El Zapata

The Zapata

El Zapata

You could hear the gunfireSe escucharon las descargas
Where the stones are clearDonde las piedras son claras
And besides all those bulletsY además de tantas balas
Feelings were unleashedSentimientos descargaban
Escorting that casketEscoltando aquella caja
I don’t even know how many armoredNo se ni cuantas blindadas
Because the man was restingPues el hombre descansaba
They were sending off the zapataDespedian al zapata

Up front in the caravanAl frente en la carabana
A fine horse was dancingUn fino cuaco bailaba
They called him the centaurEl centauron le llamaba
And he was the one who always rodeY es el que siempre montaba
A little horn was left aloneUn cuernito quedo solo
Bin Laden was his nicknameEl bin laden fue su apodo
I had never seen at a wakeNo había visto en un velorio
So much gear and so much supportTanto equipo y tanto apoyo

I give many thanks to you, brother-in-law ArchivaldoLe doy muchas gracias cuñado archivaldo
Alfredito and also to Ratón, his brotherAlfredito y también al raton su hermano
For the risk they tookPor el riesgo que tomaron
And the army they gatheredY su ejercito juntaron
The night they held my wakeLa noche que me velaron

I really appreciate you, brotherTe agradezco mucho hermano
I know it wasn’t in your handsSe que no quedo en tus manos
You moved heaven, sea, and earthMoviste cielo mar y tierra
To keep me from leavingPara que yo no me fuera
But God had called mePero Dios me había llamado
The 24 stays in chargeQueda al frente el 24
You were always my backupSiempre fuiste mi respaldo
7 and 8 are in charge7 y 8 están a cargo

The family is still going strongLa familia aun sigue en grande
There’s so much to fight forHay mucho porque lucharle
That little ranch in the woodsEse ranchito entre el monte
Where I became strong and nobleDonde me hice fuerte y noble
That’s where I took my first stepsAhí di mis primeros pasos
Also my last momentsTambién mis ultimos ratos
With my old folks by my sideCon mis viejitos al lado
Like when I was a kidComo cuando era chamaco

My children, I hope I taught you wellHijos míos espero haberles inculcado
Don’t cry, mom, I’m with my brothersYa no llores madre estoy con mis hermanos
From whom I least expectedDe quien menos lo esperaba
A great support was given to meUn gran apoyo me daba
Thank you very much, I was the zapataMuchas gracias fui el zapata