intentionsY un hombre se le acerco ievando un mal pensamientoooo

My beloved Rosita shouted at that rancherRosita del alma mia le gritaba akel rancherooo
How long I've waited for this day to tell you I love youCuanto esperaba este dia pa´ decirte ke te kiero
Now you have to be mine or I'll die tryingHaora tienes ke ser mia o en el intento me muerooo

Under that willow where she grew upDebajo de akel ensino ke en a kel lugar crecio
That vile peasant mocked RositaA kel torbo campesino de rosita se burlo
Then he threw her into a whirlpoolLuego la echo a un remolinoooo
And the river took her awayY el rio se la ievoooo