Las Tres Mujeres

The Three Women

Las Tres Mujeres

There is a legend toldPor hay cuenta una leyenda
That in the ranch of CanalesQue en el rancho de canales
Three women appearSe aparecen tres mujeres
Who in life were rivalsQue en vida fueron rivales
They stabbed each otherSe dieron de puñaladas
There among the mesquitesAllá entre los mezquitales
The cause of their deathsEl causante de sus muertes
Was called Santos ValdezSantos valdez se llamaba
To each of the three separatelyA las tres por separado
He would say he loved themLes decía que las amaba
But he didn't love anyPero a ninguna quería
He just deceived themNada más las engañaba
Rosita was from the coastRosita era de la costa
From Charco Azul, Maria InesDe charco azul Maria ines
Estela was from ReynosaEstela era de reynosa
The fiercest of the threeLa más brava de las tres
She said I'd rather lose my lifeDecía yo pierdo la vida
Than Santos ValdezAntes que a santos valdez

They say in Laguna SecaDicen que en laguna seca
When people passed byCuando la gente pasaba
They heard women's screamsSe oian gritos de mujeres
As the sun setYa cuando el Sol se ocultaba
It was those brave womenEran aquellas valientes
Who now haunted as deadQue ya de muertas penaban
Santos Valdez went to their gravesSantos valdez fue a sus tumbas
To ask for forgivenessPara pedirles perdón
He prayed his prayersRezaba sus oraciones
With all his heartCon todo su corazón
And who would have thoughtY quien había de pensarlo
He would die in the cemeteryQue moriria en el panteon
Rosita was from the coastRosita era de la costa
From Charco Azul, Maria InesDe charco azul Maria ines
Estela was from ReynosaEstela era de reynosa
The fiercest of the threeLa más brava de las tres
She said I'd rather lose my lifeDecía yo pierdo la vida
Than Santos ValdezAntes que a santos valdez