Valente Quintero

Valente Quintero

Valente Quintero

Here I sit down to singAquí me siento a cantar
With true affectionCon cariño verdadero
Verses that were composedVersos que le compusieron
For Mr. Valente QuinteroA don Valente Quintero

Valente went to SantiagoValente se fue a Santiago
He went to see his lovesSe fue a ver a sus amores
He tightened his gun beltSe fajó su carrillera
With his four gunmenCon sus cuatro cargadores

His beloved said to himSu querida le decía
Valente, what are you going to doValente qué vas a hacer
The boss is drunkEl mayor anda borracho
And something might happen to youY algo te ha de suceder

Valente repliedValente le contestó
Don't worry about thatDe eso no tengas pendiente
After all, if he is the bossAl cabo si él es mayor
I am also a lieutenantYo también soy subteniente

When Valente arrived singingCuando Valente llegó cantando
He ordered them to play the bullLes mandó tocar el toro
If the boss pays with silverSi el mayor paga con plata
I will pay them with goldYo se los pagó con oro

The musicians told himLos músicos le decían
We don't know how to play itNo la sabemos tocar
Valente, you are drunkValente tú andas borracho
All you want is to fightLo que quieres es pelear
The boss repliedEl mayor le contestó
I am a careful manYo soy hombre de cuidado

Valente, you are not a manValente tú no eres hombre
You are an opportunistEres un ocasionado
Valente repliedValente le contestó
I am a brave manYo soy hombre de valor
We will shoot each otherNos daremos de balazos
If you wish, my bossSi usted gusta mi mayor

They took each other's handSe tomaron de la mano
They stepped away from the crowdSe apartaron de la bola
And a few moments laterY a los poquitos momentos
Gunshots were heardSe oyen tiros de pistola

Fly, fly little doveVuela, vuela palomita
If you don't want to fly, stopSi no has de volar detente
These are the morning songsEstas son las mañanitas
Of May and ValenteDel mayo y de Valente