Corrido de Lucio

Ballad of Lucio

Corrido de Lucio

The peacocks flewVolaron los pavorreales
Heading to the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
They killed Lucio VásquezMataron a lucio vásquez
For a young woman he lovedPor una joven que amaba

It was 10 o'clock at nightEran las 10 de la noche
Lucio was having dinnerEstaba lucio cenando
Some friends arrivedLlegaron unos amigos
To invite him to a fandangoPara invitarlo a un fandango

His mother told himSu madre se lo decía
His father with more reasonSu padre con más razón
Son, don't go to the danceHijo no vayas al baile
My heart warned meMe lo avisó el corazón

They rode their horsesMontaron en sus caballos
Heading to the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
When they arrived at the danceCuando llegaron al baile
His rival was already waiting for himYa su rival lo esperaba

They invited him for some drinksLo invitaron a unas copas
Lucio didn't want to acceptLucio no quiso aceptar
They exchanged some wordsSe hicieron de unas palabras
To start a fightPara salirse a pelear

They gave him three stabsLe dieron tres puñaladas
From the back to the heartDe la espalda al corazón
As his mother used to sayComo le decía su madre
Betrayal killed himLo mataron la traición

My Lady of GuadalupeMadre mía de guadalupe
From the town of VejerezDe la villa vejerez
Take leave, ma'amTome licencia señora
To rise againDe levantarme otra vez

After they murdered himDespués que lo asesinaron
They threw dirt in his mouthLe echaron tierra en la boca
And that's how they saw him dieY así lo vieron morir
As it happens to someoneComo cuando a uno le toca

The peacocks flewVolaron los pavorreales
Heading to the wet mountainsRumbo a la sierra mojada
They killed Lucio VásquezMataron a lucio vásquez
For a young woman he lovedPor una joven que amaba