El Gavilan

The Sparrowhawk

El Gavilan

Manuel was a humble manManuel era un hombre humilde
nicknamed the sparrowhawkapodado el gavilan
he lived in a hidden ranchvivia en un rancho escondido
in the municipality of Teranmunicipio de Teran
the injustice of the lawsla injusticia de las leyes
made men changehacia los hombres cambear

one day the judicial orderun dia llego hasta su rancho
reached his ranchla mentada judicial
they beat his childrenle golpearon a sus hijos
burned down his hutle quemaron su jacal
and took his wifey a su esposa la llevaron
tied up to the prisonamarrada hasta el penal

his nerves were shakense le alteraron los nervios
and he turned into anothery en otro se convirtio
he left his children alonesolitos dejo a sus hijos
and headed to the towny al pueblo se dirijio
ready to wash with blooddispuesto a lavar con sangre
what happened in his ranch...lo que en su rancho paso...

...in prison they explained...en el penal le explicaron
that it had been a mistakeque habia sido un error
but Manuel in the townpero Manuel en el pueblo
had already sown terrorya habia sembrado el terror
police and judicial officerspolicia y judiciales
screamed in paindaban gritos de dolor

along the waypor el camino dondeiba
he killed six judicial officersseis judiciales mato
in the town he killed fiveen el pueblo mato a cinco
policemen he encounteredpolicias que se encontro
and he didn't leave anyone alivey no iba dejando vivos
except for the one who rannomas aquel que corrio

Manuel freed his wifeManuel libero a su esposa
let a hundred inmates escapecien reos dejo escapar
he shouted and said to themles gritaba y les decia
follow me, I have a plansiganme que tengo un plan
Manuel is dead to everyoneManuel ha muerto pa" todos
now only the Sparrowhawk remains.ahora quedo el Gavilan.