Bitterness in the Blood

Amargura En La Sangre

They saw him come down from the mountainsLo miraron bajar de la sierra
Just as the Sun was peeking outCuando apenas el Sol se asomaba
He was asking for a commanderPreguntaba por un comandante
Who raped his wife and sisterQue violó a su mujer y a su hermana
And also tore down some plantsY también le tumbó unas matitas
That I used to buy for him every yearQue cada año yo se las compraba

He traded the bull for a pistolCambió el toro por una pistola
And a bag full of bulletsY una bolsa repleta de tiros
Saddled up the chestnut with white legsEnsilló el alazán patas blancas
He mounted and took off on his wayLe montó y agarró su camino
He walked four nights and daysCaminó cuatro noches y días
Without eating, without sleeping, the guySin comer, sin dormir el amigo

The little guy saw him this morningEl porrita lo vio esta mañana
And ran to come tell meY se vino corriendo a avisarme
There went Valdemar from the plainsAhí pasó Valdemar de los Llanos
He's looking for a commanderVa buscando un comandante
He has a face like he means businessLleva cara de pocos amigos
Says he’s gonna mess him upDice que va a partirle su madre

He searched almost the whole stateLo buscó casi todo el estado
Someone said they saw him in HuatabampoAlguien dijo lo vio en Huatabampo
Since the chestnut couldn’t go anymoreComo ya el alazán no podía
A buddy lent him his carUn compadre le prestó su carro
He took him out of his house that dayLo sacó de su casa ese día
Took him to check on the cropsLo llevó a revisar los sembrados

That’s how the story of the man endedTerminó así la historia del hombre
That cruel one who raped his familyAquel cruel que violó a su familia
They found him in some wheat fieldsLo encontraron en unos trigales
With his face looking up at the skyCon la cara mirando hacia arriba
More than 30 bullets from a rifleMás de 30 balazos de súper
With what rage they took his lifeCon qué saña le quitó la vida

They’ve seen him watching his ranchContemplando su rancho lo han visto
Leaning against a barbed wire fenceRecargado en un cerco de alambre
Though he got revenge for the disgraceAunque ya se vengó de la infamia
Those things aren’t easily forgottenEsas cosas no se olvidan fácil
And if they’ve seen the guy smilingY si han visto sonriendo al amigo
The bitterness runs in his bloodLa amargura la lleva la sangre