El Corrido De Los Perez

The Ballad of the Perez Brothers

El Corrido De Los Perez

In nineteen elevenEn mil novecientos once
let me explain it right,le voy a explicar muy bien,
two brothers were killedmataron a dos hermanos
and a cousin too, alright.y un primo hermano tambien.

It was a Thursday, April 20th,Fue un jueves veinte de abril
at around three in the afternoon,como a las tres de la tarde
Don Mariano Perez sawmirio don Mariano Perez
in the hands of a coward, a goon.en las manos de un cobarde.

Such tragic races,Carreras tan desgraciadas,
those races from the hill,esas carreras del cerro,
they lost their lives and horsesperdieron vida y caballos
and their money, what a thrill.y perdieron su dinero.

It was a Sunday under the moonFue Domingo de luna
that lit the fuse, you see,el que la mecha prendio
and at the first gunshots,y a los primeros balazos
it was the first to flee.fue el primero que corrio.

Jesus Perez would sayJesus Perez decia
with a strong sense of pride,muy maziso en sus razones
I'll die standing my ground,yo tambien muero en la raya
I'm no coward, I won't hide.no soy cria de correlones.

Isidro Perez would sayIsidro Perez decia
it wasn't done the wrong way,no pegaron a la mala,
if they had just spoken straight,si hubieran hablao derecho
a different tune they'd play.otro gallo les cantara.

Mariano Perez would sayMariano Perez decia
let's just leave it in peace,ya dejalo por la paz
for that would suit us well,pues asi nos combendria
by God, I won't say more, please.sea por dios no digo mas

Isidro fell to the south,Isidro cayo pal sur,
Jesus fell to the north,pal norte cayo Jesus,
Mariano to the east,Mariano para el oriente
like forming a cross, of course.como formando una cruz.

Fly, fly, little dove,Vuela vuela palomita
fly, dear dove, take flight,vuela paloma querida
tell the father of the Perezdile al padre de los Perez
that here ends his life tonight.que aqui termino su vida.