Luto de Tlacamama

Mourning of Tlacamama

Luto de Tlacamama

There is San Miguel TlacamamaHay San Miguel Tlacamama
How can I forget youComo te podre olvidar
You are the cradle of two menEres cuna de dos hombres
Who have just left youQue te acaban de dejar

It was September 26Fue un 26 de Septiembre
When you started to cryCuando empezaste a llorar
A school and a horseUna escuela y un caballo
Will always remember youSiempre te recordaran

One was named MemoMemo se llamaba uno
And Adelito as the secondY Adelito por segundo
Men of great joyHombres de mucha alegría
Roosters that never backed downGallos que no se rajaban

Guitar, wine, and songsGuitarra, vino y canciones
They never lacked thoseDe esos nunca les faltaba
Where one was missingDonde hace faltaba uno
The trio no longer sangEl trío ya no cantaba

A federal on the roadUn federal de camino
Was the only one who livedFue el único que vivió
Memo, I come to bring youMemo yo vengo a traerte
And Adelito followed meY Adelito me siguió

I want them to come with meQuiero que vayan conmigo
I bring a new carCarro nuevo traigo yo
It was in Acapulco GuerreroFue en Acapulco Guerrero
Where God took themDonde Dios se los llevó

How sad it makes meHay que te tristeza me da
When I go out for a walkCuando salgo a caminar
A dusty guitarUna guitarra empolvada
Abandoned dogs cryLloran perros abandonados

And in the lonely parkY en el parque solitario
Children walk hand in handLos niños van de la mano
They bring flowers to the cemeteryLlevan flores al panteón
They feel the separationSienten la separación

I'm going to say goodbyeYa me voy a despedir
Thinking about Holy WeekPensando en semana santa
Who will come out as JesusQuien va a salir de Jesús
Adelito no longer singsYa Adelito ya no canta

Two crosses andDos cruces y
Two womenDos mujeres
And their parents can't stand it anymoreY sus padres ya no aguantan
Your friends remember youLos recuerdan tus amigos
And one can't help but cryY a llorar no se aguanta