Román Iriarte

Roman Iriarte

Román Iriarte

I saw him traveling aloneYo lo vi viajaba solo
Riding with deathCabalgaba con la muerte
He was out for revenge for his familyIba a vengar su familia
Really, a man out of luckEn verda' un hombre sin suerte
I know there are bad peopleYo sé bien que hay gente mala
My eyes witnessed it allMis ojos lo presenciaron
Because they couldn't catch himPor no poder apresarlo
His family was killedSu familia le mataron

A ten-year-old kidUn chamaco de diez años
Tried to warn himQuiso salir a avisarle
They shot him downLo acribillaron a tiros
Like he was some thugComo si fuera un maleante
When he got to CartagenaCuando llegó a Cartagena
He went to see the commanderFue a mirar al comandante
My name is Roman IriarteMi nombre es Román Iriarte
I heard you came looking for me yesterdaySupe que ayer fue a buscarme

Please, Mr. IriartePase usted señor Iriarte
How can we help you?¿En qué podemos servirle?
You don't serve anyone anymoreUsted ya no sirve a nadie
Because you're about to diePorque ahorita va a morirse
They shot him eighteen timesLe dio dieciocho balazos
That's how they took his lifeAsí le arrancó la vida
Then he killed three officersLuego mató tres agentes
As he entered BarranquillaAl entrar en Barranquilla
Now Roman is dead tooYa Román también murió
His gun fell silentSu pistola enmudeció
But he died with a smilePero murió muy sonriente
And avenged his familyY a su familia vengó