Corrido a Mi Hermano Pancho

Ballad to My Brother Pancho

Corrido a Mi Hermano Pancho

No way not to remember my brotherNimodo de no acordarme de mi hermano
If he was like my dadSi el era como mi apá
You don't know how much I miss himNo saben cuanto lo extraño
He always wanted to help usSiempre nos quiso ayudar
He always lent us a handSiempre nos echó la mano
Here I come to tell youAquí les vengo a contar

We came from Jalisco a while agoDe Jalisco nos venimos hace un rato
He said it's better hereDijo está mejor acá
That's why he brought usPor eso fue que nos trajo
He was a great manEra un hombre a todo dar
Everyone loved PanchoTodo mundo quiso a Pancho
We won't forget youNo te vamos a olvidar

Since we were kids, we lacked our old manComo el viejo nos falto desde chiquillos
He took on the role of fatherEl tomó el papel de padre
He was a very simple manEra un hombre muy sencillo
Hardworking and responsibleChambeador y responsable
With his people, always greatCon su gente a toda madre
When we least expected itCuando menos lo esperaba
He was diagnosed with cancerLe diagnosticaron cáncer

Things got complicatedLas cosas se complicaron
He couldn't make itYa no la pudo cuajar
He left us immediatelySe nos fue inmediatamente
Poor momPobrecita de mi amá
How his death hurt herComo le dolió su muerte
And us equallyA nosotros por igual

Proud of his land and his peopleOrgulloso de su tierra y de su gente
With his squared shirtCon su camisa cuadrada
I carry him in my mindAquí lo traigo en mi mente
Take me to ArandasQue me lleven para Arandas
That's what he always told usEso nos lo dijo siempre
We won't let him downNo le vamos a fallar

With sadness, with pain, and much prideCon tristeza con dolor y mucho orgullo
I told you a bit about PanchoLes conté un poco de Pancho
About that man who foughtDe aquel hombre que le anduvo batallando
Who worked in the fieldQue trabajaba en el campo
From heaven with my fatherDesde el cielo con mi padre
I know they are watching over usSé que nos están cuidando