Manuel Santillán, El León (Tumbao Salsa)

Manuel Santillán, The Lion (Tumbao Salsa)

Manuel Santillán, El León (Tumbao Salsa)

The lion is hidden in the alleyEl leon esta escondido en el callejon
He knows well what will happen to himSabe bien lo que le va a pasar
So he takes out his revolver and is about to shootEntonces saca su revolver y va a disparar
The police surround him without mercyLa policia lo rodea sin tregua
They are after him for settling scoresLo buscan por ajuste de cuentas
And that sergeant who without hesitationY ese sargento que sin vacilar
Opens fire and hits himAbre fuego y le da

The curious thing is that before dyingLo curioso es que antes de morir
The lion Santillan uttered wordsEl leon santillan pronuncio palabras
Before the officers who looked bewilderedAnte los oficiales que desconcertados miraban
And he saidY les dijo

Dear enemies of alwaysQueridos enemigos de siempre
I leave this world of painDejo este mundo de dolor
Never forgetNunca se olviden
That now all the people are heading towards the seaQue ya toda la gente va hacia el mar

They go to the sea, they go to the seaVan al mar, van al mar
Crying, pain, sufferingLlanto, dolor, sufrimiento
Of a town drowning and sinking in the seaDe un pueblo se ahoga y se unde en el mar

They go to the sea, they go to the seaVan al mar, van al mar
Crying, pain, sufferingLlanto, dolor, sufrimiento
Of a town drowning and sinking in the seaDe un pueblo se ahoga y se unde en el mar

The lion said it, Manuel SantillanLo dijo el leon, manuel santillan
The lion said it, old fighter from San TelmoLo dijo el leon, viejo peleador de san telmo
The lion said it, Manuel Santillan the lionLo dijo el leon, manuel santillan el leon
The lion said itLo dijo el leon

The officers who saw Santillan dieLos oficiales que vieron morir a santillan
Left the institutionAbandonaron la institución
They were never heard from againNunca más se supo de ellos
The case was never spoken of againDel caso no se hablo más
However, in old San TelmoSin embargo por el viejo san telmo
In a dirty tavernEn un sucio bodegón
They say that a drunkDicen que un borracho
Murmured crying the words that belonged to the lionMurmuro llorando las palabras que eran del leon
And what were they, ManuelY cuales eran, manuel

They go to the sea, they go to the seaVan al mar, van al mar
Crying, pain, sufferingLlanto, dolor, sufrimiento
Of a town drowning in the seaDe un pueblo se ahoga en el mar