Las Tres Tumbas

The Three Graves

Las Tres Tumbas

They left at dawnSalieron de madrugada
The roosters were crowingSe oía el canto de los gallos
It was going to be a two-day journey,Iban a ser dos jornadas,
On the back of their horsesA lomo de sus caballos
The party was being held,La fiesta se celebraba,
At the pitayo ranchEn el rancho del pitayo

Their father gave them adviceSu padre les dio un consejo
As they were about to leaveCuando apartir se aprestan
Take good care of yourselvesCuiden muy bien el pellejo
Because life endsPor que la vida se acaba
In the words of the old manEn las palabras del viejo
The three brothers thoughtLos tres hermano pensaban

Pedro tells FabianPedro le dice a fabian
Give Jose Luis a drinkDale un trago a jose luis
Let him drink that mezcalQue beba de ese mezcal
So he can feel happyPa ke se sienta feliz
As soon as we arriveQue ahorita nomas llegar
We're going to have funNos vamos a divertir

When they arrived at the danceCuando arribaron al baile
They headed to danceA bailar se dirigieron
Death was in the airLa muerte andaba en el aire
They didn't sense itEllos no la presintieron
As their father had told themComo les dijo su padre
When they left the ranchCuando del rancho salieron

There were many rivalsEran muchos los rivales
Old grudges aroseViejos rencores surgieron
Lurking behind the hutsRondando tras los jacales
They all opened fireAbrieron todos el fuego
That's how cowards killAsi matan los cobardes
When fear haunts themCuando los acosa el miedo

An old lonely manUn viejito solitario
Without any hopeSin esperanza ninguna
Takes care of the ranch and three horsesCuida el rancho y tres caballos
As his entire fortuneComo toda su fortuna
He goes to the cemetery from time to timeVa al panteón de vez en cuando
To visit the three gravesA visitar las tres tumbas