The Stamp of the Scorpion

La Estampa Del Escorpión

From the sky came a shooting starDel cielo bajó un lucero
With wings and a motorCon alas y con motor
Its force raised dustSu fuerza levantó polvo
That even put out the fireQue hasta la lumbre apagó
With a Colombian accentCon acento colombiano
A greeting was heardUn saludo se escuchó

The hand of a MexicanLa mano de un mexicano
Gave him a briefcaseUn portafolio le dio
With American billsCon billete americano
Several packs of a millionVarias pacas de a millón
The deal is closed, my brotherSe cierra el trato mi hermano
The dust is on the planeEl polvo está en el avión

It comes in crystalline rockViene en roca cristalina
The amount he orderedLa cantidad que ordenó
If the market is demandingSi el mercado es exigente
They will be pleased todayComplacidos serán hoy
The cartel that manufactures itEl cártel que la fabrica
Has stamped a scorpion on itLe ha estampado un escorpión

The trucks squatted downLas trocas se achaparraron
The plane was emptiedVació quedó el avión
They said goodbye with a hugDe abrazo se despidieron
Say hi to the boss for meMe saludas al patrón
And they went their separate waysY por su lado se fueron
The area was left aloneEl área sola quedó

The tracks of those tiresLas huellas de aquellas llantas
The wind already erased themEl viento ya las borró
The Chihuahua desertEl desierto de Chihuahua
Found out about all thisDe todo esto se enteró
It watched the shooting star riseMiró elevarse el lucero
And got lost in the skyY en el cielo se perdió

The curious thing about the sceneLo curioso de la escena
Is that they were dressed in blackEs que vestían color negro
With golden initialsCon iniciales doradas
From the waist to the neckDe la cintura hasta el cuello
Don't ask about any of thisDe todo esto no pregunten
He who knows less lives moreVive más quien sabe menos