Carga Ladeada

Loaded Cargo

Carga Ladeada

I was limping along with the mareVenía rengueando la yegua
Carrying a heavy loadTraía la carga ladeada
I was dodging some pinesIba sorteando unos pinos
In the Sierra of ChihuahuaEn la sierra de Chihuahua
I don’t know where they were headedYo no sé pa' dónde irían
Honestly, I don’t know anythingEn verdad yo no sé nada

They had several charges against themYa debían varios delitos
And they were on the runY los tenían exhortados
They accused them of stealingLes achacaban el robo
From a hospital in DurangoDe un hospital en Durango
Also of several kidnappingsTambién de varios secuestros
And robbing three banksY el asalto de tres bancos

Gunfire rang outSe oyeron unas descargas
I couldn’t keep countNo pude llevar la cuenta
By the banks of the ConchoEn la ribera del Concho
An M-60 was singingCantaba un M-60
An R-15 was cluckingCacareaba un R-15
And various machine gunsY distintas metralletas

It had rained in the mountainsHabía llovido en la sierra
A flood was expectedSe esperaba una creciente
That’s where Juan El Grande diedAhí murió Juan El Grande
But he defended his peoplePero defendió a su gente
He got the mare acrossHizo pasar a la yegua
And also took out the lieutenantY también mató al teniente

El Rojo wasn’t slowEl Rojo no estaba manco
He dove into the riverEn el río se echó un clavado
They had him handcuffedLo llevaban esposado
A sergeant and two soldiersUn sargento y dos soldados
He said he was going to get a drinkDijo que iba a beber agua
And turned into a fishY se les volvió pescado

Those who had the mareLos que llevaban la yegua
Had guts and skillTenían valor y talento
They hid out in CamargoSe escondieron en Camargo
Along with their cargoJunto con su cargamento
And the cops in the mountainsY los guachos en la sierra
Were looking for Juan SarmientoBuscaban a Juan Sarmiento

I’d like to clear things upQuisiera aclarar el rollo
But I’m not allowed toPero me está prohibido
Because there are many up topPorque hay muchos allá arriba
Who feel offendedQue se sienten ofendidos
First they hatch the eggPrimero incuban el huevo
Then they hide the nestDespués esconden el nido